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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…

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…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 10 March 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…

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…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert with Sarah Leonard (soprano)

19:30 - 21:30 10 March 2017
Quatuor Danel Evening Concert with Sarah Leonard (soprano) Three innovatory quartet masterpieces: Debussy’s 1893 Quartet brushes the cobwebs off this apparently most traditional of…

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,…

SICK! Festival

8 - 25 March 2017
SICK! Festival The award-winning SICK! Festival returns to Manchester and Salford from 8 to 25 March 2017 with a three-week programme taking place across the city and with venue partners…

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…

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…

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:15 - 10:30 11 March 2017
See, Make and Do at the Museum Join us for our early openings at the Museum aimed at children who have autism and other needs, along with their families and carers, and siblings. Activities…

Happy Clouds

11 March 2017
Come along and share with us what makes you happy. Join us to decorate the Museum’s Discovery Centre with Happy Clouds. Get hands on and create Happy Clouds as part of our growing…

MUMS Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:00 11 March 2017
Programme to include: Britten Russian Funeral Holst Hammersmith Prokofiev The Love for Three Oranges Tippett Little Music for Strings Britten Cello Symphony MUMS Symphony Orchestra…

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

13:00 - 14:00 11 March 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…

Fighting for Europe

14:00 - 15:00 12 March 2017
A special event co-organised by the Manchester JMCE, Manchester for Europe and the UoM European Affairs Society Professor Grayling is the Master of the New College of the Humanities…

Academic Writing - for MA/MSc Students

14:00 - 15:30 13 March 2017
This session is suitable for MA/MSc students. A separate session for PhD students will be held on 4 May 2017. This course aims to improve academic writing. It will provide students…

Jeanette Winterson "In Conversation" with Neil Jordan

19:00 - 20:30 13 March 2017
Neil Jordan was born in 1950 in Sligo. His first book of stories, Night in Tunisia, won the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1979, and his subsequent critically acclaimed novels include The…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Monday, 13th March 2017 - Dr Alanna Cant – University of Kent

16:00 - 18:00 13 March 2017
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 13th March 2017 Dr Alanna Cant – University of Kent On The Object Itself: Oaxacan Woodcarvers And The Allure Of Their Art Current scholarship…

Why do people react differently to change? How can you support staff during the process?

12:00 - 13:30 13 March 2017
Join us at the next series of Lunchtime Learning workshops where we will discuss the impact of change in the workplace and help to understand how, as a manager, you can reduce resistance…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

10:30 - 11:15 14 March 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 14 March 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…

Environmental Economics Seminar: Souvik Datta (University of Glasgow)

13:00 - 14:00 14 March 2017
Title: The impact of indoor solid fuel use on the stunting of Indian children Abstract: About half of Indian children under the age of three years are stunted. We use data from the…

Tuesday Talks: Stephen Sutcliffe

12:30 - 14:00 14 March 2017
Tuesday Talks invites leading artists, thinkers and curators to explore the driving forces, influences and sources of inspiration within contemporary art. The series is a collaboration…

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