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Art History Seminar: Matthew Walker - Antiquarian Writing on Roman Architecture in C17 Britain

17:30 - 19:00 11 May 2017
Matthew Walker (Oxford) Antiquarian Writing on Roman Architecture in C17 Britain

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…

Bike Registration Event

12:30 - 13:30 11 May 2017
Free Bike Marking session - To qualify for a discounted 'D' lock students and staff must register their bikes on the University scheme. LOCKS MUST BE BOUGHT THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY'S…

CIDRAL Public Roundtable: Erik S. Reinert: "Does Mercantilism have a future? History and Policy in the Age of Trump”

17:00 - 19:00 11 May 2017
This event is part of CIDRAL's Spring 2017 programme 'Precarity'. Organised in collaboration with History at the University of Manchester. Professor Erik S. Reinert (Tallinn University…

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.…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Ariel Feldman, Maria Cioat?, and Charlotte Hempel, "Is There a Text in This Cave? Studies in the Textuality of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Honour of George J. Brooke"

14:00 11 May 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…

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…

Gamelan Degung with special guest Soufian Saihi

13:10 - 14:00 11 May 2017
Second-year music students from The University of Manchester's 'Ensemble Performance' module take to the stage to demonstrate their newly acquired expertise in Sundanese Gamelan Degung…

Israel Studies Seminar - Amnon Aran (City University London), 'Framing and Foreign Policy: Israel’s Response to the Arab Uprisings'

16:00 - 17:30 11 May 2017
The Centre for Jewish Studies seminar programme has an Israel Studies theme. Our seminar programme is open to all (for free) and there is no need to book.

Japanese Musical Instruments

14:00 - 16:00 11 May 2017
Leeds College of Music student, Thomas Wood and instrument-maker, Jamie Stewart, invite you to a truly unique, musical afternoon at Manchester Museum. This visit is an extension of…

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…

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…

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…

Philosophy Research Seminar - welcome for incoming MA/PhD students

14:00 - 16:00 11 May 2017
This seminar, which will include talks from a member of staff and a current PhD student, will form part of the School Welcome Event for those holding MA and PhD offers. 14.00-15.00…

Siobhan Davies Dance: material / rearranged / to / be

6 - 14 May 2017
Siobhan Davies Dance: material / rearranged / to / be. Performance times: Saturday 6 May: 10am-4pm (including Saturday Supplement, 11am-4pm - see event details below) Sunday 7 to Wednesday…

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…

The Tabley House Collection

13:00 1 April - 13:00 29 October 2017
As a university of Manchester country house collection, The Tabley House Collection showcases a permanent exhibition of early British modern masters alongside interchanging displays…

'Poems of Repossession' and 'The Coast Road'

18:00 - 19:30 13 May 2017
The Irish World Heritage Centre and The Centre for New Writing at The University of Manchester are delighted to bring to Manchester a unique and exciting poetry event, showcasing the…

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:15 - 10:30 13 May 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…

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

13:00 - 14:00 13 May 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…

Critical Discourses in the Academy: sexual violence and power in university settings

16:00 - 18:00 15 May 2017
In the third seminar of the seminar series we are looking at sexual violence and power in university settings. Our speakers this time are: • Dr Anna Bull, 1752 Group/University of…

Faithful Attitudes: The Role of Faith in Our Lives

15 - 16 May 2017
Overview: This call for attendance is for a forthcoming research workshop to be held at the University of Manchester. The workshop title and theme is ‘Faithful attitudes: The role of…

SEED PGR conference - 'Emerging Challenges in the Age of Uncertainty'

15 May 2017
The conference is on 15th May, Monday in Barnes Wallis Building (No 9 – University Map). This year’s theme is ‘Emerging challenges in the age of uncertainty’. Staff and PGR in SEED…

The Profession We Want: Practical Ways to Improve Philosophy

09:30 15 - 16:30 16 May 2017
The discipline of philosophy has for a long time been a needlessly difficult environment for women and the members of other groups, and some progress has been made, especially over…

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