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Ageing and frailty: supporting dialogue between GPs and older people

14:00 - 16:00 20 December 2016
Public seminar 2-4pm, free networking lunch from 1pm As a population we are living longer but with more long-term health conditions and impairments. This means we can probably expect…

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…

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…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

10:30 - 11:15 20 December 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 20 December 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…

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.…

Explorer tour

14:00 - 15:00 20 December 2016
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you.

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…

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…

Musical Baby Explorers

13:00 - 13:45 20 December 2016
Join us for live music and songs inspired by our collections, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. A space to play, share and discover together Please…

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…

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.…

Introductory tour

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

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 23 December 2016
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. No need to book, just turn up.

Marvellous Winter Mobiles

11:00 27 - 16:00 31 December 2016
Look, discover and explore the Museum galleries and see what wonders you can find. Create a marvellous mobile of your favourite winter wildlife. Drop in, families, free, all ages

Winter Studio at the Whitworth

11:00 - 16:00 27 December 2016
Discover play and make together with your family this winter. Join us for throughout the winter holidays for creative play inspired by our collections

Winter Studio at the Whitworth

11:00 28 December 2016
Discover play and make together with your family this winter. Join us for throughout the winter holidays for creative play inspired by our collections

Winter Studio at the Whitworth

11:00 29 - 11:00 30 December 2016
Discover play and make together with your family this winter. Join us for throughout the winter holidays for creative play inspired by our collections

Magic Carpet: The Porridge Pot

10:30 - 11:30 30 December 2016
Magic Carpet is an interactive, creative, story making and activity session that forms connections to the Museum’s collections. Our stories are specially devised to enable our youngest…

Marvellous Winter Mobiles

11:00 2 - 16:00 6 January 2017
Look, discover and explore the Museum galleries and see what wonders you can find. Create a marvellous mobile of your favourite winter wildlife. Drop in, families, free, all ages

Revolutionary Textiles 1910-1939

2 January - 23 April 2017
In the early decades of the 20th century textile design took off in new directions throughout the Western world. Invigorated by experimental techniques, art styles such as Fauvism,…

Winter Studio at the Whitworth

11:00 - 16:00 2 January 2017
Discover play and make together with your family this winter. Join us for throughout the winter holidays for creative play inspired by our collections

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