All events

'Living the weather' sketchcrawl

10:15 - 12:15 30 October 2015
Join us for a special sketchcrawl on the theme of 'Living the weather'! Led by Lynne Chapman, urban sketcher, our sketchcrawl is a chance to meet with other people and sketch. It's…

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…

Bloodlines

19:30 - 21:00 30 October 2015
Follow the story of a young man diagnosed with a deadly leukaemia, who undergoes a stem cell transplant in a bid for survival. After the performance, there’ll be a talk on pioneering…

Confessions of An Entrepreneur

11:45 - 13:00 30 October 2015
'''Host:''' Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences '''About the event:''' ''Looking for inspiration on how to start your own business venture? Wondering what it’s like to make 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,…

Fascinating Fungi

11:00 - 16:00 30 October 2015
Did you know that the world’s first antibiotic came from Penicillin mould? Come along and find out many other fascinating facts about Fungi. Get stuck into a variety of hands-on family…

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…

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…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 30 October 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…

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…

Magic Carpet: A Tadpole’s Tale

10:30 - 12:30 30 October 2015
Book on 0161 275 2648 (from a week before from 2pm), free, under 5s and their families/carers (young babies welcome with older siblings). Story making and activity sessions.

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…

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 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…

Your Manchester Scientist

12:00 - 14:00 30 October 2015
Manchester has long been a hotbed of scientific innovation and discovery. To celebrate this, we’ll be delving into our Special Collections to showcase the achievements of some of our…

Big Saturday: Science Spectacular

11:00 - 16:00 31 October 2015
Calling all budding scientists! Explore, build, and play! Come and take part in a range of challenging science quests. With more than 40 interactive experiments and demonstrations you…

Making the modern world: England’s first civic university (Heritage Tour)

13:00 - 14:00 31 October 2015
This tour takes visitors on a journey from the beginnings of England’s first civic university to the sites of world changing discoveries. It begins within the fine neo-gothic architecture…

The Big Draw: Story Spaces with Stanley Grove Primary Academy

11:00 - 15:00 31 October 2015
A free event for all ages designed by students from Stanley Grove Primary Academy's 'Creative Crew' in collaboration with the Whitworth. Join Stanley Grove Primary Academy's 'Creative…

A view of the Flavour and Fragrance Industry

12:00 - 13:00 2 November 2015
A general introduction and mapping of the key biochemical pathways with end-points useful in the Flavour and Fragrance Industry. The talk will be illustrated with smelling samples of…

Introduction to R

2 November 2015
This course is aimed at people who wish to familiarise themselves with R. It serves as a pre-requisite for the statistical analysis of social networks course, but taken as a one-day…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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