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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…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

10:30 - 11:15 17 January 2017
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 17 January 2017
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.…

Green Impact Lunchtime Workshop

12:30 - 13:30 17 January 2017
Even if you are a seasoned Green Impactor or have only just started, come join the Green Impact lunchtime workshop taking place on Tuesday 17th January in room G.33 of the Williamson…

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,…

Tuesday Talks: Chris Hammond

12:30 - 14:00 17 January 2017
17 January - Deanna Petherbridge Deanna Petherbridge, artist, curator, author and an influential teacher is a committed practitioner and passionate advocate of the art of drawing.…

Faculty Research Seminar Series: Wednesday, 18 January 2017

13:00 - 14:00 18 January 2017
The monthly Faculty Research Seminar Series is open to all staff and students and offers an opportunity to celebrate FBMH’s research achievements. Host: Cardiovascular, Metabolic…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 18 January 2017
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. No need to book, just turn up.

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

13:00 - 14:00 18 January 2017
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…

School of Materials Seminar entitled "Programmable 2-Dimensional Molecular Composites"

10:30 - 12:00 18 January 2017
Professor Melik Demirel, Director of the Center for Research on Advanced Fiber Technologies (CRAFT) at Penn State University is visiting Manchester to talk about Programmable 2-Dimensional…

Monthly Cycle to Work Free Breakfast

19 January 2017
Febuary’s Monthly Cycle Event is returning to EATS Restaurant in University Place, where cyclists new and old are invited to come and meet our great cycling community, find out the…

Short Course: Introduction to Sequence Analysis

09:00 - 17:00 19 January 2017
Sequence analysis has recently experienced increasing interest in life course research and summarizes a variety of techniques to analyse whole "sequences", for example, employment or…

Tyndall Manchester seminar- Changing institutions in a changing climate

16:00 19 January 2017
In the seminar, I argue that a more rounded understanding of how to respond effectively to the challenges posed by human-made climate change may be obtained by drawing on an institutional…

Webinar: Introduction to the UK Data Service

15:00 - 16:00 19 January 2017
The UK Data Service holds the UK’s largest collection of research data. This introductory webinar is for anyone with an interest in social research who wants to hear about the vast…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 20 January 2017
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. No need to book, just turn up.

Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds Surgery

10:00 - 16:00 20 January 2017
Bring your finds to be recorded and identified at Manchester Museum, all objects from Pre-history to 1700s are welcome.

Big Saturday: Our Wonderful World

11:00 - 16:00 21 January 2017
We’ll be kicking off 2017 by celebrating the big and the small things that make our world wonderful! Come along and bring the whole family for a day of activities all around kindness,…

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

13:00 - 14:00 21 January 2017
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…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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