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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…

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…

ESRC Festival of Social Science

5 - 12 November 2016
The University of Manchester has teamed up with the University of Salford and Manchester Metropolitan University to bring you this year's Festival of Social Science, generously sponsored…

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 11 November 2016
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. No need to book, just turn up.

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:…

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…

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…

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…

Promoting Health for Eyes, Ears and Mind: Older Adults

14:00 - 16:00 11 November 2016
From Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology, Public programmes Team and MICRA Seminar 2-4pm, free Networking lunch from 1pm The combined impact of dementia, age-related…

Romanticism and Beyond

13:10 - 14:00 11 November 2016
An exciting new concert from Manchester’s Music society, focussing on the Romantic and 20th Century ‘Modern’ period. Come see performers tackle the most passionate and exhilarating…

Seminar: The Social Life of Digital and Non-digital Surfaces?

14:00 - 16:00 11 November 2016
Speaker: Eduardo de La Fuente (James Cook University) My paper takes as its starting point a throwaway comment made by Friedrich Nietzsche in The Gay Science: namely, that when we…

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.…

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…

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:00 - 10:30 12 November 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…

ESRC Festival of Social Science - Help yourself to be healthy

11:00 - 15:00 12 November 2016
This event is part of ESRC Festival of Social Science (www.esrcmanchesterfest.ac.uk). It encourages the whole family to think about health and illness in a fun and interactive environment.…

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

13:00 - 14:00 12 November 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…

MUMS Chamber Orchestra

19:30 - 21:15 12 November 2016
MUMS Chamber Orchestra returns for an evening of inspiring music, with soloists Libby Sherwood and Sarah Keirle performing Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante K364, along with Mozart’s Symphony…

Negotiating Brexit: The Challenges, Options and Constraints facing the UK Government

15:00 - 16:00 14 November 2016
Speaker: Prof. David Phinnemore (Queens University Belfast) Title: Negotiating Brexit: The Challenges, Options and Constraints facing the UK Government

Social Anthropology Seminar - Roger Canals - Universitat Barcelona

16:00 - 18:00 14 November 2016
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 14th November 2016 Roger Canals – Universitat Barcelona ‘’ Visual Creativity in the Cult of María Lionza (Venezuela)” Abstract: the cult of María…

Towards Modernity: The success of a touring British art exhibition in China

13:00 - 14:00 14 November 2016
As UK regional museums are increasingly negotiating social, cultural and economic changes, museum leaders, curators and policy makers must continuously reassess their organisation’s…

Bike Registration Event

12:30 - 13:30 15 November 2016
Free Bike Marking session - To qualify for a discounted 'D' lock students and staff must register their bikes on the University scheme. LOCKS MUST BE BOUGHT THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY'S…

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