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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…

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…

Hidden Treasures

11:00 22 - 16:00 27 August 2013
Join Manchester Museum curators and conservation team for our Hidden Treasures events. Find out about the stories behind newly donated museum objects and find out how we care for this…

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…

Manchester Pride 2013 Chamber Music Concert Series - RNCM with Pride

13:00 - 15:00 22 August 2013
Saint-Saens Sonata for oboe & piano Saint-Saens Sonata for bassoon & piano Hahn Theme & Variations on the name of Haydn for piano Hahn Première Valses for piano Poulenc Trio…

Manchester Pride Fringe 2013 - VADA Productions presents: Journeys

20:00 - 21:30 22 August 2013
Journeys is a brand new showcase of short plays, sketches and vignettes from new and emerging LGBTQ talent. The promise of holiday romance is explored in vibrant and unexpected…

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…

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…

Rock Drop: Geology identification session

14:00 - 15:00 22 August 2013
Thursday 22 August Drop-in, Free, Collections Study Centre (Floor 3) Our Curator of Earth Sciences, David Gelsthorpe, will be in the Collections Study Centre once a month to answer…

Summer evening special: Intaglio printing - Session three of three

17:00 - 19:00 22 August 2013
The third 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…

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

Manchester Pride 2013 Chamber Music Concert Series - “crowded rooms” – Marc Yeats Recital

13:00 - 15:00 23 August 2013
Marc Yeats playful geometry (piccolo & piano) Marc Yeats pathos (solo cello) Marc Yeats a theft of cold moisture (solo flute) Marc Yeats ENÛMA ELIŠ (solo piano) Marc Yeats …

Alternative Camera Club

13:00 - 15:00 24 August 2013
Alternative Camera Club. On Saturday 24 August. 1 – 3pm, free. Get away from talk of focal lengths, megapixels and f-stops for a more considered, conceptual approach to photography.…

Manchester Museum Book Club

17:30 - 18:30 27 August 2013
Tuesday 27 August, 5.30-6.30pm Drop-in, free. Buy a glass of wine or cup of coffee, meet people and discuss books inspired by the Museum’s new Nature’s Library gallery and brought…

Tall Tales and Short Sagas: Storytelling for children

14:00 - 15:00 29 August 2013
Come and listen to some magical tales in one of our beautiful library rooms, a perfect treat before tea-time!

Magic Carpet

10:30 - 12:30 30 August 2013
Friday 30 August, 10.30-11.30am & 11.30am-12.30pm Book on 0161 275 2648 (from a week before), free, under 5s and their families/carers. Storytelling and activity session for under 5s and their families/carers.

Manchester International Medical Student Cancer Conference 2013

30 August - 1 September 2013
'''Host:''' Manchester Oncology Society, The Christie School of Oncology and The University of Manchester '''Fee:''' Conference fee £75, Early birds £50 (before 1 Aug 2013) '''About…

Whitworth Weekending

30 August - 1 September 2013
Whitworth Weekending: Fri 30 Aug__Sun 1 Sept. Highlights include – Nick Crowe and Ian Rawlinson, Six White Horses: Sun 1 Sept 6pm__Midnight. Fri 30 Aug__Sun 1 Sept: Join us for…

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