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Art Baby | For Babies

10:15 14 - 10:15 28 August 2013
Families : Free Artist Led Workshops. ON WEDNESDAYS > For babies and their grown-ups: Art Baby. Every Wednesday: 10.15 – 11.15am or 11.30am – 12.30pm. Creative sensory, discovery…

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…

Crafternoon Tea

13:00 14 - 13:00 17 August 2013
Crafternoon Tea. Wednesdays: 14 August. Saturdays: 17 August. 1 – 3pm, £5. Social art and craft workshops. Try your hand at some new, unusual techniques in a fun and friendly atmosphere.…

Discover Geology: An Augmented Reality Field Trip

10:00 - 17:00 15 August 2013
The University of Manchester School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, in association with Manchester Museum, is offering the opportunity to take part in an MSc field…

Locating Boccaccio in 2013

11 July - 20 December 2013
On the 700th anniversary of his birth, this exhibition celebrates the enduring popularity of the works of the Italian medieval author Giovanni Boccaccio. Taking a wide-ranging overview…

Physics Tricks

10:00 12 - 17:00 18 August 2013
Magic or Science? Sometimes when you see what looks like a trick there is actually a really good scientific explanation behind it. Have a go at some weird and wonderful experiments…

Picturing Stories: British and French Romantic Illustrations

9 August 2013 - 9 January 2014
This exhibition explores the development of French and British Romantic illustration during the period 1770-1860. In contrast to earlier allegorical images, Romantic pictures are full…

Summer evening special: Intaglio printing - Session two of three

17:00 - 19:00 15 August 2013
The second of three sessions that concentrate on intaglio printmaking. Using a variety of methods, explore the history and techniques of fine art printing. This is a three part course,…

Summer Holiday: DIY Art

13:00 24 July - 15:00 30 August 2013
Summer Holiday. DIY Art. Every weekday 24 July to 30 August, 1 – 3pm. Free, no need to book. Drop into the Gallery’s DIY creative corner with your family and create anything from…

Summer Hols

11:00 22 July - 16:00 30 August 2013
Summer Hols Monday 22 July-Friday 30 August, 11am-4pm. Drop-in, free, all ages Mon 29 Jul-Fri 30 Aug Nature’s Library activities: Explore the newly opened Nature’s Library gallery…

Toddlertastic | for under 5s

10:30 12 - 12:30 26 August 2013
Families : Free Artist Led Workshops. ON MONDAYS > For under 5s and their grown-ups: Toddlertastic: Adventures in Drama, Art, Music or Dance. Every Monday*. 10.30 – 11.30am or…

Tour and Treasures

12:00 - 13:00 15 August 2013
With one of our curators, enjoy a closer look at material from the Library's world famous collections and find out more about this magnificent building.

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…

YOGA

08:30 15 - 08:30 29 August 2013
YOGA Every Thursday. 8.30 – 9.45am, £3. A fantastic way to start your day. Use our gallery spaces to exercise, relax and simply feel better. Please bring your own yoga mat. Booking is essential t: 0161 275 7450

Polari Mission: Bona Eek

16 August 2013 - 2 February 2014
Polari's history is as diverse as the people who have used it. For the Polari Mission project artists Jez Dolan and Joseph Richardson have created a series of innovative visual artworks…

Mapping Victorian Manchester

12:00 - 13:00 17 August 2013
During the 1850s detailed maps of Manchester were produced by both the Ordnance Survey and Joseph Adshead, a Manchester-born textile merchant. These maps help to illustrate the life…

Harry Potter Day

11:00 - 16:00 18 August 2013
Join us in the magical surroundings of The John Rylands Library for hours of wizarding fun! At the Hogwarts school tables you can try some magical craft activities – including making…

Finals: 4th Manchester International Concerto Competition for Young Pianists

19:30 - 22:00 19 August 2013
International young pianists have performed in the preliminary stages during the Chetham’s International piano summer school. Three finalists perform a concerto of their choice with…

Garden Week

10:00 19 - 17:00 23 August 2013
Galaxy Garden Tours Come and explore our beautiful Galaxy Garden with 30 minute guided tours led by our Head Gardener, Becky Burns. Take a horticultural journey through time exploring…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 20 August 2013
Tuesday 20 August, 10.30-11.15am, 11.30am-12.15pm & 1-1.45pm. Sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren’t walking yet. Every other Tuesday, except half term school…

Manchester Pride Ensemble

13:00 - 15:00 20 August 2013
Britten Alla Marcia for string quartet Britten 3 Divertimenti for string quartet Richard Rodney Bennett Sonatina for solo clarinet Saint-Saens Romance…

MAP What to Study with Maths and Physics

20 August 2013
"This session will go through the options young people have with A-levels in Maths and/or Physics, as well as giving more detail on undergraduate degree programmes available within…

Accommodation Tour

10:30 - 12:00 21 August 2013
We run accommodation tours of some of our halls of residence on the Fallowfield Campus every Wednesday morning between November and March. During the summer months we run one tour in…

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