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'Shabtis: Suspended Truth From the Artist’s Perspective'

15:00 - 16:00 10 May 2017
Artist and archaeologist, Zahed Taj-Eddin will talk about his research in Egyptian faience, his sculptural practice and his current exhibition in the Ancient World gallery at the Manchester…

Keeping the Red Record: The Racial Violence Archive

12:30 - 14:00 17 May 2017
Geoff Ward, University of California, Irvine. This talk foregrounds over a century of effort to document racial violence, and its contributions to critical analysis, oppositional movements,…

Objects of Healing: nursing technologies of the First World War

17:30 - 19:00 18 May 2017
Christine Hallett, Professor of Nursing History at the University of Manchester and President of the European Association for the History of Nursing will use objects from the Museum…

Histories of Humanitarian Action

17:30 - 20:30 19 May 2017
This HCRI Event brings together three authors who have recently published works on the history of humanitarian action: <b>Martin Barber</b>, former UN Official, speaking about his…

Meet The Author - Qaisra Shahraz

13:00 - 14:00 22 May 2017
Join Qaisra Shahraz, a critically acclaimed, prizewinning international author, winner of the National Diversity ‘Life time achiever’ award, celebrate the publication of her best selling…

Prof Peter Redfield, Aftermaths: Equipment for Living in a Broken World (Hallsworth Visiting Professor)

16:15 - 18:00 22 May 2017
In this presentation I will consider two forms of aftermath: the afterlives of theories and the aftereffects of modernist infrastructure and expertise. As such I am less interested…

Collection Bites

13:30 - 14:00 1 June 2017
Collection Bites are half an hour talks about our collection with a bit of a contemporary twist. You can read up on the chosen subject beforehand on the Visitor Team blog, Stories…

Collection Bites

13:30 - 14:00 5 June 2017
Collection Bites are half an hour talks hosted by our Visitor Team every other Monday. Our Visitor Team members are with our collections every day and so are the perfect people to give…

Crime, justice and the politics of recognition: An ideological appraisal

15:00 - 17:00 13 June 2017
In the face of persistent police violence and the stubborn fact of mass incarceration, it is easy to overlook the ways in which social movements organized around ideas of identity and…

Ian Johns: Photographing Manchester’s Black History + REELmcr

17:30 - 19:30 14 June 2017
Back by popular demand, Ian Johns will showcase his work and chat about being a Black photographer and activist in Manchester. REELmcr will also speak about their current project,…

International comparison and Pathway for China’s New-type Urbanization: Impacts and Policy Implication

16:00 - 18:00 15 June 2017
Professor Xiangzheng Deng, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences is visiting Manchester Urban Institute with funding from the University's Simon Visiting Professorship scheme. Professor…

Thursday Lates: Cornelia Parker: Talk

17:00 - 18:00 15 June 2017
Cornelia Parker (b. 1956) transforms everyday objects and experiences into extraordinary works of art. As one of Britain’s most acclaimed artists, she is renowned for Cold Dark Matter:…

Monday Lunchtime Talk: How is Social Media changing China?

13:00 - 14:00 26 June 2017
In this talk, Prof Lifen Zhang, journalist, author and broadcaster will explain why, in his view, social media, the national obsession and blessing, presents a dilemma to the government…

The Challenge for Greater Manchester: Education and Skills in the Era of Devolution

17:00 - 18:30 28 June 2017
This event (a public lecture with plenty of time for questions and comments) will address the questions: what should and what can be done about education and skills in Greater Manchester?…

Collection Bites

13:30 - 14:00 3 July 2017
Collection Bites are half an hour talks about our collection with a bit of a contemporary twist. You can read up on the chosen subject beforehand on the Visitor Team blog, Stories…

The Art of Journeys: Maria Balshaw in conversation with Samson Young, Susan Hefuna and Stephen Sutcliffe

13:00 - 14:00 9 July 2017
Seating is limited so advanced booking is advised to avoid disappointment.

Onward and Upward!

05:30 - 19:00 12 July 2017
The concept of the ‘family holiday’ is a recent one. For much of the last century, the vast majority of families could not afford an annual get-away and many children never experienced…

Collection Bites

13:30 - 14:00 17 July 2017
Collection Bites are half an hour talks hosted by our Visitor Team every other Monday. Our Visitor Team members are with our collections every day and so are the perfect people to give…

Collection Bites

13:30 - 14:00 31 July 2017
Collection Bites are half an hour talks about our collection with a bit of a contemporary twist. You can read up on the chosen subject beforehand on the Visitor Team blog, Stories…

Artist Talk - Graham Eatough and Stephen Sutcliffe

18:00 - 20:00 17 August 2017
No End to Enderby artists Graham Eatough and Stephen Sutcliffe will be joined in conversation with Dr Andrew Biswell, Director of International Anthony Burgess Foundation, to discuss…

Thursday Lates: Artist Talk - Graham Eatough and Stephen Sutcliffe

18:00 - 21:00 17 August 2017
Eclectic late-night openings until 9pm every Thursday, with music, performances, talks and screenings. Start the weekend early with our Thursday Lates – a series of sociable, after…

An Evening with Karl Ove Knausgaard

18:30 - 20:00 22 August 2017
Waterstones Deansgate is delighted to welcome Karl Ove Knausgaard to Manchester for the launch of his new non-fiction collection, Autumn. Autumn begins with a letter Karl Ove Knausgaard…

Collection Bites

13:30 - 14:00 28 August 2017
Collection Bites are half an hour talks about our collection with a bit of a contemporary twist. You can read up on the chosen subject beforehand on the Visitor Team blog, Stories…

Collection Bites

13:30 - 14:00 11 September 2017
Collection Bites are half an hour talks hosted by our Visitor Team every other Monday. Our Visitor Team members are with our collections every day and so are the perfect people to give…

Bletchley Park Talk

17:00 - 19:00 12 September 2017
Historian Tony Davies will speak on the subject of Bletchley Park, the central site for British code breakers during World War II. Davies is a retired policeman, who subsequently went…

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