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Barbara Brown

17 March 2017 - 30 March 2018
Barbara Brown was the golden girl of Heal Fabrics in the 1960s and early 1970s. Talent-spotted as a student, her designs for furnishing fabrics are some of the most striking and unusual…

Beyond Borders

20 May 2017 - 3 June 2018
Beyond Borders, explores South Asian textiles bringing together four artists working on issues around post-colonial identity, ruptured spaces, authenticity, displacement and belonging.…

Beyond Dementia

28 July 2017 - 7 January 2018
Beyond Dementia Supporting active citizenship in those living with dementia 28 July – 7 January 2018 Beyond Dementia is a Collection Centre exhibition that explores the lived experience…

Celebrating Ganesha

2 September 2017 - 8 January 2018
Manchester Museum is delighted to host the beautiful stone sculpture of Ganesha. Celebrating Ganesha is touring across several venues around the UK as part of the British Museum’s Partnership…

Cornelia Parker: Verso

16 June - 5 November 2017
Cornelia Parker: Verso 16 June - 5 November 2017 Cornelia Parker has always been attracted to the backs and undersides of things. While the front presents a conscious and recognisable…

Cozens and Cozens

16 June 2017 - 16 June 2018
Father and son, Alexander and John Robert Cozens, were influential watercolour painters of the 18th century. Alexander was a drawing master who dedicated his career to teaching young…

Daily Tours at the Whitworth

14:00 14 February 2015 - 15:00 14 February 2018
Daily tours at 2pm, free Each day our public tours are led by our Visitor Team and are an insightful view into our history, collections, exhibition spaces, architecture and park.…

Daily: Art Hampers – resources for families at the Whitworth

10:00 10 April - 17:00 31 December 2017
Are you hungry to get creative with your family? Pick up an Art Hamper, free and available any time during gallery opening hours. Our Art Hampers are filled with materials for you…

Great Escape: Tai-Chi for Wellbeing (every Wednesday)

08:30 12 April - 09:30 31 December 2017
A traditional Chinese internal art for mind and body. Located in the peaceful setting of our Art Garden, Jian Taiji offer 2 qualified instructors at each class, both with knowledge…

Great Escape: Yoga (every Thursday)

08:30 5 January - 09:45 31 December 2017
No emails, texts, updates or alerts – yoga takes full advantage of the Whitworth’s peaceful setting – and some of its wonderful new spaces. Please note: Participants must arrive at…

Legacies of Slavery and Abolition in Manchester

18:00 14 September - 18:00 14 October 2017
An exhibition sharing the story of the Atlantic Slave Trade and its legacies in Manchester and around the world, with original artefacts, contemporary artworks and new research from…

Memories of Partition

15 August 2017 - 31 January 2018
Find out about the experiences and legacies of the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 through the memories of members of Manchester’s South Asian communities. The partition of…

Mondays: Artbaby – Musicbaby – Family events at the Whitworth

10:15 12 April - 12:30 31 December 2017
Artbaby – Musicbaby – Family events at the Whitworth Designed for babies and their grown ups, and led by artists and musicians, these sensory workshops explore sounds, art and music.…

Mondays: Early Years Atelier – Family events at the Whitworth

11:00 17 April - 15:00 31 December 2017
Early Years Atelier – Family events at the Whitworth. An informal, drop-in laboratory for trying out ideas and playing with materials - a place where young children can get messy,…

Post-grad Pizza

17:00 - 19:00 25 September 2017
Whether you’re new to Manchester or have been here for years, join us for a relaxed evening with free pizza and the opportunity to meet other postgraduate students. Reserve your FREE…

Pub Quiz

18:00 - 20:00 25 September 2017
Put your knowledge to the test at our weekly Pub Quiz in the Union Bar every Monday. Start brushing up on that trivia and be in with a chance of winning £50! Find out what's on at…

Raqib Shaw

24 June - 1 November 2017
Contemporary artist Raqib Shaw will have a solo exhibition at the Whitworth that will examine real and imagined spaces between the East and West. Co-curated by Diana Campbell Betancourt,…

Saturdays: Toddler Outdoor Art Club

10:15 16 September 2017 - 12:30 5 May 2018
Workshops that bring art, nature and creativity together that take place come rain or shine. or children under 5 and their grown ups. Free, every Saturday 10:15-11:15 & 11:30-12:30.…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Monday 25th of September 2017 - Dr Stef Jansen - University of Manchester

16:00 - 18:00 25 September 2017
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 25th September 2017 Dr Stef Jansen - The University Of Manchester (Non-)Events: anthropological (in)fidelities to Alain Badiou This presentation…

Sooni Taraporevala: Home in the City, Bombay 1976-Mumbai 2016

4 March 2017 - 1 January 2018
The first UK solo exhibition of photographer Sooni Taraporevala. Photographer, screenwriter, filmmaker Sooni Taraporevala will present a series of black and white photographs depicting…

Steve McQueen: Ashes

22 September 2017 - 1 March 2019
Steve McQueen: Ashes 22 September 2017 – March 2019 Ashes (2002-2015), a double video projection, tells the story of a young Caribbean man known by this name. On one screen we see…

Sundays: Artist Sundays – Family events at the Whitworth

10:00 16 April - 10:00 17 December 2017
Family events. Artist Sundays. Extraordinary artists invent offbeat and imaginative ways for you and your family to explore the Whitworth – every Sunday. Sundays, 10am-5pm (drop…

The Tabley House Collection

13:00 1 April - 13:00 29 October 2017
As a university of Manchester country house collection, The Tabley House Collection showcases a permanent exhibition of early British modern masters alongside interchanging displays…

Water, ocean, coastal and environmental engineering (WOCEE) seminar - Particle Methods for Fluid-Structure Interactions, Recent Advancements and Future Perspectives

14:00 25 September 2017
Presented by Professor Abbas KHAYYER from Kyoto University, Japan, this talk mainly focuses on application of particle methods, more specifically, fully-Lagrangian coupled particle…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 11:15 26 September 2017
Baby Explorers is an interactive story and sensory play session. Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props and real objects, supported…

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