Exhibitions, Seminar

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.…

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…

PSYCHOANALYTIC MATRIX WITH COLLEGE OF PSYCHOANALYSTS

17:30 - 20:00 12 June 2017
MANCHESTER PSYCHOANALYTIC MATRIX WITH COLLEGE OF PSYCHOANALYSTS – UK OPEN MEETING WITH TWO TALKS LACAN IN BRAZIL AND MEXICO 1. The Body in Crisis: Psychosocial Care in Brazil GUSTAVO…

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…

Sustainability innovations and tensions among value chain partners: insights from the tannery industry

13:00 - 14:00 12 June 2017
The more firms are challenged to consider their environmental impacts, the more they are asked to introduce new products and processes that reduce or avoid harm on the environment.…

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…

CANCELLED: CMIST Afternoon Seminar: Ethnic variations in intragenerational social mobility between 1971 and 2011

16:00 - 17:30 13 June 2017
This seminar has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Ethnic minority groups in England and Wales have repeatedly been shown to experience persistent socioeconomic disadvantage…

Cyber and you - a true story: come hear it

12:30 - 13:30 14 June 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…

Cornelia Parker: Verso

16 June - 5 November 2017
Cornelia Parker: Verso 16 June - 5 November 2017 Cornelia Parker has always been attracted to the backs and undersides of things. While the front presents a conscious and recognisable…

Cozens and Cozens

16 June 2017 - 24 June 2018
Father and son, Alexander and John Robert Cozens, were influential watercolour painters of the 18th century. Alexander was a drawing master who dedicated his career to teaching young…

Home Is…

12:00 19 - 12:00 23 June 2017
What does it mean to be “home”? An exhibition with an interactive and homely layout that discusses the ideas of what it means to be at home and to lose such security, as well as moving…

CMIST Afternoon Seminar: Generations and attitudes to immigration in Western Europe

16:00 - 17:30 20 June 2017
Abstract: Immigration is an increasingly politicized issue across Western European countries. While theories of modernization would suggest that individuals, and particularly those…

Cyber and you - a true story: come hear it

12:30 - 13:30 20 June 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…

Faculty Research Seminar: Cellular and Development Systems

13:00 - 14:00 21 June 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: Cellular and…

Possibilities for population-based research in Denmark: environmental and genetic risk factors for schizophrenia

12:00 - 14:00 21 June 2017
Possibilities for nationwide population-based research in Denmark exemplified by investigations of environmental and genetic risk factors for schizophrenia Prof Carsten Bøcker Pedersen…

Research and Teaching Matters - Teacher resources co-production

12:00 - 13:00 21 June 2017
Presented by Carl Emery, Ruth Lupton and Laura Black.

The Replacement Child Figure: An Allegory for Scholars of Education, Psychology, and Childhood (note change of title)

10:00 - 11:30 22 June 2017
This paper represents a larger effort to theorize the complexities of inner life beyond the individualizing and pathologizing force of psychological categories. With Julia Kristeva…

Raqib Shaw

24 June - 1 November 2017
Contemporary artist Raqib Shaw will have a solo exhibition at the Whitworth that will examine real and imagined spaces between the East and West. Co-curated by Diana Campbell Betancourt,…

Cyber and you - a true story: come hear it

12:00 - 13:00 26 June 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…

Sarah Fielden seminar series - 'The Greater Manchester Challenge: Pursuing equity and improvement in the contexts of austerity, autonomy and devolution'

17:00 28 June 2017
Seminar presented by Professor Ruth Lupton Why Sarah Fielden? The Manchester Institute of Education is recognised internationally as a leading centre of educational research. Education…

No End to Enderby

30 June - 17 September 2017
No End to Enderby Graham Eatough and Stephen Sutcliffe To mark the 100th birthday of Manchester-born Anthony Burgess this year, artist Stephen Sutcliffe and theatre director Graham…

ToGather - Susan Hefuna

30 June - 16 July 2017
ToGather - Susan Hefuna: An exhibition and performance. A Manchester International Festival, world premiere. Featuring a major public performance and a wide-ranging exhibition, Susan…

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