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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…