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CHINA: JOURNEY TO THE EAST

25 September 2010 - 26 June 2011
A British Museum Tour supported by BP, a CHINA NOW legacy project 25 September 2010-26 June 2011 Free entry China's long history of innovation in technology, science and the arts…

Finding Manchester, lost in Bolivia

4 September 2010 - 30 January 2011
4 September 2010-30 January 2011 Free entry Follow Chris Smith and Liz Peel on their amazing four month journey through the Amazon in search of the small South American village…

Stockport Youth Orchestra

19:00 7 November 2010
The first concert in SYO’s 2010-11 series features Max Reger’s beautiful, yet rarely performed, Variations and Fugue. Reger Variations and Fugue on a theme by Mozart Haydn …

A History of the World mini tour

12:30 - 13:00 8 November 2010
Unravel the stories behind objects we have chosen for A History of the World (a partnership between the British Museum, the BBC and museums across the UK).

Health Rocks display & wellbeing trail

8 November 2010 - 1 April 2011
Rocks & Minerals gallery, Floor G Scientists believe doing five simple things a day can protect our mental wellbeing, just like eating five fruit and veg a day can protect our physical…

Trevor Byrne and Evie Wyld

18:30 8 November 2010
Trevor Byrne Trevor Byrne was born in Dublin in 1981. His first novel, Ghosts & Lightning, was published in 2009 by Canongate in the UK and Doubleday in the US, and made the books of…

Gateways - Year 9 Build Your Future Day

09:45 - 14:30 9 November 2010
The University of Manchester Gateway Programme provides a new opportunity for Year 7-11 learners within Greater Manchester to participate in a coherent series of academic enrichment…

Gateways - Year 9 Build Your Future Day

09:45 - 14:30 10 November 2010
The University of Manchester Gateway Programme provides a new opportunity for Year 7-11 learners within Greater Manchester to participate in a coherent series of academic enrichment…

Showcase lecture - We are here because you were there

15:00 - 16:30 10 November 2010
We are here because you were there: archaeology and politics in the 19th century and the origins of Cyprus collections in the UK Dr Thomas Kiely, Curator of Cyprus collections,…

Drama Independent Production: “The Dogstar” by Miran Hadzic

19:00 11 November 2010
Brother and sister Silent and Sophie live together in their shabby flat, but what happens when Sophie arrives home one night with pop-singer Finn Bailey? Dark comedy creeps within the…

Gateways - Year 9 Build Your Future Day

09:45 - 14:30 11 November 2010
The University of Manchester Gateway Programme provides a new opportunity for Year 7-11 learners within Greater Manchester to participate in a coherent series of academic enrichment…

PSAPPHA The University of Manchester’s Contemporary Ensemble in Residence - Lunchtime concert

13:00 11 November 2010
Richard Casey (piano) & Tim Williams (percussion) Harrison Birtwistle The Axe Manual Birtwistle describes his Axe Manual for piano and percussion as ‘a compendium of rhythmic…

Drama Independent Production: “The Dogstar” by Miran Hadzic

19:00 12 November 2010
Brother and sister Silent and Sophie live together in their shabby flat, but what happens when Sophie arrives home one night with pop-singer Finn Bailey? Dark comedy creeps within the…

Manchester University Music Society - Winds at One

13:00 12 November 2010
This exciting concert is a festival celebrating excellent wind ensemble music, including energizing works for larger Saxophone ensembles.

Day school: The material culture of China

13 November 2010
A day school exploring the many ways in which China has been represented in museums: as a powerful state resistant to Western colonial exploitation and intervention; as an aesthetic…

Rainforest adventure

11:00 - 16:00 13 November 2010
Celebrate the opening of our exhibition Finding Manchester, lost in Bolivia in this day full of activities for all ages. Meet Liz Peel and Chris Smith and find out about their four…

University of Manchester Chamber Orchestra and Wind Ensemble

19:30 13 November 2010
Mozart and Strauss. A concert placing Mozart’s first symphony alongside his last, the amazing ‘Jupiter Symphony’, intersected with delightful wind music from Richard Strauss. Strauss…

Chinese movies

12:45 - 13:30 16 November 2010
Part of our series of talks by The Confucius Institute. At each talk you can learn two Chinese characters and one useful phrase or sentence. Part of our China: Journey to the East exhibition.

Insight to Law Event

09:45 - 14:30 16 November 2010
The University of Manchester is taking part in the nationwide Pathways to Law project and we want to extend some of the insights offered by this programme to our local Gifted and Talented…

Craig Raine and Peter Sansom

18:30 18 November 2010
CRAIG RAINE Craig Raine was born in 1944 and educated at Exeter College, Oxford. His works include a number of poetry collections: The Onion, Memory (1978), A Martian Sends a Postcard…

Insight to Law Event

09:45 - 14:30 18 November 2010
The University of Manchester is taking part in the nationwide Pathways to Law project and we want to extend some of the insights offered by this programme to our local Gifted and Talented…

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:00 18 November 2010
Weinberg Sonata for Two Violins (UK première) Hindemith String Quartet No. 6 in Eb major The first performance for almost 50 years of a neglected gem from Weinberg, plus the…

Manchester University Music Society - Opera Scenes

13:00 19 November 2010
Opera Scenes returns with an inspiring selection of semi staged arias, duets, recitatives, and choruses from an array of operas that make for a dramatic lunchtime experience.

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19 November 2010
Haydn String Quartet in D Major (“The Frog”), Op. 50 No. 6 Kevin Malone Opus Operetta (Premiere) Bartók String Quartet No. 6 A dangerous mix of plumbing the depths and irreverence…

Discover Religions and Theology Day

09:45 - 15:00 23 November 2010
The Discover Religions and Theology Day will enable you to explore and experience the study of Religions and Theology at The University of Manchester. The day will consist of an overview…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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