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…

Barbara Brown

17 March 2017 - 15 March 2018
Barbara Brown was the golden girl of Heal Fabrics in the 1960s and early 1970s. Talent-spotted as a student, her designs for furnishing fabrics are some of the most striking and unusual…

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.…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Charlotte Naylor Davies (Heythrop College), TBA

14:00 23 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…

Guy Michaels (LSE)

16:15 - 17:45 23 March 2017
Title: Flooded Cities Abstract Does economic activity relocate away from areas that are at high risk of recurring shocks? We examine this question in the context of floods, which…

History research seminar: Evelyn Welch 'Smelling Men in Early Modern Europe.'

16:15 23 March 2017
Evelyn Welch (King’s College London) 'Smelling Men in Early Modern Europe.'

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…

Research IT grant support clinic

15:00 - 16:00 23 March 2017
We offer a range of services to our researchers, such as high performance computing and software consultancy, but how do you know if these services are relevant to you and your research?…

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,…

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…

Gender and Culture in Contemporary Saudi Society

10:30 - 12:30 24 March 2017
Dr. Hatoon Alfassi (University of Qatar) "Gender Debates in Saudi Arabia: Power and Resistance" Fatima Al-Banawi (Social Development Consultant, Writer, and Artist) "The Other Story…

Inherited musculoskeletal disorders: molecular genetics and cellular mechanisms

13:00 - 14:00 24 March 2017
Our goal is to identify the genetic basis of inherited extracellular matrix disorders, to understand how mutations cause disease, and identify pathogenic pathways that can be manipulated…

John Akomfrah

24 March - 23 July 2017
John Akomfrah's acclaimed video installation Vertigo Sea. Vertigo Sea, a three-screen film, first seen at the 56th Venice Biennale as part of Okwui Enwezor's All the World's Futures…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Monday, 27th March 2017 - Dr Amy Penfield – University of Manchester

16:00 - 18:00 27 March 2017
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 27th March 2017 Dr Amy Penfield – University of Manchester Fueling The Uncanny: Gasoline, Material Politics And The New Magical State In Venezuelan…

Environmental Economics Seminar: Till Requate (Kiel University)

13:00 - 14:00 28 March 2017
Title: Asymmetry Enhances Success Chances for International Climate Change Negotiations Abstract: Fighting climate change, in particular mitigating CO2 emissions is a global public…

Gender Pay Gap Elements and Locating or Avoiding Missing Elements

16:00 - 17:15 28 March 2017
Research on gender pay gaps includes reports of the factors contributing to pay gaps via a decomposition equation which is usually based on cross-sectional data and a linear regression…

Them and us: 'Black neighbourhoods' as a social capital resource

13:00 - 14:00 28 March 2017
Join us for this event, which is part of the CoDE Seminar Series. The seminar will examine the experiences of black youths and their families living in socially deprived areas of London…

Critical Global Politics - CGP Cluster Seminar - Semester 2

15:30 - 17:00 29 March 2017
Critical Global Politics - CGP Cluster Seminar - Semester 2 IDEASLAB IdeasLab is a PhD-led seminar exploring a timely theme over the course of a term. The organisers will choose a…

History Wednesday Lunchtime Seminar: Tom Tunstall-Allcock, ‘Black-tie balls and barbecues: presidential diplomacy during the Cold War’

13:00 - 13:50 29 March 2017
History Wednesday Lunchtime Seminar: Tom Tunstall-Allcock, ‘Black-tie balls and barbecues: presidential diplomacy during the Cold War’

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 - 17:30 29 March 2017
Julia Brennecke

Using digital health technologies for ageing in community settings

14:00 - 16:00 29 March 2017
The ageing population is growing. At the same time, the NHS needs to cut back on costs to keep the health system sustainable. This means that people are expected to live at home longer…

Sustainability Seminar Series – Commuter Travel: The impact of the Oxford Road corridor travel changes With David Budd and Julia Durkan

12:00 - 14:00 30 March 2017
Sustainability Seminar Series – Energy, Well-Being, Biodiversity, Food, Travel & More Launching in January 2017, the Sustainability Seminar Series seeks to present opportunities for…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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