All events

"Ballroom Blitz"

13:05 30 September - 13:55 29 October 2015
Due to popular demand we're bringing Ballroom back to the Martin Harris Centre. Whether you've danced with us before or are a complete novice, you'll love these new routines! An…

An evening with Noisy Bodies

18:00 - 19:30 29 October 2015
Join us at The John Rylands Library for a unique opportunity to meet the artist behind our Noisy Bodies exhibition, Daksha Patel. Learn about the inspirations, influences and process…

Andrew Crome - "God and Pony Show? Religious Controversy, Pathologization, and the Consistency of Imagined Worlds in My Little Pony Fandom"

16:00 - 17:30 29 October 2015
Religions and Theology research seminar - all welcome!

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…

Children’s spookily gothic tour

14:00 - 15:00 29 October 2015
Join us for a fun behind-the-scenes tour of The John Rylands Library. Did you know that back in Victorian times, when the Library was built, gothic writing was all the rage? So there’s…

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,…

Econometrics and Applied Economics workshop: Dr Francesco Fasani

16:15 - 17:45 29 October 2015
"Risk Attitudes and Household Migration Decisions" (with Christian Dustmann, Xin Meng, and Luigi Minale) This paper analyses the relation between individual migrations and the risk…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Katharina Keim - "Joshua in the Samaritan Traditions in the Gaster Collection"

14:00 - 15:30 29 October 2015
Ehrhardt Seminar in Biblical Studies. 90 minutes followed by tea.

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…

FoodHack: Shrooming the Technos

17:30 - 21:00 29 October 2015
The Biospheric Studio has developed the first hyperlocal mushroom farm in Manchester, supplying some of the best restaurants in the city. Are you a great north-west based technologist?…

Gifts for the Gods: Animal Mummies Revealed

8 October 2015 - 17 April 2016
A groundbreaking exhibition of over 60 animal mummies showing how modern science can help explain this ancient practice. Mummies of jackals, crocodiles, cats and birds are displayed…

Ginesis: Distill my beating heart

19:00 29 October 2015
Enjoy a gin-tasting session with a difference, as local blogger Charlie Hooson-Sykes is joined by two master distillers to explain the origins, scientific background and development…

Junk Model Animals

11:00 26 - 16:00 30 October 2015
Jackals, cats, birds and crocodiles, you will see these and other animals in our 'Gifts for the Gods: Animal Mummies Revealed exhibition, floor G. Discover what new scientific research…

Materia Medica meets CurARTive

18:00 - 21:00 29 October 2015
Several modern medicines have been derived, developed and synthesized from unlikely organic materials. This evening challenges preconceptions about modern pharmaceuticals; and questions…

Mummifying Oranges

13:00 27 - 14:00 29 October 2015
Discover more about how and why ancient Egyptians mummified animals and the science behind mummification through this hands on activity. Part of Manchester Science Festival. Visit eventbrite.co.uk/e/m…

Mummifying Oranges

14:30 27 - 15:30 29 October 2015
Discover more about how and why ancient Egyptians mummified animals and the science behind mummification through this hands on activity. Part of Manchester Science Festival. Visit eventbrite.co.uk/e/m…

Noisy Bodies

1 October - 20 December 2015
Manchester-based contemporary artist Daksha Patel fuses art with science in this exclusive exhibition. Her intriguing work explores how scientific systems visualise, map and measure…

Pattern Factory at the Whitworth - half-term activities for families

11:00 26 - 15:00 30 October 2015
Join the production line this half term and explore the Whitworth through pattern, print and play with your family. Be inspired by our wallpaper and textile collections to create your…

PI: Dissecting Language

10:30 - 16:00 29 October 2015
The Division of Linguistics and English Language will be putting on a day-long showcase of language science, titled Dissecting Language, at the Manchester Science Festival

Spontaneous Generation after Aristotle

16:55 - 18:30 29 October 2015
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar

Spooky Bat Tours

17:00 - 19:30 29 October 2015
Have you ever wondered how many kinds of bats there are? Come along to our bat talk and tour and find out more. See bats from the Museum’s collection and meet a Bat expert from the…

Stroke: Stories of the self through art and science

12:00 - 17:00 29 October 2015
Life after a stroke is commonly very different to life before. Coinciding with World Stroke Day, this exhibition reveals the complex emotional challenges faced by stroke survivors through…

Telling Tales - Manchester Science Festival 2015 exhibition

19 October - 19 November 2015
'''Host:''' School of Psychological Sciences '''About the event:''' ''Telling Tales'' is a collaboration between members of the Language Development and Disorders Research Group,…

The Butterfly’s Adventure

01:30 - 14:30 29 October 2015
Martin the fuzzy caterpillar’s bag is all packed ready for his biggest adventure yet. Can you help him through the grassy green meadow and across the raging river all in search of his…

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 role of the transcription factor T-bet in gut mucosal responses

12:00 - 13:00 29 October 2015
MIG Seminar Series

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…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - Rachel Brown

13:10 - 14:00 29 October 2015
One the world’s leading Baroque flautists and an authority on the history of her instrument(s), University of Manchester and RNCM alumna Rachel Brown presents a programme of iconic masterpieces on historical flutes.

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…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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