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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…

Autism Friendly Early Opening: See, make & do at the Museum

09:15 - 10:30 8 August 2015
Drop in, free. Autism Friendly: For children and young people aged 5-16 with a parent or carer. Join us for our early openings at the Museum, aimed at children who have autism and…

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…

Darkness and Light: Exploring Gothic

16 July 2015 - 10 January 2016
EXTENDED UNTIL 10 JANUARY This intriguing exhibition reveals how Gothic architecture and anatomy inspired and influenced a literary genre, and how the lasting legacy of Gothic can be…

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,…

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…

Hands-on

1 - 31 August 2015
Drop-in. Throughout the week visit one of our handling tables and get hands-on with objects from the collection, such as an Alexander the Great coin, an urban fox and an ancient Egyptian scarab beetle.

Making Monuments on Rapa Nui. The Statues from Easter Island

1 April - 6 September 2015
1 April-6 September 2015 Free entry The monumental stone statues of Rapa Nui (named Easter Island by European explorers) in the Pacific are some of the most widely recognised archaeological…

Science Shows - The Beauty of the Universe - Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre

3 - 14 August 2015
Come along to our summer holiday science show which will explore many of the objects we have found using telescopes over the years with some live visual demonstrations to keep everyone…

SKA Shared Sky Exhibition - Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre

27 July - 31 August 2015
This summer we welcome the SKA Shared Sky Exhibition which features celestial artwork by indigenous artists from South Africa and Australia, where the Square Kilometre Array will be…

Summer Holiday Activities: Treasure

20 July - 30 August 2015
Drop in, free, families. 11am - 4pm Discover something new this summer at Manchester Museum. Collect a map as your explore the Museum’s collections, visit our object handling tables,…

Telescope Tours at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre

27 July - 31 August 2015
Join one of our physics undergraduate summer interns to find out more about the Lovell telescope! During this half hour walk around the base of the telescope, you’ll hear about its…

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…

Tour en Français - French language only tour

11:00 - 12:00 8 August 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…

University of Manchester Heritage Tour

13:00 - 14:00 8 August 2015
Come and discover how Manchester helped make the modern world... Our heritage tours lead visitors around some of the University's oldest and finest building whilst telling the history…

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…

Meet the Expert - Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre

13:00 10 - 13:45 14 August 2015
A chance to meet one of our resident scientific and engineering experts, find out about their work and quiz them about what they do and their knowledge of Jodrell Bank. If you have…

Taster Tours

13:00 11 August 2015
Every Tues & Thurs, 1pm. Every Wed, 2pm Drop-in (no need to book), free, meet at the Information Desk (Floor G) Come and join one of our Visitor Team for a tour and learn more about…

Taster Tours

14:00 12 August 2015
Every Tues & Thurs, 1pm. Every Wed, 2pm Drop-in (no need to book), free, meet at the Information Desk (Floor G) Come and join one of our Visitor Team for a tour and learn more about…

The Study Opening

12 August 2015
Drop in, free Be among the first to discover The Study with an opening day full of workshops, talks and things to do. See Nyaba Ouedraogo’s newly opened exhibition, make with Manchester…

University of Manchester Heritage Tour

12:00 - 13:00 12 August 2015
Come and discover how Manchester helped make the modern world... Our heritage tours lead visitors around some of the University's oldest and finest building whilst telling the history…

Bike Registration Event

12:00 - 13:00 13 August 2015
Free Bike Marking session - To qualify for a discounted 'D' lock students and staff must register their bikes on the University scheme. PLEASE NOTE - All registration sessions are…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 13 August 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

Taster Tours

13:00 13 August 2015
Every Tues & Thurs, 1pm. Every Wed, 2pm Drop-in (no need to book), free, meet at the Information Desk (Floor G) Come and join one of our Visitor Team for a tour and learn more about…

Darkness and Light: a Gothic tour

14:00 - 15:00 15 August 2015
Join us for an immersive behind-the-scenes tour of The John Rylands Library in all its Victorian Gothic splendour; you’ll take in the original entrance hall, our eerie cellars and the…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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