Oldham is noted for having one of the liveliest arts and entertainment calendars in North West England.
Gallery Oldham in the Cultural Quarter houses Oldham’s prestigious collections, four exhibition spaces, and Cafe Culture.
There is a programme of changing exhibitions incorporating Oldham's extensive art, social and natural history collections, touring work, newly commissioned and contemporary art, international art and work produced with local communities.
Saddleworth Museum and Art Gallery at Uppermill is housed in a Victorian mill building. There is a reconstructed 18th century weavers’ cottage with working textile machinery and other exhibits.