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90 Degree Citizen

10 October - 17 November 2013
How do museums create our understandings of cultural identities, and does migrant art generate alternative connections which cut across such boundaries? A rare exhibition of work by…

Battle of the Thinktanks: Beyond Austerity

14:00 - 16:00 29 October 2013
Join us for a Battle of the Thinktanks debate on the state of the nation in 2020. Looking beyond the current era of austerity, this event will explore what government might look like in less turbulent times.

Battle of the Thinktanks: Beyond Austerity

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Psappha

19:30 - 21:30 29 October 2013
Programme to include: Philip Grange Focus and Fade * David Horne New work (world première) * Camden Reeves Random Keys (world première) ** Peter Maxwell Davies …

Fragmentary Ancestors: Figurines from Koma Land, Ghana

25 October 2013 - 4 May 2014
This exhibition at Manchester Museum is the first ever officially approved showing of clay figurines made by a previously little understood people in Koma Land in Ghana in West Africa.…

LIVE Podcast by the Barometer: Is breathing bad for you?

19:00 - 20:00 29 October 2013
Take part in a live podcast with the Barometer. What impact does poor air quality have on our health, whether that is at home in the kitchen, at work or when taking a stroll down a…

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 Policy Week 2013

28 October - 1 November 2013
Join your University colleagues, policymakers and influencers for five days of insight and discussion. With 13 events packed into the 5 days with over 30 guest speakers - ranging almost…

Manchester Science Festival - The Body Stripped Bare

12:00 - 13:00 29 October 2013
A rare chance to see one Andreas Vesalius’ works on the human body. This unique collection encounter will use the second edition of Vesalius’ groundbreaking work, printed in the 1500s.

Manchester Science Festival - The Bug Hunt

24 October - 3 November 2013
Can you find all the bugs in the library? Follow the trail to find the Library’s hidden bugs – find out what they are and why they are bad for books.

MICRA Seminar: Ageing, Transport and Mobility

13:00 - 16:00 29 October 2013
Ageing, Transport and Mobility: New approaches from researchers and providers From MICRA, cities@manchester and Transport for Greater Manchester Seminar 14.00-16.00, Free networking…

Morbid Micellany

14 October 2013 - 31 January 2014
Behold bizarre bindings! Delight in death! Gaze in awe at aged autographs! Our Morbid Miscellany embraces the darker side of our collections. This selection of individual items, many…

New Music North West Festival

26 October - 2 November 2013
New Music North West Festival Saturday 26 October – Saturday 2 November 2013 Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama The RNCM and The University of Manchester are delighted to…

Oct half-term

11:00 28 October - 16:00 1 November 2013
Discover more about the science behind the colour of animals and create colourful creatures inspired by our newly opened Nature’s Library & Vivarium (Live Animals) galleries. Part…

Open Forum with Edwin Roxburgh

14:30 - 15:30 29 October 2013
Clark Rundell talks to New Music North West’s featured composer, Edwin Roxburgh. This event forms part of the New Music North West Festival, the fourth and largest ever festival…

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…

Planetary Odyssey - The Origins of Earth & The Solar System

11:00 - 16:00 29 October 2013
Ever wondered how the world around you was formed? Venture into the world of planetary science with our moon and meteorite samples, learn how the Earth has changed and plan your very…

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…

Portrait of a Living Archive

3 October 2013 - 13 January 2014
When people think about libraries they tend to think of them as the ancestral home of written rather than visual culture. The John Rylands Library houses a significant collection of…

Snowballs in Space!

10:00 21 October - 17:00 1 November 2013
Find out all about comets, asteroids and meteors in this interactive science show. Discover what comets are and where they come from, and watch us make our very own comet for everyone…

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…

Trio Atem

18:00 - 20:00 29 October 2013
Programme to include: Nina Whiteman The modifications of clouds Ian Vine Moon Phase Richard Whalley Problems Arising from Sympathy Fabrice Fitch Per Serafino Calbarsi II: Le…

Vaganza and Musicians from RNCM

13:15 - 14:30 29 October 2013
Programme to include: Edwin Roxburgh Dreamtime Helen Seddon-Gray New work (world première) Edwin Roxburgh Soliloquy 4 John Simon New work This event forms part of the…

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…

World Stroke Day | Advancing Stroke Care Through Research

29 October 2013
'''Host:''' Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences '''About this event:''' After a very successful meeting in 2012, we are planning another event to mark World Stroke Day on Tuesday,…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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