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Books for Boccaccio

17:30 - 19:00 21 November 2013
This illustrated talk by Jeremy Dixon, of Hazard Press, will examine the history of artists’ books, and how Jeremy developed his work for Locating Boccaccio – including the opportunity…

Composers' Forum: John Turner and Jeff Harrington

16:00 - 17:45 21 November 2013
A double bill: John Turner, 'On the Contemporary Recorder'; followed by Jeff Harrington ‘On Internet Publishing'

CTIS Research Seminar: Feminist Translation Studies in the 21st Century: A Narrowing Gap Between Theory and Practice?

14:00 - 15:20 21 November 2013
In the last few decades Feminist Translation Studies have become an increasingly popular subject in different academic contexts, being progressively incorporated to a number of Translation…

Discover Criminology

09:45 - 15:00 21 November 2013
The Discover Criminology Day is a great opportunity to find out what it would be like to be a Criminology undergraduate student at The University of Manchester. The day is open to all…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Walter Houston

14:00 - 16:00 21 November 2013
The Centre for Biblical Studies presents the Ehrhardt Seminar. 90 minutes followed by tea.

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 21 November 2013
The Extended Project is a single piece of work of a student's choosing that requires evidence of planning, preparation, research and independent learning. It is available as a stand-alone…

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.…

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…

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! Children’s Birthday Parties

1 - 30 November 2013
For a truly unique birthday experience, celebrate your birthday with Stan, the T-Rex & friends at Manchester Museum. The museum offers birthday parties that are full of hands-on activities…

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…

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…

Research Seminar - Intoxicants and Early Modernity - an onotological cocktail, Angela McShane & James Brown

16:00 - 17:30 21 November 2013
Autumn Term Research Seminar 'Intoxicants and Early Modernity – an ontological cocktail' Angela McShane (Victoria & Albert Museum/Royal College of Art) & James Brown (Sheffield)…

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…

Tour and treasures

12:00 - 13:00 21 November 2013
Enjoy a closer look at material from the Library’s world famous collections and find out more about this magnificent building.

University of Manchester Drama Society: Autumn Showcase

19:00 - 21:00 21 November 2013
Showcasing the best of Manchester's student produced work, the society provide an insight into the creative efforts of one of the University's biggest societies. As a prelude to Manchester's…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - John Turner 70th Birthday Concert

13:10 - 14:00 21 November 2013
Music by Bernstein, Ives, Cowell, Rorem, Jeff Harrington (première of For Solomon Eagle), Kevin Malone (The Radio Song) and Richard Whalley (new work). Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano)…

What Makes a Refugee? The case of Eritrean immigrants in Tel Aviv (CJS Seminar Series) - Tanja Müller

16:00 - 17:30 21 November 2013
Tanja Müller (University of Manchester) discusses questions of immigration and the status of refugees as the Centre for Jewish Studies Seminar Series continues.

Wildlife recording

18:00 14 - 20:00 28 November 2013
Building up a picture of which species occur where in Greater Manchester is vital to ensure species protection and to enable changes in distribution to be monitored. This six week course…

Writing culture: historiography, hybridity and the shaping of the past

16:55 - 18:30 21 November 2013
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar

University of Manchester Drama Society: Autumn Showcase

19:00 - 21:00 22 November 2013
Showcasing the best of Manchester's student produced work, the society provide an insight into the creative efforts of one of the University's biggest societies. As a prelude to Manchester's…

Manchester University Wind Orchestra (MUWO)

19:30 - 21:30 23 November 2013
Hanson Chorale & Alleluia Alarcon Concertango (Soloists: Harry Smith, Hamish Brown) Camphouse Watchman, Tell Us Of The Night Bernstein Suite from West Side Story Adam Swayne…

Molecule Hunt

11:00 - 15:00 23 November 2013
Come and get involved with Chemistry Week! We will have a number of molecules hidden around the Museum that are vital to everyday existence and keeping us healthy. Take part in our…

Public History Event: Professor Michael Wood “in Conversation” with: Professor Dame Jinty Nelson

18:30 25 November 2013
Historian and broadcaster Michael Wood is the University's newly appointed Professor in Public History. He will teach undergraduateand postgraduate students at the University, lead…

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