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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…

Big Saturday: Bees and Butterflies

11:00 - 16:00 26 September 2015
Drop in, free, families Come along to find out more about Manchester Museum’s Rooftop beehive, meet Curators, enjoy a behind the scenes tour, discover more about some of the bees and…

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,…

Early Opening for Early Birds

09:00 - 10:00 26 September 2015
Drop in, free, families with children under 5s and their older siblings. Enjoy self-led tours, object handling and craft activities. (The Living Worlds and Nature Discovery galleries…

Family Picnic

12:00 - 17:00 26 September 2015
Are you coming to Manchester with your children? If so – come and meet other families at our family picnic! There will be toys for the kids, as well as some food provided – but we do…

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.

Pangaea

20:00 - 23:59 26 September 2015
Get to know the beating heart of Manchester’s vibrant night scene with our four official University of Manchester Welcome Parties. One wristband gives you access to four bespoke nights…

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…

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…

International Society BBQ

16:00 - 20:00 27 September 2015
Everyone loves a good BBQ, so come and join us at the International Society where there will be food, soft drinks and live music. Halal and vegetarian options will be available. *…

Early Doors Quiz

18:00 - 19:30 28 September 2015
Pit your wits against your fellow students at the Union Bar Early Doors Quiz, with a chance to win a £50 bar tab! *Advance booking not required.

Manchester Pharmacy School Seminar Series 2015/16: Placentas, piñatas and nanoparticles: a biologist's approach to targeted drug delivery.

12:30 - 14:00 28 September 2015
Placentas, piñatas and nanoparticles: a biologist's approach to targeted drug delivery. Speaker: Dr Lynda Harris, University of Manchester The seminar series held in MPS is primarily…

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