Family event, The Whitworth

Art Baby

10:00 - 15:00 15 October 2018
Free, no booking. Mondays 10am - 3pm. (term-time only) Creative journeys start here. Sensory play in the beautiful setting of the gallery designed especially for babies and their…

Daily: Art Hampers – resources for families at the Whitworth

10:00 31 August 2018 - 10:00 31 May 2020
Are you and your family hungry to get creative? Pick up a picnic hamper with a difference. Come to our Oxford Road or Parkside entrance and pick up one of our special hampers - free…

Early Years Atelier

10:00 - 15:00 15 October 2018
Weekly multi-sensory, messy play sessions for children under 5 in our new Clore Learning Studio This free, drop-in space is based on the early years philosophy of Reggio Emilia, where…

Families this October Half-Term: Shadow Baby

11:00 20 - 15:00 28 October 2018
11am-3pm. Free, no booking. Explore light and dark in a sensory play area especially designed for non walking babies and their grown ups. Image: William Kentridge, in collaboration…

Families this October Half-Term: Shadow Studio

11:00 20 - 15:00 28 October 2018
Inspired by our (the Whitworth's) William Kentridge exhibition, Thick Time, explore the magic of shadows, play with light and use your imagination to create stories in the dark. Image:…

Families this October Half-Term: Shadow Puppets

11:00 - 15:00 25 October 2018
Get hands on and create your own shadow puppets in response to the drawing and storytelling within our William Kentridge exhibition, Thick Time. Image: William Kentridge, in collaboration…

Families this October Half-Term: Big Draw: We Are 11

11:00 - 15:00 26 October 2018
11am - 3pm, free, no booking. Join pupils from Stanley Grove Primary Academy for a day of playful art and making to explore their exhibition, We Are 11 at the Whitworth. Pupils will…

Families this October Half-Term: Spooky Studio

13:00 - 15:00 27 October 2018
1pm-3pm. Free, no booking. Halloween craft fun for all of the family! Explore the Whitworth inside and out and have fun creating spooky art. Image: William Kentridge, in collaboration…

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