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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Dianne Bourne

You can now see Michelango's Sistine Chapel art 'up close' in Manchester

One of the world's greatest ever artworks can now be viewed in Manchester - with the opening of an acclaimed exhibition dedicated to Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel paintings.

The new exhibition opens to the public on Friday inside a huge unit at Trafford Palazzo, the former Barton Square next to the Trafford Centre.

It showcases Michelangelo's renowned ceiling frescoes from the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, reproduced as vast photographs and displayed in their original size - so visitors can get a true feel of the huge scale of the artworks up-close and personal.

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