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Coral: Something Rich and Strange

29 November 2013 - 16 March 2014
Temporary exhibition at Manchester Museum. Explore the enduring fascination with coral as a material, symbol and inspiration for artists, cultures and societies across the centuries.…

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.…

Hands on hieroglyphs – what do hieroglyphs mean?

10:00 - 16:00 30 November 2013
Hands on hieroglyphs – what do hieroglyphs mean? Ever looked into a museum case and wanted to know what the hieroglyphs mean? Join Egyptology curator Campbell Price to take the basic…

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…

The University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 30 November 2013
Dvo?ák Stabat Mater The University of Manchester Chorus opens its 2013/14 season with a performance of Dvo?ák's Stabat Mater. We are incredibly excited to welcome our newly appointed…

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…

Urban Naturalist: Plant dyes

14:00 - 16:00 30 November 2013
From onion skins to teabags, madder roots to marigolds, expert dyer and textile artist Debbie Tomkies will be showing you some of the beautiful colours you can achieve with common items…

Jeanette Winterson “in Conversation” with: A.L. Kennedy

18:30 - 20:30 1 December 2013
Join us for carols, mince pies and mulled wine in this Festive Literature Event. A.L. Kennedy is one of the most distinguished and acclaimed writers of her generation. She is the…

Learn To Crochet Coral Workshop

13:00 - 16:30 1 December 2013
Fancy learning how to crochet? Now's your chance! Help us to make Manchester's first Crochet Coral Reef which will be a part of our Coral: Something Rich and Strange exhibition, opening…

Winter fun day

11:00 - 16:00 1 December 2013
Explore the celebration of winter from different cultures, times and countries through fun activities for all the family!

Ad Solem The University of Manchester Chamber Choir - THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM 8th NOVEMBER

19:30 2 December 2013
Copland In The Beginning Stravinsky The Dove Descending Bednall Behold, O God Hailstork The Song Of Deborah Tallis Lamentations Bednall The Souls Of The Righteous Gibbons…

CIDRAL Masterclass with Professor Max Silverman (Leeds)

14:00 - 15:30 2 December 2013
***THIS MASTERCLASS IS IN PLACE OF THE PLANNED EVENT ON 4 DEC*** With Professor Janet Wolff (EAC) Download readings at: http://bit.ly/1fuEn54

CIDRAL open event: Professor Max Silverman (Leeds) "Palimpsestic Memory and the Ethics of Storytelling"

18:00 - 20:00 2 December 2013
*** THIS EVENT HAS BEEN MOVED FROM 3 DECEMBER***

Discover Engineering

09:30 - 15:30 2 December 2013
The Discover Engineering Day is a great opportunity to find out more about the different engineering courses we offer at The University of Manchester, meet current staff and students…

Introduction to Implementing Ontologies in the Web Ontology Language (OWL) course

10:00 2 - 15:00 3 December 2013
'''Host:''' Institute of Population Health This two-day introductory ‘hands-on’ workshop aims to provide attendees with both the theoretical foundations and practical experience to…

English Corner

13:00 - 14:30 3 December 2013
Free English Conversation classes at Manchester Museum. English Corner at Manchester Museum is for people who are learning to speak English.Our English tutor will lead you in activities…

Exclusive Preview Screening - The Road to Fame

16:00 - 18:00 3 December 2013
Don't miss your chance to see 'The Road to Fame' and chat with its rising-star Chinese director Hao Wu before the film's premiere on BBC4! This new documentary chronicles the staging…

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 3 December 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…

Guided Visits for Schools and Colleges

13:30 - 15:30 3 December 2013
We run regular campus visits throughout the year for groups of students in Year 10 and upwards. Activities include a welcome presentation, a question-and-answer session with a panel…

ICON Lecture | Genomic Medicine | Time for Translation

12:30 - 14:00 3 December 2013
'''Host:''' Institute of Human Development '''Speaker:''' Professor Mark Caulfield, Queen Mary, University of London '''About the event:''' Brought to you by the University of Manchester,…

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