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2017 MICRA Annual Public Lecture – Ready for Ageing Now?

17:30 - 19:00 23 May 2017
2017 MICRA Annual Public Lecture Ready for Ageing Now? Lord Geoffrey Filkin CBE, Chair of the Centre for Ageing Better From MICRA and the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub In 2013,…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

10:30 - 11:15 23 May 2017
Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props and real objects, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. Sessions…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

11:30 - 12:15 23 May 2017
Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props and real objects, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. Sessions…

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.…

Cafe Scientifique - Thought X: Fictions and Hypotheticals with Comma Press Are you a fan of science fiction?

18:00 - 20:00 23 May 2017
Join us on the 23rd May for a conversation with contributors Rob Appleby, Claire Dean and Sarah Schofield, to celebrate the recently released Thought X anthology which explores the…

Cyber and you - a true story: come hear it

12:30 - 13:30 23 May 2017
Do you feel cyber safe? A number of recent news stories have highlighted cases of criminals using email hacking and ransomware to access accounts belonging to Hilary Clinton and David…

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.…

Development Economics Seminar (Internal): Katsushi Imai (University of Manchester)

13:00 - 14:00 23 May 2017
Title: Aspirations and educational poverty traps across generations. Abstract: This paper empirically tests whether there exist any ‘aspirations failure’ and poverty traps in education…

Explorer tour

14:00 - 15:00 23 May 2017
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you.

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…

International Institute for Qualitative Methodology: TQ2U - Manchester

23 - 24 May 2017
TQ2U: Manchester is an international touring version of the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology’s (IIQM) globally acclaimed ‘Thinking Qualitatively’ (“TQ”) workshop…

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…

Musical Baby Explorers

13:00 - 13:45 23 May 2017
Join us for live music and songs inspired by our collections, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. A space to play, share and discover together Please…

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…

Sarah Fielden seminar series - 'Education, Ethics and the Psy Complex'

17:00 - 18:30 23 May 2017
Seminar presented by Professor Ian Parker This lecture addresses the intersection between three forms of refusal, treating each of those forms of refusal as operating as a form of…

Sexuality Summer School Public Lecture: Laura Doan (Manchester): “Inventing Normal Sex: An Un/natural History”

12:30 - 14:00 23 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 12.30-2pm…

Sexuality Summer School Public Performance Lecture: Holly Hughes: Dyke Interrupted

20:00 - 21:30 23 May 2017
Sexuality Summer School (22nd – 26th May 2017): Why Be Normal? Holly Hughes is an internationally acclaimed lesbian performer whose work has been challenging normative ideas about…

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 choreography of everyday multiculture; Bowling together?

13:00 - 14:00 23 May 2017
Join us for this event, which is part of the CoDE Seminar Series. Speaker: Dr Emma Jackson, Goldsmiths, University of London Bowling has been used as both a bellwether and a metaphor…

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…

Green Space Garden Volunteer Day

10:30 - 15:00 24 May 2017
Wednesday 24th May, 10:30am – 3pm Our next Green Space Garden Volunteer Day will take place on Wednesday 24th May. -Come and join us for a day of light gardening in our beautiful arboretum…

Manifest Reality

10:00 - 17:00 24 May 2017
A workshop with Lucy Allais exploring themes from her recent book Manifest Reality: Kant's Idealism and his Realism (OUP, 2015) *Please note the change of location and time-table*…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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