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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…

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…

Christmas Present Swap Shop

12:00 - 14:00 10 January 2017
The Atrium Green Impact Team invites you to bring unwanted Christmas presents to swap, buy cake and raise money for charity.

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 10 January 2017
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…

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…

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,…

Sustainability Seminar Series – Energy, Well-Being, Biodiversity, Food, Travel & More

12:00 - 14:00 10 January 2017
Sustainability Seminar Series – Energy: How do we use energy in our buildings and how do we expect this to change? With Prof. Ian Cotton and Sian Nord Launching in January 2017,…

Tuesday Talks: Chris Hammond

12:30 - 14:00 10 January 2017
10 January - Chris Hammond The curator and gallerist Chris Hammond is best known as the founder and director of MOT (2002-2016) which he developed from an artists' run project space…

Gathering and analysing social media data from Twitter and YouTube

11 January 2017
This course introduces free Windows-based software for collecting tweets and for downloading the sets of comments on YouTube videos. It also describes a range of keyword, network and…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 11 January 2017
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. No need to book, just turn up.

Nanomaterials by Design: A New Chapter in Catalysis

13:00 - 14:00 11 January 2017
Nanomaterials based on noble metals, such as silver (Ag), gold (Au), palladium (Pd), and platinum (Pt), are widely employed as catalysts for a myriad of transformations that are relevant…

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

13:00 - 14:00 11 January 2017
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…

Sentiment analysis: How it works and how to use it in the social sciences

12 January 2017
This course describes how computers can automatically detect sentiment in text and introduces a leading free sentiment analysis program, SentiStrength. The strengths and weaknesses…

Collection Bites: ‘If a crocodile has sex with her…’: Animals between magic, religion, and divination in Graeco-Roman Egypt

14:00 - 15:00 13 January 2017
Animals played a huge role not only in the practical daily life of the ancient Egyptians, but also in their intellectual and spiritual life, especially in the Graeco-Roman Period. Sacred…

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