The Whitworth

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…

Saturday Supplement: Photography workshop, Artist Workshop + Performance

11:00 - 17:00 16 May 2015
Saturday Supplement 16 May Events from 11am-5pm - details below Museum of the Year 2015: Photography workshop 11am-1pm & 3pm-5pm, free (drop in). A one-off workshop to help you hone…

Thursday Lates

18:00 - 21:00 21 May 2015
Thursday Lates Our late night openings are the perfect place to meet friends and enjoy a selection of talks, performances, film screenings, live music and artist interventions. Thursday,…

Art Picnic - half-term events for families

11:00 - 15:00 23 May 2015
Discover, play and make together with your family and artists this summer half-term. Whatever the weather come outside with us for our free, drop-in Art Picnics exploring art and…

Art Picnic - drop-in half-term events for families

11:00 25 - 15:00 30 May 2015
Discover, play and make together with your family and artists this summer half-term. Whatever the weather come outside with us for our free, drop-in Art Picnics exploring art and…

Inside View – at the Whitworth

13:00 - 14:00 27 May 2015
Our monthly curator talks give you new insight into individual works of art, as well as into the ideas and themes behind future exhibitions. On the last Wednesday of the month, 1pm-2pm. Free, no need to book.

Thursday Lates: DJ Spooky: Rebirth of a Nation

19:00 - 21:00 28 May 2015
DJ Spooky: Rebirth of a Nation? Thursday Lates: 28 May, 7pm-9pm After more than fifty shows around the world, including New York, Paris and the Herod Atticus Amphitheater at the…

Art Garden Party at the Whitworth

10:00 - 16:00 6 June 2015
Art Garden Party. How better to mark our nomination as Museum of the Year than with a gallery-wide garden party? Join us on Saturday 6 June for a day of family activities, afternoon…

Garden Dance Party - Disco Mums at the Whitworth

20:00 - 23:55 6 June 2015
Garden Dance Party Saturday 6 June, 8pm-12pm, free but booking essential. Disco Mums are in residence at the gallery, for a one-off night of dancing and disco. As our daytime garden…

Thursday Lates: Whitworth Young Contemporaries

17:00 - 21:00 11 June 2015
Thursday Lates: Whitworth Young Contemporaries On Thursday 11 June, 5pm-9pm, WYC bring together creative young people to showcase Manchester’s artistic talent. OUR UNTICKETED EVENTS…

The Big Wild Rumpus - the Whitworth

10:30 - 15:00 13 June 2015
The Big Wild Rumpus Saturday 13 June 10.30am-3pm. Free. The Big Wild Rumpus are over the moon to be heading to the beautiful newly redeveloped Whitworth, Manchester’s gallery in…

The Friends of the Whitworth - RNCM Sunday Concerts

15:00 - 16:00 14 June 2015
RNCM Sunday Concerts Sunday 14 June 2015 This concert series is funded by the generous bequest left to the Friends of the Whitworth Art Gallery by Miss Gina Miller. The programme:…

Thursday Late: PINA - film screenings

17:30 - 21:00 18 June 2015
Thursday Late: PINA Thursday 18 June Paradigm Screenings and the Whitworth present an Evening in celebration of Pina Bausch, including screenings of two films in our Grand Hall and…

Thursday Late: Artwash

19:00 - 21:00 25 June 2015
Thursday Late: Artwash Thursday 25 June 7pm - 9pm Artists and theatre makers join Mel Evans to discuss Big Oil and the arts, corporate sponsorship and the ethical questions facing…

Saturday Supplement: The 1960s?

10:00 - 15:00 27 June 2015
Saturday Supplement: The 1960s? 27 June 11am – 4pm A whole day exploring the 1960's through guided walks, tours, discussions and screenings co-curated with The Manchester Modernist…

Whitworth exhibition tour: Lars Nittve on The M+ Sigg Collection

12:00 - 13:00 1 July 2015
Whitworth exhibition tour: Lars Nittve on The M+ Sigg Collection Wednesday 1 July, 12pm, free (no need to book). The Whitworth The international curator and director of Hong Kong's…

Great Escape: Movement – at the Whitworth

13:00 - 15:00 2 July 2015
Great Escape: Movement Take advantage of the Whitworth’s peaceful setting and some of its wonderful new spaces to bring mind and body into healthy alignment. Dance and movement tutor,…

Great Escape: Yoga – at the Whitworth (£5)

08:30 - 09:45 2 July 2015
Great Escape: Yoga No emails, texts, updates or alerts – yoga that takes full advantage of the Whitworth’s peaceful setting – and some of its wonderful new spaces. Yoga: Each Thursday.…

Each Thursday: Thursday Lates

18:00 23 July - 18:00 17 December 2015
Thursday Lates Our late night openings are the perfect place to meet friends and enjoy a selection of talks, performances, film screenings, live music and artist interventions. Thursday,…

Thursdays: Great Escape: Yoga – the whitworth

08:30 23 July - 08:30 10 December 2015
Great Escape: Yoga Thursday from 8:30am-9:45am No emails, texts, updates or alerts – yoga that takes full advantage of the Whitworth's peaceful setting - and some of its wonderful…

Art Picnics: weekdays throughout summer

11:00 28 July - 13:00 28 August 2015
Art Picnics Picnics with a difference…. Meet artists and new friends. Eat… Chat… Make… Together. It’s the summer of love at the Whitworth, Manchester’s gallery in the park. Whatever…

Wednesdays: Great Escape: Tai-Chi for Wellbeing

08:30 29 July - 08:30 16 December 2015
Great Escape: Tai-Chi for Wellbeing Wednesday, from 8.30am to 9.30am £5 Tai-Chi for Wellbeing A traditional Chinese internal art for mind and body. Located in the peaceful setting…

First Saturday each month: Outdoor Art Club – Family Events – the Whitworth

11:00 1 August - 13:00 5 December 2015
Family activities at the Whitworth Outdoor Art Club On the first Saturday of each month 11am - 1pm. Free A workshop that brings art, nature and creativity together that takes…

Play More Day

11:00 - 15:00 5 August 2015
Play More Day Enjoy National Playday with a creative session with recycling organisation Grumpy. In partnership with Manchester City Council. Wednesday 5 August, 11am – 3pm. Free,…

Thursday Late: GAIA - Resonant Visions

15:00 - 21:00 27 August 2015
GAIA - Resonant Visions 27 August, 3pm - 4.45pm and 5.30pm - 9pm A selection of artist films curated by James Brady in association with the Society for Ecological Restoration, 6th…

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