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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…

CGP Cluster Seminar Dates 2016-17: Semester 2 - Jared Ahmad (Manchester) Securing 'Al-Qaeda': the BBC, the state and the contemporary terrorism dispositif

15:30 - 17:00 26 April 2017
Jared Ahmad (Manchester) Securing 'Al-Qaeda': the BBC, the state and the contemporary terrorism dispositif Details to follow

Chinese Garden Workshop

15:30 - 17:00 26 April 2017
Be part of creating the Confucius Garden at Hulme Community Garden Centre! The Confucius Institute has partnered up with Hulme Community Garden Centre to run a series…

Daily: Art Hampers – resources for families at the Whitworth

10:00 22 April - 17:00 31 December 2017
Are you hungry to get creative with your family? Pick up an Art Hamper, free and available any time during gallery opening hours. Our Art Hampers are filled with materials for you…

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.…

EU economic sanctions from the public international law perspective

18:00 - 20:00 26 April 2017
Manchester International Law Centre is proud to welcome Professor Matthew Happold, who will deliver a public lecture on the subject: EU economic sanctions from the public international…

Faculty Research Seminar: Platform Sciences & Technologies

13:00 - 14:00 26 April 2017
The monthly Faculty Research Seminar Series is open to all staff and students and offers an opportunity to celebrate FBMH’s research achievements. Research Domain host: Platform Sciences…

Family Ties – The Adamah Papers exhibition

7 April - 25 May 2017
A new exhibition from the Black Cultural Archives exploring a collection of papers belonging to the Adamah Family - a Ghanaian family of Kings - which reflect on the family's daily…

GDI Lecture Series: The Global Arms Trade and International Law: Prevention is Better than Cure

17:00 - 18:30 26 April 2017
The Global Arms Trade and International Law: Prevention is Better than Cure: Dr Shavana Musa (The University of Manchester). The event will be from 5-6.30pm in Theatre B of the Roscoe…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 26 April 2017
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. No need to book, just turn up.

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…

Klaus Ritzberger (University of Royal Holloway)

17:00 - 18:00 26 April 2017
Title: Equivalences of Extensive Forms Host: Igor Evstigneev

Lucienne Day

14 April - 16 July 2017
We are delighted to be celebrating the centenary year of one of Britain’s most influential 20th century designers. Best-known for her textiles, Lucienne Day (1917 – 2010) is recognised…

Making the modern world: England's first civic university (Heritage Tour)

13:00 - 14:00 26 April 2017
This tour takes visitors on a journey from the beginnings of England’s first civic university to the sites of world changing discoveries. It begins within the fine neo-gothic architecture…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 - 17:30 26 April 2017
Speaker: Leila Alinaghian Title: SNA for supply chains: who should you partner with for innovation

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…

Schools and Colleges Forum

15:30 - 17:30 26 April 2017
The University of Manchester Schools and Colleges Forum is open to any teacher or careers adviser. The group meets termly on the University campus to network, share best practice and…

Sociology Research Seminar: Ordinary Provisioning: the challenges and possibilities of everyday third sector provisioning organisations by Dr Helen Holmes

14:00 - 15:00 26 April 2017
You are warmly invited to the April Sociology seminar, given by Helen Holmes, Sociology/SCI. The seminar will take place on the 26th April, 2-3pm, in Room 5.211, University Place.…

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