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"I put a spell on you" The Moses Gaster Collection.

14:00 - 15:00 10 August 2016
For centuries people across the world wore amulets to protect them against the evil influences of witches, demons, and other mischievous powers. Learn more by delving into the Moses…

Animal Tracks

11:00 - 13:00 10 August 2016
Drop in, free, all ages See if you can identify animal footprints and create some animal footprints in clay of your own to take away.

Animal Tracks

14:00 - 16:00 10 August 2016
Drop in, free, all ages See if you can identify animal footprints and create some animal footprints in clay of your own to take away.

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,…

Family holidays at the Whitworth: Summer Studio

11:00 22 July - 14:00 2 September 2016
Explore, play and create together with your family this summer holiday at our Summer Studio. Have a go at hands-on creative activities with local artists inspired by three artists from…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 10 August 2016
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. No need to book, just turn up.

Magic Carpet: Nature Discovery story

11:30 - 12:30 10 August 2016
Free, for active toddlers, parents, grandparents and carers. (Younger siblings welcome too) Book one week in advance on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648 after 2pm Story making and activity session

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…

Mondays: Toddler Art Club – Family events at the Whitworth

10:30 18 July - 12:30 19 December 2016
Toddler Art Club – Family events at the Whitworth. Try these workshops – led by artists, dancers and musicians – and let your toddler discover, explore, create and play. Each Monday:…

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…

Nocturnal Animals

13:30 - 14:15 10 August 2016
Free, for active toddlers, parents, grandparents and carers. (Younger siblings welcome too) Book one week in advance on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648 after 2pm Activity…

Nocturnal Animals

14:30 - 15:15 10 August 2016
Free, for active toddlers, parents, grandparents and carers. (Younger siblings welcome too) Book one week in advance on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648 after 2pm Activity…

Summer at the Whitworth: Work in Progress

4 - 31 August 2016
Work in Progress This summer holiday come to see Work in Progress, a series of artist residencies all August at the Whitworth. Meet artists from both the UK and India as they explore…

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

13:00 - 14:00 10 August 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…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 12 August 2016
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. No need to book, just turn up.

The ruff guide to Shakespeare workshop

14:00 - 16:00 12 August 2016
What better way to get into the Shakespearian spirit than to make your very own Tudor ruff? Compare your ruff with Shakespeare’s own when you find him in our magnificent Historic…

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:15 - 10:30 13 August 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. Activities…

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

13:00 - 14:00 13 August 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…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

10:30 - 11:15 16 August 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 16 August 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…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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