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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…

Collection Bites Ancestor selfies: face to face with the ancient dead

13:30 - 14:00 27 February 2017
Inspired by her blog earlier this year (link below) Michelle Scott will be speaking about archaeological facial reconstructions with examples of our collection. https://storiesfromthemuseumfloor.word…

Critical Discourses in the Academy: Foucault and Lacan - approaches to discourse analysis (Seminar 1)

16:30 - 18:30 27 February 2017
The first seminar is scheduled for February 27 with Professor Ian Parker speaking on "What is the difference between Lacan and Foucault?" and Dr Owen Demsey speaking on "The Necropolitics…

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.…

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…

John McAuliffe “In Conversation” with Mohsin Hamid

19:00 - 20:30 27 February 2017
Manchester Literature Festival presents an In Conversation with award-winning author Mohsin Hamid. Born and raised in Lahore, Hamid currently divides his time between Pakistan, London…

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,…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Monday, 27th February 2017 - Dr Andre Cicalo – Kings College, London

16:00 - 18:00 27 February 2017
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 27th February 2017 Dr Andre Cicalo – Kings College, London Goodbye Racial Democracy? Brazilian Identity, Official Discourse, and the Making…

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…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

10:30 - 11:15 28 February 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 28 February 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…

Explorer tour

14:00 - 15:00 28 February 2017
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you.

Explorer tour

14:00 - 15:00 28 February 2017
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you.

Legitimacy in international law: The case of international investment arbitration

17:00 - 19:00 28 February 2017
With the different contestation of legitimacy, this lecture will discuss the legitimacy debate with respect to the investment regime. Guest speaker Alexis Galan, Bocconi University,…

Musical Baby Explorers

13:00 - 13:45 28 February 2017
Join us for live music and songs inspired by our collections, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. A space to play, share and discover together Please…

Self defence is no offence: Resisting racialization and criminalization of Muslims in neoliberal Britain

13:00 - 14:00 28 February 2017
Join us for this event, which is part of the CoDE Seminar Series. The seminar will present findings from an on-going study exploring the context and aftermath of the 'grooming' scandals…

Seminar: Carlos Carillo-Tudela (Essex)

16:15 - 17:45 28 February 2017
Title: TBA

Tuesday Talks: Hilary Jack

12:30 - 14:00 28 February 2017
Tuesday Talks invites leading artists, thinkers and curators to explore the driving forces, influences and sources of inspiration within contemporary art. The Whitworth 12.30-2.00pm,…

What can Administrative data and Record linkage tell us about mental health?

15:00 - 16:15 28 February 2017
Speaker: Dr Dermot O’Reilly, Queen’s University Belfast Poor mental health has been identified as a major and increasing public health issue with significant economic and social impact.…

Accomodation Tours

10:30 - 12:00 1 March 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, from 10.30am until…

History Wednesday Lunchtime Seminar: Paul Oldfield, ‘The power of ‘brain drain’ in the twelfth-century kingdom of Sicily’

13:00 - 13:50 1 March 2017
History Wednesday Lunchtime Seminar: Paul Oldfield, ‘The power of ‘brain drain’ in the twelfth-century kingdom of Sicily’

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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