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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…

The Strength of Amalgamation - Chai Zushun’s Mental Imagery Art

15:30 - 17:00 2 October 2017
This talk on Mental Imagery Art will focus on the harmony in Eastern and Western cultures. To provide a better understanding of the Chinese way of thinking, he will share his philosophical…

Reena Saini Kallat: Artist talk

15:00 - 16:00 4 October 2017
Come and find out about Reena Saini Kallat’s new commission, Chorus and her series of hybridised animals that represent various nations in conflict. Reyna has delved into Manchester…

Celebrate National Poetry Day 2017 with LEMN SISSAY MBE

11:00 - 12:30 6 October 2017
To celebrate National Poetry Day 2017, award-winning poet and University of Manchester Chancellor Lemn Sissay MBE will be hosting a special poetry performance with school children from…

An Evening of Poetry with Lemn Sissay MBE - Award-winning poet and University of Manchester Chancellor

19:30 - 21:00 7 October 2017
Award-winning poet and University of Manchester Chancellor, Lemn Sissay will be performing a selection of new and favourite poems from his recent Canongate collection, Gold from the…

Collection Bites

13:30 - 14:00 9 October 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…

Talk on Oscar Nemon by Aurelia Young

14:30 - 16:00 10 October 2017
Aurelia Young, the daughter of the Croatian sculptor Oscar Nemon (1906-1985) will talk about her father’s creative practice and fascinating career. He is best known for his series of…

Sonic Cultures Research Group -- ‘Listening to Okinawa: exploring sound as a memory of place through film.’ [Film and discussion]

16:00 - 18:00 11 October 2017
Dr Rupert Cox (Senior Lecture, Social Anthropology, University of Manchester) Rupert will present a recently completed 50-minute film (funded by a Toyota arts award) about the acoustic…

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