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Living Worlds

14 April 2011 - 14 April 2012
Now open (permanent gallery) If you think nature is something far away, think again - we are nature. Living Worlds explores the connections between all living things, including us,…

Look Back In Anger

19:00 15 September 2011
Blackhand Productions bring this ground breaking play by John Osborne to The Martin Harris Centre in Manchester. England, late 1950's. Jimmy Porter, working class and university…

The Museum Allotment

27 May - 13 November 2011
The Museum’s new Living Worlds gallery explores the connections between all living things, including us, and shows how we can all shape the future by the choices we make. One of…

we are extInked

9 July - 4 December 2011
To celebrate the opening of our Living Worlds gallery, we have teamed up with Artist group Ultimate Holding Company to present 'we are extInked' - an exhibition documenting the story…

Whitworth Parklife Tours

12 - 16 September 2011
12 - 16 Sep 2011 Guided tours of the Whitworth Park Dig Site Mon - Fri at 1:30pm

Knit a galaxy for the Manchester Science Festival

12:00 - 14:00 16 September 2011
Knit a galaxy for the Manchester Science Festival Calling all knitters. As part of the Manchester science festival the university stitching group is attempting to knit a hubble telescope…

Look Back In Anger

19:00 16 September 2011
Blackhand Productions bring this ground breaking play by John Osborne to The Martin Harris Centre in Manchester. England, late 1950's. Jimmy Porter, working class and university…

Look Back In Anger

14:30 17 September 2011
Blackhand Productions bring this ground breaking play by John Osborne to The Martin Harris Centre in Manchester. England, late 1950's. Jimmy Porter, working class and university…

Look Back In Anger

19:00 17 September 2011
Blackhand Productions bring this ground breaking play by John Osborne to The Martin Harris Centre in Manchester. England, late 1950's. Jimmy Porter, working class and university…

WELCOME WEEK THEATRE PRODUCTION - Arthur, What Have You Done?!

19:00 22 September 2011
“Does nobody else think this is ridiculous?” The members of Stem Green Book Club are coming over for their fortnightly meeting. Julia’s house must be exquisite. But what will Amelia,…

Engineering & Physical Sciences Postgraduate Researchers Faculty Welcome Event

13:30 23 September 2011
The Engineering & Physical Sciences Postgraduate Researchers Faculty Welcome Event will be made up of a series of welcome talks, an information fair and a networking buffet. Programme:…

WELCOME WEEK THEATRE PRODUCTION - Arthur, What Have You Done?!

19:00 23 September 2011
“Does nobody else think this is ridiculous?” The members of Stem Green Book Club are coming over for their fortnightly meeting. Julia’s house must be exquisite. But what will Amelia,…

Big Saturday: ExtInked

11:00 - 16:00 24 September 2011
11am-4pm. In 2009, as part of the arts and ecology project extInked, 100 drawings of endangered British species were tattooed onto willing volunteers to turn them into ambassadors for…

Knit a galaxy for Manchester Science Festival

14:00 - 16:00 24 September 2011
2-4pm. Calling all knitters. As part of the Manchester Science Festival the University stitching group is attempting to knit a hubble telescope image of a rose made up of galaxies.…

Othello by William Shakespeare

19:00 26 September 2011
Adapted and Directed by Robin Belfield The Nuffield Theatre and Yellowtale Theatre Company "...and when I love thee not chaos is come again." When the strong-willed Desdemona…

Knit a galaxy for Manchester Science Festival

12:00 - 14:00 27 September 2011
Calling all knitters. As part of the Manchester Science Festival the University stitching group is attempting to knit a hubble telescope image of a rose made up of galaxies. If you’d…

Confucius Institute China talk: Fu Manchu and the construction of Oriental villainy

12:30 - 13:30 28 September 2011
12.30-1.30pm. With Dr Jenny Clegg, Senior Lecturer in Asia Pacific Studies, University of Central Lancashire. The fictional character of Dr Fu Manchu, epitomising the Oriental villain,…

Learn to Ballroom Dance “Strictly Style” 10-week course from 28/09/11 to 30/11/11

13:00 28 September 2011
Ballroom dancing's recent popularity owes a lot to the hit TV show, Strictly Come Dancing. Ballroom is an elegant dance style that's enjoyed by all ages. If you would like to learn…

The Museum Allotment: taster session for grandparents

15:00 - 16:00 28 September 2011
3-4pm. Have a cup of tea, see Museum objects and find out about our latest projects.

Quatour Danel Seminar: ‘Beethoven’s Workshop’

14:30 29 September 2011
Seminar: ‘Beethoven’s Workshop’ - A discussion of unfamiliar versions of Beethoven’s first two published quartets, led by Professor Barry Cooper – even Beethoven had to learn on the job… FREE

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Series - Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:00 29 September 2011
Haydn Quartet in C, Op. 76, No. 3, ‘Emperor’ Dvo?ák Quartet No. 12 in F, Op. 96, ‘American’ To launch the season, two of the most tuneful and enduringly popular works in the…

Magic Carpet: Wildlife

11:00 - 12:00 30 September 2011
11am-12pm. Storytelling and activity session for under 5s.

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 30 September 2011
Beethoven Quartet in F, Op. 18 No. 1 Weinberg Quartet No. 5 in B flat, Op. 27 Schubert Quartet in G, D.887 The virtuosity of Beethoven’s first published quartet, the magnificence…

Unearthed: Ancient Egypt

30 September 2011 - 6 September 2012
30 Sep 2011-6 Sep 2012. Calling all budding Egyptologists and archaeologists. We need your help! Our Egyptologist Dr Digby (played on film by Terry Deary, author of Horrible Histories…

BBC Planet Dinosaur Tour

1 - 9 October 2011
More types of dinosaur have been discovered in the last two decades than in the 200 years before. Many of these discoveries are from places we never realised even had dinosaurs. The…

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