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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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

'My gratitude to the great and honourable Trauma. I take it in my heart’. Integral rehabilitation for injured workers in the state traumatological hospital, Chile 1938-1942 - C

13:00 - 14:00 24 May 2016
This seminar is part of the lunchtime seminar series for the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM). Lunchtime seminars are typically no more than 30 minutes…

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…

CANCELLED: CMIST Afternoon Seminar: Ethnic variations in intragenerational social mobility between 1971 and 2011

16:00 - 17:30 24 May 2016
This seminar has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We hope to bring you this seminar in the 2016/17 academic year. Ethnic minority groups in England and Wales have repeatedly…

From Etelaati to Eslahtalabi: Said Hajjarian, Political Theology and the Politics of Reform in Post-Revolutionary Iran

17:00 - 18:30 24 May 2016
Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES) research seminar

Impact of evidence synthesis and guidance on practice

12:00 - 15:30 24 May 2016
Confirmed presentation titles include: Supporting impact of evidence synthesis through social media Delivering impact reports of evidence synthesis: overview of the role of reporting…

Musical Baby Explorers

13:00 - 13:45 24 May 2016
Join us for live music and songs inspired by our collections, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. A space to play, share and discover together Please…

Translating Poetry: Elaine Feinstein and Russian Women Poets

16:00 - 17:00 24 May 2016
Based on the Papers of Elaine Feinstein (b. 1930) University of Manchester Special Collections housed at The John Rylands Library, this talk will investigate her translations from the…

‘Blossoming Flowers and Beating Hearts: The Aesthetics of Wonder and Religious Science in Irwin Moon’s Film Series Sermons from Science’

16:00 - 17:00 24 May 2016
This seminar is part of the CHSTM Seminar Series Feb-May 2016. CHSTM seminars will be held fortnightly on Tuesdays at 4pm in Room 2.57 Simon Building, Brunswick Street, Manchester,…

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