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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…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 11:15 1 September 2015
Baby Explorers Tues 1 Sep, 10.30-11.15am & 11.30am-12.15pm Bookings will be taken a week in advance from 2pm on 0161 275 2648, free Sensory play and interactive story sessions for…

Baby Explorers

11:30 - 12:15 1 September 2015
Tues 1 Sep, 10.30-11.15am & 11.30am-12.15pm Bookings will be taken a week in advance from 2pm on 0161 275 2648, free Sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren't…

Baby Explorers Drop In

13:00 - 14:00 1 September 2015
Drop in, free Sensory play and music for babies who aren’t walking yet. Every other Tuesday.

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,…

English Corner

13:00 - 14:30 1 September 2015
Drop in, free Free English conversation classes using the Museum’s collection as inspiration for discussion.

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 - 30 September 2015
Drop-in, free, all ages 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…

Steven Pinker's "The Sense of Style" Book Launch and Seminar

18:30 - 21:00 1 September 2015
Does writing well matter in an age of instant communication? More than ever before, the currency of our social and cultural lives is the written form, from Twitter and texting to blogs,…

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…

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…

Bike Registration Event

09:30 - 10:30 2 September 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 2 September 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…

Toddler Tales

10:30 - 11:30 3 September 2015
Come and join us in our cosy corner and pull up a cushion. Enjoy great stories, songs and other fun activities. Just drop in! Suitable for ages 0 - 5

Webinar: Key data: Census

15:00 - 16:00 3 September 2015
This webinar is intended for anyone who wants to know more about the Census data available from the UK Data Service. The UK Data Service provides access to Census data in a range of…

Celebrating FLS Research Success: mRNA selection for translation: new perspectives on the cytosolic site of translation and the machinery involved

15:00 - 16:00 4 September 2015
The next seminar in the ‘Celebrating Research Success in FLS’ series will be given by Dr Mark Ashe, who is a member of the Computational and Evolutionary Biology (CEB) Research Theme…

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