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'The Sensory War 1914 - 2014' An exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery

11 October 2014 - 22 February 2015
The Sensory War, 1914-2014 exhibition opened in October at the Manchester Art Gallery. It is the result of a four-year curatorial partnership between Dr Ana Carden-Coyne (Centre for…

Afghanistan: The transition - public exhibition

1 December 2014 - 14 February 2015
Afghanistan: The transition - public exhibition Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF)'s photography exhibition, in collaboration with documentary photographers Andrea…

B.15:45 Architecture modelmaking exhibition: Celebrating 45 years of the B.15 modelmaking workshop

1 September 2014 - 31 December 2015
2015 marks 45 years of the Kantorowich B.15 modelmaking workshop at The University of Manchester. The B.15:45 exhibition is a retrospective look at the last 45 years of modelmaking…

Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies - Prof. Christopher Browning (North Carolina): "Agency in the Holocaust: Perpetrators, Survivors, Rescuers"

27 - 29 January 2015
The Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies. See www.manchesterjewishstudies.org/bogdanow-lectures-2015/ for further information. Open to all. Room TBC.

Ehrhardt Seminar: Visit to Manchester City Art Gallery with Meg Parnell

14:00 - 15:30 29 January 2015
Meet at 2:10 at Infromation Desk in atrium on Mosley Street.

Languages in the Real World - an interactive workshop for language undergraduates at The University of Manchester

13:00 - 15:00 29 January 2015
Ever thought about sharing your love of languages with young children or teenagers? Ever thought about how languages work in classrooms? Ever thought about embarking on a career in…

Later-Day Saints

23 January - 28 June 2015
Our ancestors often relied on their beliefs to make sense of their world - is there an equivalent in our modern world of celebrity and material culture? Later-Day Saints brings the…

Loving Illumination - Paintings of Light

4 December 2014 - 29 March 2015
In this exhibition artist Judith Hurst explores the interconnectivity of science, maths, religion and art. Working on vellum, and using inlays of exotic wood and precious metals, Judith…

Men Who Like Women Who Smell Of Their Jobs

1 October 2014 - 31 January 2015
The dark humour and weird logic of David Gaffney’s critically acclaimed Sawn-off Tales series meets the warped gothic fables of internationally exhibited contemporary visual artist…

Merchants of Print: from Venice to Manchester

29 January - 21 June 2015
This exhibition celebrates the legacy of Aldus Manutius (1449 – 1515), an Italian humanist scholar who founded the Aldine Press at Venice. His publishing legacy includes scholarly…

MUMS Opera: Acis and Galatea

19:30 - 22:00 29 January 2015
Manchester University Music Society start the New Year with two nights of Handel’s charming opera Acis and Galatea, telling the story of the half-divine Galatea, whose love for the…

Paranoia: new theoretical and treatment studies

16:00 - 17:15 29 January 2015
'''Host:''' School of Psychological Sciences '''About the event:''' School of Psychological Sciences Seminar Series. This series of talks are designed to inform postgraduate, third…

Siberia: At the Edge of the World

4 October 2014 - 1 March 2015
Until 1 March 2015. The first exhibition of its kind in the UK, Siberia: At the Edge of the World brings together natural history and cultural objects from British and Russian museums,…

Spring Tuesday Talks - at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU).

11:00 20 January - 12:30 10 February 2015
Spring Tuesday Talks - at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). Venue for Tuesday Talks on the 20,27 Jan and 10 Feb is: Holden Gallery, MMU’s All Saints Campus. 11am – 12.30pm,…

The Native Voice in the Roman Near East

16:55 - 18:30 29 January 2015
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar

The Whitworth closure for major development work

2 September 2013 - 14 February 2015
The Whitworth reopens on Saturday 14 February 2015. The gallery has now closed in order to carry out major development work, transforming the Gallery into a new 21st century Gallery…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series : Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time

13:10 - 14:15 29 January 2015
Composed while a prisoner of war, Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time is one of the most moving testaments ever written to the freedom and resilience of the human imagination. Through…

Are we Charlie?

17:00 - 19:00 30 January 2015
A round-table to contextualise the recent Paris killings and their consequences. Academic presentations followed by open debate. Guest speaker: Olivier Cyran (Paris-based free-lance…

Changing your IT support for the better

15:30 - 16:30 30 January 2015
Come along to one of our forthcoming roadshows and get a first look at the changes we’ll be making to our IT support model and find out about the many improvements this will bring for…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 30 January 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

Magic Carpet

10:30 - 12:30 30 January 2015
Fri 30 Jan, 10.30-11.30am & 11.30am-12.30pm. Story making and activity sessions. For toddlers up to 5yrs and their families/carers (Young babies welcome with older siblings)

Explorer tour

15:00 - 16:00 31 January 2015
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you!

MUMS Opera: Acis and Galatea

19:30 - 22:00 31 January 2015
Manchester University Music Society start the New Year with two nights of Handel’s charming opera Acis and Galatea, telling the story of the half-divine Galatea, whose love for the…

University of Manchester Heritage Tour

13:00 - 14:00 31 January 2015
Come and discover how the University of Manchester helped make the modern world... Our heritage tours lead visitors around some of the University's oldest and finest building whilst…

Course: Manchester Museum sings

14:00 - 16:30 1 February 2015
Sun 1 Feb, 2-4.30pm. Fancy an afternoon of singing songs from around the world inspired by the Manchester Museum's collections? Join Caroline Bithell, ethnomusicologist from The University…

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