Exhibitions, Seminar

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.…

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,…

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

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.…

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…

Critical Global Politics - CGP Cluster Seminar - Semester 2

15:30 - 17:00 1 March 2017
Critical Global Politics - CGP Cluster Seminar - Semester 2 Andreja Zevnik (Manchester) Fear and Anxiety as strategies for resistance and political transformation Andreja Zevnik…

Geography Research Seminar: Prof. Dorothea Kleine (University of Sheffield) - Engaged Digital Geographies and Participatory Action Research for Sustainable Human Development: Food Futures 2.0 Project

16:00 - 17:30 1 March 2017
Abstract: New research agendas are currently being formulated around 'digital geographies'. Drawing on her longstanding work using digital technologies for sustainable development goals,…

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’

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 - 17:30 1 March 2017
Speaker: Martin Everett, University of Manchester Title: Dealing with overlapping categorical attribute data. Suppose you have a network of ties among individuals, along with their…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Meredith Warren (Sheffield), 'The Transmission of Divine Knowledge through Taste: A Sensory Analysis of Rev 10:8-10'

14:00 - 16:00 2 March 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…

Loans vs inheritance: the influence of Latin on the languages of Europe

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

Sooni Taraporevala: Home in the City, Bombay 1976-Mumbai 2016

4 March 2017 - 1 January 2018
The first UK solo exhibition of photographer Sooni Taraporevala. Photographer, screenwriter, filmmaker Sooni Taraporevala will present a series of black and white photographs depicting…

Rethinking the University, the Triple Helix, and Regional Innovation

15:30 - 17:30 6 March 2017
The last two decades has seen growth in “triple helix” interactions between universities, business, and government to foster regional innovation. Now, university roles are extending…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Monday 6th March 2017 - Speaker : Matti Eräsaari - The University Of Manchester And The University Of Helsinki

16:00 - 18:00 6 March 2017
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 6th March 2017 Matti Eräsaari - The University Of Manchester And The University Of Helsinki Between Boredom and Wasting Time: An Alternate…

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