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'The Sensory War 1914 - 2014' An exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery

11 October 2014 - 22 February 2015
The Sensory War, 1914-2014 exhibition opened in October at the Manchester Art Gallery. It is the result of a four-year curatorial partnership between Dr Ana Carden-Coyne (Centre for…

Afghanistan: The transition - public exhibition

1 December 2014 - 14 February 2015
Afghanistan: The transition - public exhibition Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF)'s photography exhibition, in collaboration with documentary photographers Andrea…

B.15:45 Architecture modelmaking exhibition: Celebrating 45 years of the B.15 modelmaking workshop

1 September 2014 - 31 December 2015
2015 marks 45 years of the Kantorowich B.15 modelmaking workshop at The University of Manchester. The B.15:45 exhibition is a retrospective look at the last 45 years of modelmaking…

Big Saturday: Siberia

11:00 - 16:00 24 January 2015
Sat 24 Jan, 11am-4pm. Visit our ‘Siberia: At the Edge of the World’ exhibition and discover more about the culture and unique nature of this vast, mysterious land; one and a half…

Dragon tales

15:00 - 16:00 24 January 2015
Join us to hunt out the Library's mythical beasts before settling down for stories!

Early Opening for Early Birds

09:00 - 10:00 24 January 2015
Sat 24 Jan, 9-10am. Are you and your young children up with the Larks and excited to get out and about and exploring? Why not come along to Manchester Museum's ‘Siberia: At the Edge…

Family Starlight Adventure

14:30 - 17:30 24 January 2015
Ever wondered how stars form and why they shine? Come and join our family starlight adventure for a fun, fact-packed science show, lantern making and a lantern led walk to the Galaxy…

Fri 23-Sun 25 January 2015 .... Quatuor Danel Open House

23 - 25 January 2015
The University of Manchester and its internationally-renowned resident string quartet, Quatuor Danel, invite you to join in another fantastic musicmaking opportunity. Everyone is…

Later-Day Saints

23 January - 28 June 2015
Our ancestors often relied on their beliefs to make sense of their world - is there an equivalent in our modern world of celebrity and material culture? Later-Day Saints brings the…

Loving Illumination - Paintings of Light

4 December 2014 - 29 March 2015
In this exhibition artist Judith Hurst explores the interconnectivity of science, maths, religion and art. Working on vellum, and using inlays of exotic wood and precious metals, Judith…

Making a living in Kamchatka: Daily Life and the Spirit World of the Koryak

14:00 - 15:00 24 January 2015
Sat 24 Jan, 2-3pm. Despite Stalin's persecution of shamans in the 1930s, shamanic practices of communicating with animals and spirits are still alive and well today. Koryaks are mindful…

Men Who Like Women Who Smell Of Their Jobs

1 October 2014 - 31 January 2015
The dark humour and weird logic of David Gaffney’s critically acclaimed Sawn-off Tales series meets the warped gothic fables of internationally exhibited contemporary visual artist…

Siberia: At the Edge of the World

4 October 2014 - 1 March 2015
Until 1 March 2015. The first exhibition of its kind in the UK, Siberia: At the Edge of the World brings together natural history and cultural objects from British and Russian museums,…

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 en Français - French language only tour

11:00 - 12:00 24 January 2015
La Bibliothèque John Rylands Deansgate ouvre ses portes pour vous emmèner à l'intérieur, et vous faire découvrir le site, dédié aux livres et à son architecture Victorienne. Cette visite…

RSBP Big Garden Birdwatch

10:30 - 12:30 25 January 2015
Take a closer look at the wildlife on your doorstep and take part in the biggest wildlife survey in the world! Join the Macclesfield RSPB Wildlife Explorers here at Jodrell Bank Discovery…

Population genomics and complex traits in yeast

12:00 - 13:00 26 January 2015
Part of the Evolutionary Biology Winter Seminar Series

Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies - Prof. Christopher Browning (North Carolina): "Agency in the Holocaust: Perpetrators, Survivors, Rescuers"

27 - 29 January 2015
The Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies. See www.manchesterjewishstudies.org/bogdanow-lectures-2015/ for further information. Open to all. Room TBC.

The Whitworth

Jodrell Bank

Martin Harris Centre

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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