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A sustainable future for Manchester
18:00 7 - 20:00 28 May 2013
Tuesdays 7, 14, 21, & 28 May, 6-8pm. The Faculty of Life Sciences at The University of Manchester and Manchester Museum are hosting a series of discussion events exploring the development…
All Other Things Being Equal
1 December 2012 - 2 June 2013
The Ecuadorian Amazon is one of the most biodiverse and endangered regions of our planet. Many people want to protect the biodiversity that remains, but the reality on the ground is…
Alternative Camera Club
13:00 18 May - 15:00 24 August 2013
Alternative Camera Club. On Saturdays: 18 May, 27 July & 24 August. 1 – 3pm, free. Get away from talk of focal lengths, megapixels and f-stops for a more considered, conceptual…
An Inventory of al Mutanabbi Street
6 February - 29 July 2013
This exhibition is the result of a project concieved by poet Beau Beausoleil and artist Sarah Bodman to "re-assemble" the "inventory" of reading material that was lost in the car bombing…
Art Baby | For Babies
10:15 22 May - 10:15 28 August 2013
Families : Free Artist Led Workshops. ON WEDNESDAYS > For babies and their grown-ups: Art Baby. Every Wednesday: 10.15 – 11.15am or 11.30am – 12.30pm. Creative sensory, discovery…
Burning Bright
8 February - 23 July 2013
Focusing on his achievements in the art of books, 'Burning Bright' features designs and prints by the artist and poet William Blake. On display for the first time are some exciting…
Campus visits for schools and colleges
13:30 - 15:30 24 May 2013
We run regular campus visits throughout the year for groups of students in Year 10 and upwards. The programme of activities includes a welcome presentation, a question-and-answer session…
Crafternoon Tea
13:00 18 May - 13:00 17 August 2013
Crafternoon Tea. Saturdays: 18 May, 20 July & 17 August. Wednesdays: 10 July & 14 August. 1 – 3pm, £5. Social art and craft workshops. Try your hand at some new, unusual techniques…
Ethnicity, Race and Nationalism in European Media and Film: Rights, Responsibilities, Representations
23 - 25 May 2013
The recent explosion of migration flows across the world. The crisis in which established models of multiculturalism find themselves in Europe and elsewhere, and the current global…
Looping and Linking installation
10 February - 26 May 2013
If you take a closer look at the tree outside the entrance to the Museum, you will discover a soundscape and installation of weaved local grasses telling a tale of illness and lost…
Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing Seminar
15:00 24 May 2013
Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing Seminar
Performances by RNCM students
12:30 19 May - 13:15 7 July 2013
On Sundays: 19 May 9 & 23 June 7 July All at 12.30 - 1.15pm, All Free. Enjoy music and art together in the Whitworth’s regular series of gallery concerts, given by music students…
Toddlertastic | for under 5s
10:30 20 May - 12:30 26 August 2013
Families : Free Artist Led Workshops. ON MONDAYS > For under 5s and their grown-ups: Toddlertastic: Adventures in Drama, Art, Music or Dance. Every Monday*. 10.30 – 11.30am or…
Tony Dyson: a hidden history of gay rights campaigning
1 February - 30 June 2013
Tony Dyson began campaigning for gay rights in the late 1950s but by the 1970s his ongoing work had become overshadowed by more strident activism. This intimate display seeks to reveal…
While Dreams Sleep by Geoff Brokate and Kay Martindale & Lit from Within
9 March - 23 June 2013
The exhibition 'While Dreams Sleep' is an intimate collection of stories and portraits which document the lives of women in Pakistan. The personal histories, some of which point to…
Whitworth | Spring Season
2 March - 16 June 2013
Spring Season Whitworth Art Gallery To 16 June 2012. Whitworth Art Gallery is delighted to announce its spring 2013 exhibition programme, including solo presentations of work by…
Will science save the world? Open science and ethics debate
17:00 - 19:00 24 May 2013
Two University of Manchester professors will host a public meeting where they will ponder the question: Will science save the world? Lucio Piccirillo, Professor of Radio Astronomy,…
YOGA
08:30 23 May - 08:30 29 August 2013
YOGA Every Thursday. 8.30 – 9.45am, £3. A fantastic way to start your day. Use our gallery spaces to exercise, relax and simply feel better. Please bring your own yoga mat. Booking is essential t: 0161 275 7450
Big Saturday: Warriors of the Plains
11:00 - 16:00 25 May 2013
Saturday 25 May, 11am-4pm. Explore the newly opened Warriors of the Plains: 200 years of Native North American honour and ritual exhibition, on tour from the British Museum, and find…
The body stripped bare
12:00 - 13:00 25 May 2013
This encounter features Andreas Vesalius' 'De Humani Corporis Fabrica - On the Structure of the Human Body'. One of the most influential books on human anatomy, the Library's copy…
Urban Naturalist: Spring wild food forage
14:00 - 16:00 25 May 2013
Saturday 25 May, 2-4pm. May is a wonderfully rich time of year for anyone interested in finding wild foods for free. There are still a number of edible tender leaves and shoots to…
Warriors of the Plains: 200 years of Native North American honour and ritual
25 May - 3 November 2013
Ceremonial shirts, moccasins and tomahawks, alongside photographs of these objects in use, bring to life the world of Native North American warfare and ritual from 1800 to the present…
May half term: Nature’s Library
11:00 27 - 16:00 31 May 2013
Monday 27-Friday 31 May, 11am-4pm. Make marvellous mobiles inspired by the new Nature's Library gallery.
RNCM in the City
12:00 27 May 2013
Monday 27 May, 12pm. This event is part of RNCM in the City, a series of 40 free performances taking place in 40 different venues across Manchester and Salford marking the College’s…