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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…

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.

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.…

Department of Politics - JMCE seminars

14:00 - 16:00 22 February 2017
Department of Politics - JMCE seminars Wednesday 22 February 2017, 14:00 @ TBC Speaker: Francie Molloy, MP Title: Sinn Fein, Northern Ireland and Brexit

EAC Department Seminar Series: Jennifer Richards (NEWCASTLE), 'Talking Books in the Age of Print'

17:00 - 18:30 22 February 2017
Jennifer Richards (NEWCASTLE), 'Talking Books in the Age of Print'

Extended Accommodation Tour

09:30 - 13:00 22 February 2017
Want to have a look at your potential future home? We run accommodation tours of some of our halls of residence on Wednesday mornings between November and March. On Wednesday, 22 February,…

Finance seminar by Joao Cocco, London Business School

14:00 - 16:00 22 February 2017
Expenditures and financial well-being

GDI Lecture Series: Predatory states and Economic development

17:00 - 18:30 22 February 2017
Predatory states and Economic development Professor Mehrdad Vahabi (University of Paris) The event will be from 5-6.30pm in Theatre B of the Roscoe Building The Global Development…

Geography Research Seminar: Dr. Alexandra Dales (University of Manchester) - Regulating the expansion of global retail capital

12:00 - 14:00 22 February 2017
Dr Alexandra Dales (Geography, SEED, University of Manchester) Regulating the expansion of global retail capital – contestation and compromise in the evolving national retail markets…

Half term activities Paper Puppets

10:00 20 - 16:00 24 February 2017
Make paper puppets inspired by the animals you see in the Museum's 'Extinction/Survival?' exhibition. Free, drop in, families

HCRI Seminar: Out of sight, out of mind, out of bounds - The Failure of Maritime Sanctions Enforcement against North Korea

15:00 - 17:00 22 February 2017
For this HCRI Seminar we will be joined by Bob Huish, Associate Professor in International Development Studies at Dalhousie University, and the Ron Lister Fellow in the Department of…

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…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 22 February 2017
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. No need to book, just turn up.

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…

MIE Research Matters - 'Why should I teach it?' - Dr Ann Lendrum

12:00 - 13:00 22 February 2017
Examining the role of social validity for promoting the effective adoption and implementation of school-based interventions. Teachers are regularly expected to adopt and deliver new…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 - 17:30 22 February 2017
Speaker: Marc Sarazin Title: Characterising social structure in schools: the case of a low-SES primary school undergoing a collective music-making intervention Existing studies of…

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…

Politics - Democracy and Elections Seminar - Dr Jennifer VanHeerde-Hudson (UCL)

15:30 - 17:30 22 February 2017
Dear all, This Wednesday (22nd of February) we have a Democracy and Elections Seminar, when we will be welcoming Jennifer VanHeerde-Hudson of UCL who will be talking about the career…

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: Structural Equation Modelling using Mplus (intermediate)

22 - 24 February 2017
Structural Equation Models (SEM) amalgamate regression analysis, path/mediation analysis and factor analysis, allowing for more richly detailed statistical models to be specified and…

Sinn Fein, Northern Ireland and Brexit

14:00 22 February 2017
Sinn Fein, Northern Ireland and Brexit

Strengths-based strategies for mentally ill offenders: First results from a multidisciplinary project

13:00 - 15:00 22 February 2017
Tom Vander Beken will present and discuss interim results of a study to develop multidisciplinary strenghts-based strategies for mentally ill offenders.

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

13:00 - 14:00 22 February 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…

Undergraduate Guided Visit

13:30 - 15:30 22 February 2017
Can’t come to one of our open days? Join us for one of our regular guided visits of our campus instead, and get a feel for the facilities, amenities and atmosphere you’ll enjoy as a…

Warhol Winter Studio: Family Friendly half term 20-24 February

11:00 20 - 15:00 24 February 2017
Warhol Winter Studio Join us for this half term, 20-24 February, for a FREE hands-on workshop that explores your identity through portraiture. Just drop in, 11am to 3pm. Get inspired…

Webinar: Bringing new forms of data to the study of cities

15:00 - 16:00 22 February 2017
This is a collaborative webinar involving Dr Daniel Arribas-Bel from the Consumer Data Research Centre (CDRC), at the University of Liverpool. This introductory webinar is for anyone…

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…

Words, words, words! The power of print demonstration

11:30 - 11:50 22 February 2017
Watch our Columbian Printing Press come to life. Heralded as one of man's greatest inventions discover the impact the printing press had in Shakespeare’s day. No need to book, just turn up.

Words, words, words! The power of print demonstration

14:30 - 14:50 22 February 2017
Watch our Columbian Printing Press come to life. Heralded as one of man's greatest inventions discover the impact the printing press had in Shakespeare’s day. No need to book, just turn up.

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