The Whitworth

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…

Whitworth: Past, Present & Future tour - Thursday dates for autumn and winter

12:15 5 June - 13:00 4 December 2014
On Thursdays: Thursday 4 Dec 12.15pm – 1pm, Thursday 15 Jan 12.15pm – 1pm. *Tours start at The Anchor, 508 Moss Lane East. • Which historic areas of the building are being restored…

Whitworth: Past, Present & Future tour - Saturday dates for autumn and winter

11:00 7 June 2014 - 12:00 17 January 2015
On Saturdays: Saturday 6 Dec 11am – 12noon, Saturday 17 Jan 11am – 12noon. *Tours start at The Anchor, 508 Moss Lane East • Which historic areas of the building are being restored…

Autumn Tuesday Talks - at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). Frederik Vergaert

11:00 - 12:30 16 December 2014
Autumn Tuesday Talks - at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). Venue: Holden Gallery, MMU’s All Saints Campus. 11am – 12.30pm, FREE, no booking necessary. The Tuesday Talks series…

Great Escape: Yoga

08:30 - 09:45 21 January 2015
Great Escape: Yoga Take advantage of our peaceful setting and enjoy our weekly yoga sessions and monthly physical workshops led by a dance and movement tutor. Yoga: Every Thursdays…

Artist Sundays

10:00 - 17:00 2 February 2015
Artist Sundays Extraordinary artists invent offbeat and imaginative ways for you and your family to explore the Whitworth – every Sunday. Sundays, 10am-5pm (drop in). Free, no booking required, suitable for all ages.

Spring Tuesday Talk - Mairéad McClean - at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU).

11:00 - 12:30 3 February 2015
Spring Tuesday Talks - at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). Venue for Tuesday Talks on the 20,27 Jan and 10 Feb is: Holden Gallery, MMU’s All Saints Campus. 11am – 12.30pm,…

Spring Tuesday Talk - Tai Shani - at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU)

11:00 - 12:30 10 February 2015
Spring Tuesday Talks - at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). Venue for Tuesday Talks on the 20,27 Jan and 10 Feb is: Holden Gallery, MMU’s All Saints Campus. 11am – 12.30pm,…

Fall in love again: the Whitworth’s opening weekend

14 - 15 February 2015
It’s official: the Whitworth reopens on 14 February 2015. And to celebrate the gallery’s development – alongside ten opening exhibitions, new commissions indoors and out, and the remarkable…

Inside View

13:00 - 14:00 25 February 2015
Inside View – at the Whitworth Our monthly curator talks give you new insight into individual works of art, as well as into the ideas and themes behind future exhibitions. Last Wednesday…

University of Manchester Heritage Tour

13:00 - 14:00 28 February 2015
Come and discover how Manchester helped make the modern world... Our heritage tours lead visitors around some of the University's oldest and finest building whilst telling the history…

Tuesday Talks – at the Whitworth – Daniel Silver

11:00 10 March 2015
Tuesday Talks return to the Whitworth Tuesday Talks invites leading artists, thinkers and curators to explore the driving forces, influences and sources of inspiration within contemporary…

SICK! Festival – Laughing Hole – La Ribot

16:00 - 22:00 12 March 2015
SICK! Festival is the first festival in the UK dedicated to revealing and debating our most urgent physical, mental and social challenges. It is delivered in partnership with leading…

Student Weekender - Art, Music, Science and Culture along the Student Corridor

12 - 15 March 2015
The Student Weekender 12-15 March 2015 highlights art, music, science and culture on Manchester’s student corridor (Oxford Road) through events, exhibitions, talks and performances,…

Saturday Supplement: Life Stories and Portraits – at the Whitworth

11:00 14 March 2015
Saturday Supplement: Life Stories and Portraits Saturday 14 March Time: 11am-4pm Tours, talks, performances and workshops exploring the themes of auto-biography and biography within…

SICK! Festival – Slaptalk – Action Hero

15:00 - 21:00 19 March 2015
SICK! Festival is the first festival in the UK dedicated to revealing and debating our most urgent physical, mental and social challenges. It is delivered in partnership with leading…

Gina Miller series: RNCM performance by Jamie MacRae (solo guitar)

15:00 - 15:45 22 March 2015
Gina Miller series: RNCM performance by Jamie MacRae (solo guitar) Sunday 22 March 2015 Times: 3pm-3.45pm Cost: Free Booking details: No need to book. Programme details: Enrique…

Thursday Lates: Sex and the Stereotype

18:00 - 21:00 26 March 2015
Sex and the Stereotype Thursday 26 March. 6pm-9pm. All events are FREE - Registration required Events are suitable for ages 14+ Part of the Wonder Women Festival and Wellcome Collection’s…

Art in the Park – Easter Family Events – the Whitworth

11:00 3 - 16:00 18 April 2015
Family activities at the Whitworth this Easter. Art in the Park. Dates: Good Friday 3, Tuesday 7, Thursday 9, Friday 10, Saturday 11 April. Tuesday 14, Wednesday 15, Thursday 16,…

Art Picnic – Easter Family Events – the Whitworth

11:00 3 - 13:00 18 April 2015
Family activities at the Whitworth this Easter Art Picnic Dates: Good Friday 3, Saturday 4, Easter Monday 6, Tuesday 7, Wednesday 8, Thursday 9, Friday 10, Saturday 11 April. Monday…

Cornelia Parker Lecture – at the Whitworth

18:00 - 19:30 23 April 2015
Cornelia Parker Lecture Thursday 23 April, 6pm Venue:The Whitworth – Grand Hall *Tickets: FREE - Booking is essential, tickets are currently SOLD OUT - please see below for details.…

Saturday Supplement: Textiles go Green – with Katharine Hamnett

11:00 - 16:00 25 April 2015
Saturday Supplement: Textiles go Green Saturday 25 April Time: 11am-4pm Saturday Supplement: Textiles go Green Saturday 25 April, 11am – 4pm Free no booking required 11-11.30am…

RNCM at the Whitworth - Kalliope Quartet Recital

15:00 - 15:45 26 April 2015
RNCM at the Whitworth Kalliope Quartet - Recital Sunday 26 April 3pm-3.45pm Programme: FERENC FARKAS. Early Hungarian Dances Intrada: Allegro moderato Lassú: Moderato, maestoso…

Handmade – sociable craft workshop – at the Whitworth

14:00 - 16:00 1 May 2015
Handmade Fridays from 1 May, 2pm – 4pm. Free At the Whitworth (in the Clore Learning Studio) Monthly, sociable craft workshops, produced by and for older people in partnership with…

Little Painting Challenge at the Whitworth

10:00 2 - 16:00 4 May 2015
Little Painting Challenge at the Whitworth. Winners and 1000 entries from The Little Painting Challenge competition will go on display at the Whitworth, one of the most remarkable…

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