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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…

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…

Campus visits for schools and colleges

13:30 - 15:30 10 July 2013
We run regular campus visits throughout the year for groups of students in Year 10 and upwards. The programme of activities includes a welcome presentation, a question-and-answer session…

Collecting Trees

22 June - 6 October 2013
Trees are important to all of us. People plant trees to commemorate loved ones, climb them as children (and sometimes as adults) and worry about them being cut down. Collecting Trees…

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 10 July 2013
The Extended Project is a single piece of work of a student's choosing that requires evidence of planning, preparation, research and independent learning. It is available as a stand-alone…

Manchester Man

12:00 - 13:00 10 July 2013
Mrs G. Linnaeus Banks' most famous and enduring novel, The Manchester Man, was first published in Cassell's Family Magazine in 1875. Join us in an exploration of this book's evolution…

MAP Manchester Museum Workshop: Humanities Focus

10 July 2013
A 1.5hr workshop where students will discuss and debate some big issues linked with the collection such as, who owns the natural world, should human and animals remains be treated differently…

MAP Y13 Summer School Day 2

10 July 2013
The MAP Summer School is a four day non-residential event for Y13 students who will be required to complete an academic assignment under the guidance of an Academic tutor based at the…

The Artist and the Book

19:00 - 20:00 10 July 2013
In connection with the artists' books specially commissioned for the Locating Boccaccio exhibition, Dr Sarah Bodman (University of the West of England) will be exploring some of the…

Transploration

8 July - 31 August 2013
Temporary exhibition at Manchester Museum by artist, Tracey Walshaw Opens 8 July An exploration of the kidney transplant experience. The celebrated works of artist Tracey…

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…

Whitworth Summer Season 2013

5 July - 1 September 2013
With love, W | Summer Season... Nikhil Chopra: Coal on Cotton | Revolutionary Light: Blake, Kapoor, Turner | Continental Drift: Themes in European Art | Wall to Wall: New Wallpaper…

Discover Engineering

09:15 - 15:15 11 July 2013
Our Discover Engineering Day will allow Year 12 students and other potential applicants who are interested in studying engineering the opportunity to explore the different course options…

How to identify dinosaur bones and eggs

14:00 - 15:00 11 July 2013
Thursday 11 July, 2-3pm. Have you found a dinosaur bone or egg? Come along to meet our Curator of Earth Sciences and find out how to tell if your fossil is a real dinosaur bone or egg and see the real thing close up.

Identifying nutrient regulators of lipid and starch biosynthesis under nitrogen and phosphorus stress in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

12:00 - 13:00 11 July 2013
This seminar is part of the Cell Organisation and Dynamics Seminar Series

The Whitworth

Jodrell Bank

Martin Harris Centre

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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