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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…

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…

CTIS Seminar: David Orrego-Carmona, "What Do Users Think? Exploring the reception of non-professional subtitling"

14:00 - 15:30 16 February 2017
The Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies seminar series brings researchers from across the UK and Europe to the University of Manchester to present on their work. These…

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: Prof. Philip Esler (Gloucestershire), 'New Light on Babatha and Her Final Days'

14:00 - 16:00 16 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…

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…

Manchester In-Fringe Theatre Awards (MIFTAs)

19:00 - 21:00 16 February 2017
The MIFTA season is an exciting season of productions by members of The University of Manchester Drama Society. In venues across Manchester including the John Thaw Studio Theatre, students…

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…

Quatuor Danel

13:10 - 14:00 16 February 2017
Weinberg’s only String Trio, a heartfelt yet elusive piece from the time when he was tailed by the Soviet secret police, followed by the second of Tchaikovsky’s three quartets, the…

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,…

Rip It Up: A Celebration of the Counter-Culture

18:00 - 21:00 16 February 2017
Don’t miss Rip it Up; an evening of experimentation and celebration of the counter-culture at The John Rylands Library. From 6 to 8pm, experience our Off-Beat exhibition in a unique…

Short Course: NVIVO for Qualitative Data and Corpus Analysis (introductory)

16 February 2017
This course introduces NVIVO and uses various menu option in NVIVO to analyse data. The structure of the training session will be a combination of formal presentation alongside practical…

Was the Greek Polis a state?

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

Webinar: Finding and understanding Eurostat data

15:00 - 16:00 16 February 2017
Researchers, practitioners, teachers and students interested in statistics across Europe are invited to attend a free introductory webinar to better understand how to access and use…

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…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 17 February 2017
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. No need to book, just turn up.

Manchester In-Fringe Theatre Awards (MIFTAs)

19:00 - 21:00 17 February 2017
The MIFTA season is an exciting season of productions by members of The University of Manchester Drama Society. In venues across Manchester including the John Thaw Studio Theatre, students…

Quatuor Danel with Pascal Moraguès (clarinet)

19:30 - 21:30 17 February 2017
Principal clarinettist of the Orchestre de Paris and professor at the Paris Conservatoire, Pascal Moraguès joins the Quatuor Danel for Brahms’s gloriously lyrical masterpiece and the…

Singing Showcase

13:10 - 14:00 17 February 2017
After the success of last year’s concert, the Singing Showcase makes a return! Come and see the University’s finest singers perform a range of styles, from passionate outbursts to…

Big Saturday: Amazing Animals

11:00 - 16:00 18 February 2017
Come along to the Museum's Amazing Animals Big Saturday and discover some amazing facts about animals. Find out more about how animals survive winter and see our 'Extinction/Survival?'…

Costume corner

18 - 26 February 2017
Pop in to our pop up photo booth! Strike a pose for a picture or a selfie using the props to create a cunning disguise to fool your friends and family. Ask staff to point you in the right direction.

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

13:00 - 14:00 18 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…

MUMS Chamber Orchestra

19:30 - 21:00 18 February 2017
MUMS Chamber Orchestra returns with a delightful programme of wonderful music. From Baroque suites to a 21st Century new work, this concert has a wonderful range of music in store!…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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