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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…

Campus Tours

11:00 17 - 17:00 25 September 2015
The University can seem like a huge place, so get familiar with the campus with tours designed for students, by students. Our student ambassadors will tailor each tour to your school…

City Bus Tours

10:00 17 - 14:00 25 September 2015
Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride, as our professional tour guides reveal fascinating facts and interesting tales about our wonderful city. The tour takes you around the city, and…

Darkness and Light: a Gothic tour

14:00 - 15:00 19 September 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…

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,…

Film at Five: Mary Poppins

17:00 - 20:00 19 September 2015
We will be showing a different movie every evening at 5pm in the comfortable surroundings of the Council Chambers in the Students’ Union. So come and relax after a busy day on campus…

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.

John Rylands Library Tours

11:00 19 - 15:00 25 September 2015
Part of The University of Manchester, the stunning neo-gothic John Rylands Library is not to be missed. This treasure on Deansgate is host to one of the world’s finest collections of…

Kate Mosse: The Taxidermist’s Daughter

19:00 16 - 20:00 22 September 2015
Manchester Literature Festival presents Kate Mosse, one of Britain’s best known novelists, reads from and discusses her latest, haunting novel. Held – appropriately – among the taxidermy…

Manchester Museum Tours

11:00 19 - 14:30 25 September 2015
Experts from the Visitors Services team will show you around the fascinating Manchester Museum, which is part of the University. Meet our in-house Tyrannosaurus Rex, ‘Stan’, and marvel…

Parkrun

09:00 - 10:00 19 September 2015
Join the sports department for a brisk 5km run, jog or stroll around one of Manchester’s local parks. Remember to wear your running shoes and if you want to record your time then make…

Students with Families Session

13:00 - 15:00 19 September 2015
A great opportunity to meet other students and their families in the comfortable surroundings of the International Society. You can also hear about what facilities and support the International…

Supermarket Trips

12:00 17 - 19:00 20 September 2015
Not got everything you need for your new room? Need to stock up on food to get you through your first few weeks? Fear not. We’re running free buses to a nearby supermarket to give you…

Teatime at the International Society

17:30 - 18:30 19 September 2015
There will be free tea and biscuits at the International Society every evening during Welcome. It’s a great opportunity to find out what the International Society has to offer and how…

The Phantoms of Congo River: Photographs by Nyaba Ouedraogo : Manchester Museum

11 September 2015 - 10 April 2016
Nyaba L. Ouedraogo is a self-taught photographer born in Burkina Faso, and now working and living between Paris and West Africa. The Phantoms of the Congo River is a photography exhibition…

The Study at Manchester Museum

11 September 2015 - 31 December 2016
Big ideas. Singular collaborations. Strange and wonderful things. Exhibitions and events with some of the most interesting people we know. And somewhere that brings them all together.…

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 19 September 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 19 September 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…

Welcome Party

20:00 - 23:59 19 September 2015
With free entry and DJs until 3am, the Welcome Party is the perfect place to relax, unwind and socialise with friends new or old. 8pm - late *Advance booking not required.

Whitworth Art Gallery Tours

11:00 19 - 15:00 25 September 2015
A recent £15 million development has transformed the gallery, doubling it in size and providing a fitting home for The Whitworth’s extensive collection of art and design which is of…

'Sport at the University' workshop

12:00 - 13:00 20 September 2015
Are you interested in joining a sports team or simply trying something new? Come and find out more about what sports and activities are on offer at the university

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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