Exhibitions, Lecture

Annual Linnean Society Lecture

16:00 - 18:00 6 December 2016
The Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health presents the Annual Linnean Society Lecture. Join us for a celebration of contributions made by women to Natural Sciences, in memory of…

ARTIST ROOMS: Andy Warhol

19 November 2016 - 16 April 2017
ARTIST ROOMS: Andy Warhol shows the sharp critical opinions of an artist known to many primarily as art salesman, purveyor of product and celebrant of capitalism. Supported by Arts…

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…

Deanna Petherbridge

2 December 2016 - 4 June 2017
A solo show of pen and ink drawings from across a 45-year career. Since the 1960s, Deanna Petherbridge has pioneered critical thinking on drawing and its place in art and architecture.…

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…

Manchester Metallurgical Society presents Macro-Segregation in Large Steel Ingots Lecture

06:30 - 08:00 6 December 2016
The Manchester Metallurgical Society (MMS) presents: Speaker: Ed Pickering, The University of Manchester Title: Macro-Segregation in Large Steel Ingots All Welcome Buffet available from 6.00 pm

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…

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…

Trials of early intervention in autism: what they can tell us about developmental process and treatment effectiveness

11:00 - 12:30 6 December 2016
The ESRC International Centre for Language and Communicative Development (LuCiD) continues its seminar series this month with a talk by Professor Jonathan Green, Professor of Child…

English Literature Research Seminar: Florence Impens, (UoM), 'Elaine Feinstein, Marina Tsvetaeva, and The Art of Translation'

17:00 - 18:30 7 December 2016
Florence Impens, (UoM), 'Elaine Feinstein, Marina Tsvetaeva, and The Art of Translation'

GDI Lecture series: Bangladesh Confronts Climate Change: Keeping Our Heads above Water

17:00 - 18:30 7 December 2016
The Global Development Lecture Series brings together scholars involved in cutting edge research on international development. It aims to facilitate dialogue and discussion, providing…

Why we need chaos, silence & boredom in public and patient engagement

16:00 - 17:00 7 December 2016
Everyone seems to agree that public engagement with science, technology and medicine is important. It enables public dialogue, promotes robust outcomes for research, and empowers…

Alex Hartley - Reflections on Utopia and Post-Studio Art Practice

17:30 - 19:00 8 December 2016
The lecture will use examples of my own work to discuss utopian ideas within current post-studio art practice, including 'Nowhereisland', my ten-year artwork that culminated in a new…

Dr Anne Kirkham 'Hark the Herald - Angels in the John Rylands Library’s Books of Hours'

18:00 - 19:30 8 December 2016
Dr Anne Kirkham, Anne Kirkham (Art History & Visual Studies, The University of Manchester) will lecture on Angels in the John Rylands Library’s Books of Hours

History Research Seminar: Philipp Schofield (Aberystwyth), ‘Identifying the Impact of Famine in the Medieval English Countryside’

16:15 - 17:30 8 December 2016
History Research Seminar: Philipp Schofield (Aberystwyth), ‘Identifying the Impact of Famine in the Medieval English Countryside’

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Jodrell Bank

Martin Harris Centre

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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