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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…

Beyond Borders

20 May 2017 - 3 June 2018
Beyond Borders, explores South Asian textiles bringing together four artists working on issues around post-colonial identity, ruptured spaces, authenticity, displacement and belonging.…

Big Saturday: Plants and Us

11:00 - 16:00 20 May 2017
Discover the fascinating world of plants. Without plants our planet would be a very different place. Get hands on and do activities with scientists from The University of Manchester…

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.…

Everyday Revolutions in Southern and Eastern Europe - Day 2

10:00 - 17:00 20 May 2017
*This event will feature conventional academic papers, discussions, films and interactive workshops for adults and children.* Inspired by the centenary of the 1917 Revolution, the…

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…

From Shore to Shore

19 - 20 May 2017
Three stories, three lives, three journeys to find a place to call home. Cheung Wing is escaping from war, Mei Lan’s had enough of the potato peeler and Yi Di wants the impossible;…

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…

Over the Garden Fence - Part of Dementia Awareness Week 2017

14:00 - 15:00 20 May 2017
Over the Garden Fence follows the story of Annabelle and her Gran Dolly. Annabelle and the audience are taken on a nostalgic journey through Gran’s life, sharing memories of happiness,…

Over the Garden Fence Dementia Friendly Performance

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

13:00 - 14:00 20 May 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…

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…

Bike Registration Event

12:00 - 13:00 22 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…

Collection Bites

22 May 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 22 May 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…

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…

Sexuality Summer School Public Lecture: Robyn Wiegman (Duke) in discussion with Clare Hemmings (LSE): “The Problem with Heteronormativity”

12:00 - 14:00 22 May 2017
Sexuality Summer School (22nd – 26th May 2017): Why Be Normal? Our Public Events Programme is now confirmed! All Welcome. Student Prices available. Monday 22nd May 12-2pm Public…

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