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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…

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…

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…

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…

Sigur Rós to headline Live from Jodrell Bank

14:00 - 23:30 30 August 2013
Sigur Ros are headlining the Live from Jodrell Bank music festival on 30th August 2013. A unique event in the shadow of the iconic Lovell Telescope, one of the biggest and most powerful…

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…

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…

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…

Enjoy an unforgettable night with the Hallé

14:00 - 23:30 31 August 2013
On Saturday 31 August, Stephen Bell will conduct a concert inspired by the stars, including Jupiter and Mars from Holst's The Planets, classics from Strauss, Mozart and John Williams,…

Picturing Stories exhibition tour

12:00 - 13:00 31 August 2013
Join the curators of this exhibition for a tour of the exhibition, and take the opportunity to see related items from our collections.

Polari Mission exhibition tour

13:00 - 14:00 31 August 2013
Join the artists for a bona bijou troll through the fantabulosa history of Polari, learn the basics, and get involved with saving a language!

Urban Naturalist: Lichen

14:00 - 16:00 31 August 2013
Saturday 31 August, 2-4pm Book on 0161 275 2648 or museum@manchester.ac.uk, £3 When the industrial revolution hit Manchester, the negative environmental effects meant that many…

The Whitworth closure for major development work

2 September 2013 - 14 February 2015
The Whitworth reopens on Saturday 14 February 2015. The gallery is currently closed in order to carry out major development work, transforming the Gallery into a new 21st century Gallery…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 3 September 2013
Tuesday 3 September, 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…

Baby Explorers

10:30 3 - 13:45 17 September 2013
Baby Explorers Tuesdays 3 & 17 September (every other Tuesday, except half term school hols), 10.30-11.15am, 11.30am-12.15pm & 1-1.45pm Book on 0161 275 2648 (a week before), free,…

English Corner

13:00 - 14:30 3 September 2013
English Corner Tuesday 3 September 1-2.30pm. Drop-in, free Free English conversation classes.

Adults Returning to Education Information Session

10:30 - 12:30 4 September 2013
Adult learners considering returning to education to pursue a degree, or who have already applied to the University, can sign up for an 'Adults Returning to Education Session'. This…

Collection Bites

13:00 - 14:00 4 September 2013
Sex and Scandal at Deir el-Medina: The Stela of Hesysunebef (Acc. No. 4588) - with Anna Garnett. The stela of Hesysunebef tells a unique story of the lives of some of the workmen who…

MAP Guidance Session for Medicine and Dentistry Applicants

4 September 2013
MAP students who want to apply for Medicine or Dentistry will be given the chance to hear from a member of Medicine or Dentistry admissions staff all about the application process,…

The complexity of the perlecan protein core structure promotes inflammatory cell mediated tissue repair and regenertation

10:30 - 12:00 4 September 2013
This seminar is part of the Special Seminars Programme

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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