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Astrophotograhy Night at Jodrell Bank

19:30 18 January 2016 - 21:00 18 January 2017
Come along to Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre for an informal and fun evening of Astrophotography. You'll enjoy an Introduction to Astrophotography workshop (co-presented by Dr. Ant Holloway…

Ben Rivers

25 February - 22 May 2016
Ben Rivers presents his most ambitious work to date. The Two Eyes Are Not Brothers is Ben Rivers’ most ambitious work to date. Migrating between documentary, fantasy and fable, and…

Dalton Seminar Series: Understanding the chemistry of uranium mining/nuclear waste using synchrotron radiation

12:00 - 13:00 11 March 2016
Speaker Andrew Grosvenor is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan. Abstract A focus of the solid-state chemistry group at the University…

Getting under the skin of ageing: A multidisciplinary approach

14:00 - 16:00 11 March 2016
MICRA seminar 2-4pm (Free networking lunch from 1pm) Visible signs of ageing are apparent to all of us, not only health professionals. In this afternoon symposium, we will examine…

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 11 March 2016
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up!

Magic, Witches and Devils in the Early Modern World

21 January - 21 August 2016
Ghosts, witches, sorcerers and demons: our fascination with the supernatural stretches back centuries. Experience how supernatural forces shaped the lives of everyone from kings and…

Manchester University Baroque Orchestra

15:00 - 16:00 11 March 2016
Hot on the heels of their highly successful King Arthur programme, Baroque Orchestra present an eclectic programme of baroque concerti grossi, showing just how versatile the instruments…

Nico Vascellari

25 February - 18 September 2016
Nico Vascellari’s major work, Bus de la Lum draws on the ancient powers of the forest. Light, video and sound explore the legend of a natural cavity located within the woodland of the…

No job for a man! Midwives versus The Medical Men!

14:00 - 15:00 11 March 2016
Explore our Medical Manuscripts Collection and discover the attitudes and practices of early 18th and 19th century midwifery and in particular the fascinating rise of the 'man midwife'

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert with David Fanning (piano)

19:30 - 21:30 11 March 2016
The last substantial work Beethoven composed, featuring in the finale 'The difficult decision ('Must it be?' 'It must be!')', is followed by the première of the Nietzsche-inspired Third…

Saving a Century

8 January - 24 March 2016
'Saving a Century', curated by leading architectural historian Gavin Stamp, uses archive photographs and material from over 50 years of the The Victorian Society's fight to save historic…

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.…

They Said, We Said

11 January - 29 April 2016
?'They Said, We Said' is a collection of artwork produced by members of Pure Studio, an arts facility based in Stockport that helps its members, all of whom have a learning disability,…

Tibor Reich

29 January - 29 August 2016
A celebration of post-war design alongside an exhibition of Wallpaper from the Whitworth's collection

Wallpaper

29 January - 4 September 2016
Continuing the celebration of post-war design this show features highlights from the Whitworth’s collection of 1950s and 60s wallpapers. At the heart of the exhibition are papers from…

Minecraft at the Whitworth - SOLD OUT

11:00 - 15:00 12 March 2016
This event is now sold out: We're delighted with how popular our Minecraft at the Whitworth event has been! As demand has been so high, we're looking at running an extra event in the…

MUMS Chamber Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 12 March 2016
In another opportunity to hear MUMS Chamber Orchestra we offer you a packed concert with a twist. Not only will you hear Lanabel Teo playing Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.5, but this…

New Arrivals

12 March - 20 November 2016
This exhibition brings together a selection of works that have recently been brought into the Whitworth’s collection. Highlighting a contemporary and diverse approach to drawing, they…

Polish Language AS and A2 Workshops - REES

09:30 - 15:00 12 March 2016
Russian and East European Studies (REES) workshop for AS and A2 students, Saturday 12th March. PROGRAMME Samuel Alexander Building A104, A113, A201, A212, A215 9.45 – 9.55: Registration…

The rise of a university: industry, engineering and science (Heritage Tour)

13:00 - 14:00 12 March 2016
This tour takes visitors on a journey from the height of the industrial revolution to the white heat of 1960s scientific and technological innovation. Our guides explain the history…

WYC MAKES: LYNGUISITIVE - SATURDAY MARCH 12TH // Da Art of Storytelling

14:00 - 16:00 12 March 2016
Over six sessions we will explore poetry & movement, slipping through crowds and searching through collections to discover new ways to create and approach art. Expect to look at image,…

Family Friendly Screening: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981, PG

14:00 13 March 2016
Ages 7 + and accompanying adults Free, Book www.gmoff.eventbrite.com Part of the Greater Manchester On Film Festival (GMOFF)

Family Friendly Screening: Shaun the Sheep the Movie, 2015, U

13 March 2016
Sun 13 March: 11am Ages 5 + and accompanying adults Free, Book www.gmoff.eventbrite.com Part of the Greater Manchester On Film Festival (GMOFF)

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