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A Stone's Throw

18 April - 17 July 2016
In this photographic exhibition, Manchester photographer John Shinnick has captured the words and voices of people who interact with the centre of Manchester, a metaphorical stone’s…

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…

Climate Control

11 May - 18 September 2016
We hear about climate change on the news and in the newspapers. Climate change is happening all around us, but this isn’t the time to ignore it, it’s the time to get really, really,…

Imagining Solidarity: Visual representations of development in public campaigns

19 - 20 May 2016
The aim of this conference is to explore the realm of the visual to examine how the complex relations of embodied, material encounter and engagement between people and visual campaigns…

Interfacing nanomaterials with neural networks: what happens when brain meets the artificial

11:00 - 12:00 19 May 2016
The application of nanotechnology to neuroscience promotes innovative solutions that may be useful for brain repair strategies after damage. Carbon based nanomaterials, such as carbon…

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…

Modelling Breast Tissue in 3D

13:30 - 14:30 19 May 2016
This is part of the CCB Spring Seminar Series 2016. Prof. Val Speirs, Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology Modelling Breast Tissue in 3D Host: Paul Shore

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…

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…

Tableau - The Beautiful Science of Data Visualisation - Full

10:00 - 13:00 19 May 2016
Seeing and understanding data is richer than creating a collection of queries, dashboards, and workbooks. You will see how visual and cognitive science explain what makes data visualisation…

The metabolic regulation of innate immune cell activaton

12:00 - 13:00 19 May 2016
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.…

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…

When Tomorrow Comes

19:00 - 21:00 19 May 2016
Join us at this one-off free event to listen to a group of leading songwriters – Jo Mango, Louis Abbott (Admiral Fallow), and Craig B (A Mote of Dust) – who will premiere a series of…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 20 May 2016
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. No need to book, just turn up.

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

13:00 - 14:00 21 May 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…

Democracy and Elections seminar: Do You See What I See?: Ethnic Diversity, Pseudoenvironments, and Social Capital

15:30 - 17:00 23 May 2016
Professor Cara Wong, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign How does place affect politics? Using maps drawn by respondents of their local communities as an individual-level measure…

Manchester Regenerative Medicien Network Lauch Evening

15:30 - 21:30 23 May 2016
Manchester Regenerative Medicine (MaRM) Network Launch evening at the Whitworth Art Gallery on Monday the 23rd May, from 3:30-9:30. …

Master class - Character and Consciousness in the British Enlightenment: the Interpretation of Dreams

14:00 - 16:00 23 May 2016
Professor Phyllis Mack, Rutgers University, USA will be visiting The John Rylands Research Institute to deliver a programme of seminars in the week beginning Monday May 23 2016. Professor…

Rosie Lomas: Classical Soprano in Concert

19:00 23 May 2016
Rosie Lomas graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 2011 with a distinction in her final recital. She made her operatic debut with English National Opera in 2011 as…

Sexuality Summer School: Film Screening: Carol (Haynes, 2015)

18:00 23 May 2016
Dir Todd Haynes/US GB 2013/118 mins Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson Adapted by Emmy nominated screenwriter Phyllis Nagy from Patricia Highsmith’s best-selling novel The Price…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

10:30 - 11:15 24 May 2016
Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props and real objects, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. Sessions…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

11:30 - 12:15 24 May 2016
Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props and real objects, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. Sessions…

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