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Big Saturday: Chocolate

11:00 - 16:00 20 March 2010
A day bursting with chocolate activities for all ages! Indulge in our chocolate fountain, take part in some smarties experiments and hold some Museum objects, such as a cocoa plant and American Indian pottery.

Charles Darwin: evolution of a scientist

3 October 2009 - 30 August 2010
Discover who Charles Darwin was and the impact of his work in our temporary exhibition, Charles Darwin: evolution of a scientist, showcasing fantastic objects - some collected by Darwin…

Deep Rooted: How Trees Shape Our Lives

1 August 2009 - 31 May 2010
What do trees mean to you? Drawn from the Whitworth's internationally important collection of watercolours and drawings, this exhibition explores how trees and woodland have shaped…

Education UK Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur

20 - 21 March 2010
Fran Halliwell of the International Office, Dinah Crystal of the School of Law and Dr Stuart Holmes of Chemical Engineering will attend the Education UK Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur in…

Lemn Sissay: Why I Don't Hate White People

20:00 18 - 22:00 20 March 2010
THU 18 TO SAT 20 MARCH 2010, 8PM TICKETS: £10/6/FREEACT HALF-PRICE EARLY BIRD OFFER EXPIRES ON 17-19 FEBRUARY 2010 BOOKING: 0161 274 0600 / http://bit.ly/Buy_Tickets He didn’t know…

nanoq: flat out and bluesome

13 February - 11 July 2010
Uncover the story of polar bears, and their journey from the arctic wilderness to the museums and stately homes of the UK, in this photographic exhibition by artists Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir…

Stargazing

18:30 - 21:30 20 March 2010
An evening to help you get started with stargazing and astronomy, members of the local Astronomical Societies will be here with their optical telescopes to give you a chance to see…

The Complete Roberta Breitmore

1 August 2009 - 31 July 2010
Lynn Hershman Leeson 1 August - Summer 2010 In San Francisco in the mid-Seventies, Lynn Hershman Leeson created Roberta Breitmore and performed this persona as a work of art over…

The Manchester Indian: Thomas Wardle and India

11 December 2009 - 1 July 2010
Scintillating silk saris and sample lengths collected from India are amongst the textile treasures on display in this exhibition which marks the centenary of the death of Thomas Wardle…

University of Manchester String & Chamber Orchestras

19:30 20 March 2010
Sibelius Andante Festivo Sibelius Rakastava Kancheli Night Prayers McCabe Five Elegies …

Walls Are Talking: Wallpaper, Art and Culture

6 February - 3 May 2010
The first major UK exhibition of artists' wallpapers with work by over 30 artists including Andy Warhol, Sarah Lucas and Damien Hirst. Kitsch ideas of home decoration are turned upside…

Accommodation Open House

21 March 2010
The Accommodation Office hold an Open House event to show our Halls of Residence every year. Further information can be found on the Accommodation Office website http://www.manchester.ac.uk/accommodation

Ideas Café: Tarantula

18:00 - 20:00 22 March 2010
If you dare, enter the world of the tarantula with spider expert Richard Gallon.

Jenn Ashworth and Jen Hadfield

18:30 22 March 2010
Jenn Ashworth is a graduate of the Manchester Centre for New Writing. Her first novel, A Kind of Intimacy was published by Arcadia in 2009. Jen Hadfield was born in Cheshire in 1978…

Manchester UCAS Higher Education Convention

22 - 23 March 2010
The University of Manchester will be attending the Manchester UCAS Higher Education Convention on 22nd & 23rd March 2010. The University of Manchester receives applications from…

Palver Festival 2010: Middle Eastern Studies presents The Importance of being Amy, Robert, Rafi, Tammi

19:30 22 - 21:00 23 March 2010
Monday 22 March to Tuesday 23 March 7:30pm TICKETS: £8/5 BOOKING: 0161 274 0600 / http://bit.ly/Buy_Tickets An original play about Arik and Carol who love each other in spite of and…

Thames Valley UCAS Higher Education Convention

22 - 23 March 2010
The University of Manchester will be attending the Thames Valley UCAS Higher Education Convention on 22nd & 23rd March 2010. The University of Manchester receives applications from…

UMDS Festival Show: 'Self Portrait' by Henry David

19:30 22 - 12:00 24 March 2010
Art and BS have always gone together. The creative arts allow people to think they can turn BS into fame, fortune and recognition; ‘Self Portrait’ is simply an exaggerated perception…

Giles Foden and Leontia Flynn

18:30 23 March 2010
Giles Foden’s first novel The Last King of Scotland won the 1998 Whitbread First Novel Award. A former MAN Booker judge, Foden is a Professor of Creative Writing at UEA. Leontia…

Palaver 2010: The German Society presents Sonnenallee

20:00 23 - 12:00 25 March 2010
Tue 23 to Thu 25 March 2010, 8pm. Tickets: £8/5 Booking: 0161 274 0600 / http://bit.ly/Get_Tickets Sonnenallee by Max Beinemann, based on the novel by Thomas Brussig 20 years since…

Palaver Festival 2010: Manchester University Italian Studies presents Back to the Future - Return of the Futurists

22:00 - 23:00 23 March 2010
Tue 23 March 2010, 10pm. Tickets: FREE Inspired by the style and principles of Marinetti's Futurism, this original performance fuses rhythmic beats and powerful visuals with the Italian…

Year 6 Awareness Day

10:00 - 14:30 23 March 2010
Year 6 pupils come onto campus to meet the students, take a campus trail around our buildings and participate in a curriculum related session with an academic member of staff or postgraduate…

Campus Tour

13:30 - 16:00 24 March 2010
Guided Campus Tours. A short presentation about the University of Manchester followed by a student panel and a walking tour of the campus and some of the facilities led by a current…

Fallowfield Campus Tours

11:00 - 12:00 24 March 2010
Guided Fallowfield Campus Accommodation Tours: A walking tour of the accommodation campus in Fallowfield with a chance to see at least one student bedroom. Tours depart from11am and…

Showcase lecture - Museums avatars: the digital lives of objects

15:00 - 16:30 24 March 2010
With Kostas Arvanitis, Museology at The University of Manchester.

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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