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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…

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,…

ESTIVAL 2016

7 - 10 June 2016
Join Manchester University Music Society in their unique equivalent to the 'Proms'! MUMS finishes off their concert season with a four day extravaganza featuring eight concerts in…

Estival 2016: Ad Solem and The Cosmo Singers

13:10 - 14:00 10 June 2016
With a stunning display of vocal talent, this concert welcomes elite university chamber choirs Ad Solem and The Cosmo Singers in a programme of Wilbye to Vaughan Williams and Jackson…

Estival 2016: MUMS Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:00 10 June 2016
Estival is concluded with a dramatic concert featuring a dedication to the late Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Patron of MUMS; new works from postgraduates and academic staff; and Holst’s…

Great Women of Manchester: Collection Encounter

14:00 - 15:00 10 June 2016
Manchester has produced some remarkable women and these pioneering women have made a significant contribution to how we live our lives today. To celebrate this, we’ll be delving into…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 10 June 2016
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. No need to book, 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 Histories Festival: Snapshot

3 - 12 June 2016
Join Manchester Histories’ digital treasure hunt to discover and share images and stories of Greater Manchester’s hidden histories through Twitter and Instagram. Simply play for fun…

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 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…

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:15 - 10:30 11 June 2016
See, Make and Do at the Museum Join us for our early openings at the Museum aimed at children who have autism and other needs, along with their families and carers, and siblings. …

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

13:00 11 June 2016
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…

Manchester Histories Festival: Celebration Day

10:30 - 16:00 11 June 2016
MHF’s Celebration Day provides a focus for the festival bringing together histories and heritage groups from across Greater Manchester and providing a wide range of activities to entertain,…

Manchester Histories Festival: Discovering Little Italy (in English)

17:00 - 18:00 11 June 2016
The Italian community established itself in Ancoats, which by the end of the 19th century was known as Little Italy. This community thrived in the early 20th century, but encountered…

Manchester Histories Festival: Friendless or Forsaken? Child Emigration from Manchester to Canada, 1870-1930

13:00 - 13:45 11 June 2016
In the late nineteenth-century, philanthropists and reformers in Manchester wanted to improve the lives of the many orphans and abandoned children in the city. One strategy was to send…

Manchester Histories Festival: Michael Wood - The Seven Ages of Manchester

15:00 - 16:00 11 June 2016
Historian and broadcaster Michael Wood brings the Seven Ages of Manchester alive in this illustrated talk taking you on a journey through the Roman settlement, the Anglo-Saxon burh,…

Views of an Antique Land: Imaging Egypt and Palestine in the First World War

10:00 - 16:00 11 June 2016
To commemorate the WW1 Centenary, researchers from Cardiff University will hold a ‘roadshow’ at the Museum exploring these local links and collecting memories. Items from the Manchester…

Views of an Antique Land: Imaging Egypt and Palestine in the First World War

11:00 - 12:00 11 June 2016
Manchester has a close connection to Egypt thanks to the lively trade in cotton and antiquities in the 19th century. Join Paul Nicholson for this talk exploring local links and collective memories.

Exploring Representations of Neanderthals in Popular Culture

14:00 - 15:00 12 June 2016
Early popular culture representations played a significant role in shaping the stereotypical perception of Neanderthals as dim witted and brutish cavemen. This talk will explore how…

Views of an Antique Land: Imaging Egypt and Palestine in the First World War

10:00 - 16:00 12 June 2016
To commemorate the WW1 Centenary, researchers from Cardiff University will hold a ‘roadshow’ at the Museum exploring these local links and collecting memories. Items from the Manchester…

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