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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…

B!RTH festival

19 - 22 October 2016
B!RTH is an international theatre festival developed by the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester and The Oglesby Charitable Trust to provoke debate on a global scale and question one…

Ballroom and Latin for Beginners

13:05 28 September - 13:55 23 November 2016
1.05pm, Wednesday 28 September – Wednesday 23 November 2016 (Apart from Wed 2 Nov) This autumn the Martin Harris Centre is going back to basics! Join us for ‘Ballroom and Latin for…

Capturing Science: Images Past and Present

22 September 2016 - 29 January 2017
A picture is worth a thousand words and captures a moment in time. Manchester is European City of Science throughout 2016 and to celebrate this, we are sharing a selection of our science…

Exposing the Off-Beat: A Curator Tour

11:00 - 11:45 21 October 2016
The Beat Poets were influential in the establishment-shattering 1960s counter-culture and in exploding the boundaries of poetry. Our experts on the Beat Poets, Douglas Field and Jay…

Finds Liason

10:00 - 16:00 21 October 2016
Vanessa Oakden, the Finds Liaison Officer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme will be in The Study. Come and see her if you have you need to record your find. This includes all archaeological…

Idris Khan

14 October 2016 - 13 March 2017
British contemporary artist Idris Khan's new solo exhibition. Idris Khan draws inspiration from the history of art, music, philosophy and theology, laying and manipulating images and…

Imagining Medicine

14 October - 22 December 2016
Hammers, vacuum cleaners and duck beaks: see how 16th and 17th century surgical procedures have been reimagined through the photography of Dr Sian Bonnell. Bonnell's photographs take…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 21 October 2016
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. No need to book, just turn up.

Lived Brutalism: Portraits at Robin Hood Gardens

3 - 21 October 2016
OPENING NIGHT: Tuesday 4 October, 7pm – 9pm. With a talk by Architects for Social Housing on estate demolition and strategies to resist it, and an introduction to the exhibition by…

Marcantonio Raimondi and Raphael

30 September 2016 - 23 April 2017
This exhibition features the work of one of the radical originators and innovators of the European tradition of printmaking, Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480-c. 1534). Marcantonio was…

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:…

MUMS Showcase Concert

13:10 - 14:00 21 October 2016
A rare opportunity to witness a variety of performers in Manchester’s Music society playing a variety of repertoire, demonstrating the breadth of taste within the department. There will be something for everyone!

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…

Off Beat: Jeff Nuttall and the International Underground

8 September 2016 - 5 March 2017
Painter, poet, actor and sculptor, a man once described as "the only all-round genius most of us are likely to meet," Jeff Nuttall was one of the few people in the early 1960s to publish…

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.…

After the bees: Poetry meets science

14:00 - 16:00 22 October 2016
Albert Einstein predicted that: “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would only have four years of life left.” Take part in a workshop exploring this idea…

After the bees: Poetry meets science

MUMS Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:15 22 October 2016
MUMS Symphony Orchestra returns for its second concert since September with a programme including Ligeti’s Atmospheres as well as Mahler’s Symphony No.1, also known as The Titan Symphony.…

NEW SCULPTURE

22 October 2016 - 12 June 2017
This exhibition presents a dynamic selection of contemporary sculpture recently acquired by the Whitworth. Spanning the last 25 years, the exhibition offers an eclectic journey through…

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

13:00 22 October 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…

Urban Naturalist

14:00 - 16:00 23 October 2016
Friendly, practical workshops run by leading naturalists. From wild food-foraging and composting to bird song and insect identification, explore biodiversity on our doorstep. Museums…

Visit of Niko Besnier - Simon Visiting Professor

23 October - 13 November 2016
Social Anthropology Visit of Niko Besnier Simon Visiting Professor 23 Oct – 13 Nov. 2016 Niko Besnier is Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam. He is…

Oct Half Term Activities: Animal Prints

11:00 24 - 16:00 28 October 2016
Be inspired by rare animals and plants and create an animal print of your own to take away. Visit our new exhibition ‘Extinction or Survival?’ on floor G. From the Dodo to the Giant…

Ocular Bionica: Hands-onica

11:00 - 14:00 24 October 2016
Create your own low-tech animations inspired by Ocular Bionica, artist Lucy Burscough’s stop-frame animated film about hybrid human-digital vision. You can also chat to Lucy about…

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