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"Of Buying Many Books There is No End”: Towards a History of the John Rylands Library's Collection of Islamic Manuscripts.

18:00 - 19:30 2 February 2017
Rare are the manuscripts in Arabic script that do not bear a mark attesting to their past, be it a mention of the patron for whom the manuscript was produced, an act of pious donation,…

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…

Children's Lives in Wartime Japan

1 February - 31 March 2017
This exhibition displays 50 entries from picture diaries made by Japanese primary school children in 1944-1945. It gives a vivid insight into the school lives of Japanese children…

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.…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Walter J. Houston (Manchester), 'Folly at Bethel: Amos on Religion

14:00 - 16:00 2 February 2017
The Centre for Biblical Studies weekly seminar series. These seminars are free and open to the public, with no registration required. Seminars last 90 minutes including a 30 minute…

Encrypted Inscriptions: A Paradoxical Praxis

16:55 - 18:30 2 February 2017
Classics & Ancient History Research Seminar

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…

Innovate UK and transparency data

12:00 - 13:00 2 February 2017
Innovate UK publishes its transparency data on a monthly data, covering each grant the organisation issues. This data has recently been expanded to include CRNs – the unique identifier…

Lines from a Wanderer: Song Recital with Marcus Farnsworth (Baritone) and James Baillieu (Piano)

13:10 - 14:00 2 February 2017
Baritone and Manchester alumnus Marcus Farnsworth performs a recital of new songs with acclaimed pianist and long time duo partner, James Baillieu. The recital features cycles by composers…

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,…

Short Course: Fuzzy Set and QCA Analysis (intermediate)

2 February 2017
Qualitative Comparative Analysis is a systematic method of studying data on multiple comparable cases from about N=8 through to large datasets of N=10,000 etc. The QCA methods firstly…

Toddler tales

10:30 - 11:15 2 February 2017
Find a cosy corner, pull up a cushion and listen to fun stories. Join in playtime, creating a storyworld of your own. Suitable for families with children 5 and under.

Whitworth Young Contemporaries: And Now We Are Plastic

27 January - 2 April 2017
As technology helps us to constantly evolve, the boundaries between our physical and digital spaces are blending, yet our ability to adapt and change remains visible in our art, marking…

Cultures of Anti-Racism

09:00 - 18:00 3 February 2017
This conference aims to explore anti-racist ideas and practices in the domain of cultural production in order to investigate how cultural producers approach questions of race and racism…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 3 February 2017
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. No need to book, just turn up.

Wattle and Daub's: Performing the Freak

14:00 - 16:00 3 February 2017
PERFORMING THE FREAK FRIDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2-4pm ROOM 2.60 SIMON BUILDING A conversational event for professionals and students of medical humanities and 18th Century medicine or monstrosity.…

World Cancer Day

11:00 - 14:00 3 February 2017
World Cancer Day Friday 3rd February 2017 University Place, Ground Floor Drum area. Check out our fight against cancer Cancer is one of the University’s five research beacons and…

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

13:00 - 14:00 4 February 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…

What The Papers Say: The Guardian Archive

14:00 - 16:00 4 February 2017
The Manchester Guardian was founded by John Edward Taylor in 1821, two years after the Peterloo Massacre. Under the editorship of the legendary Charles Prestwich Scott, it was transformed…

Accelerating science, understanding impact: the promise of open science

13:00 - 14:00 6 February 2017
Open science aims to accelerate scientific progress to turn what is discovered into benefits for all. Researchers increasingly share their findings and research outputs in new, open…

Literature Live: Vona Groarke and Katherine Angel

19:30 - 21:00 6 February 2017
Vona Groarke has published seven collections of poetry, most recently, Selected Poems (Gallery Press, 2016). Current editor of Poetry Ireland Review and a selector for the Poetry Book…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Monday, 6th February 2017 - Dr Casey High – University of Edinburgh

16:00 - 18:00 6 February 2017
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 6TH February 2017 Dr Casey High – University of Edinburgh Anthropological Collaboration and Social Transformation in Contemporary Amazonia My…

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