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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.…

Campus Visit for School and College Groups

12:30 - 15:30 13 July 2017
-- This event is fully booked; other dates are available -- Teachers of post-16 students may bring groups of their pupils to visit The University of Manchester campus, in order to get…

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…

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…

Discover Law - Fully Booked

13 July 2017
The Discover Law Day will give students the opportunity to find out more about studying law at Manchester, as well as providing information on the variety of career choices available…

Highbrow/Lowbrow: From Chopin to Fado to Songs of Jewish Thieves and Prostitutes

19:00 - 21:00 13 July 2017
Chopin, fado and songs of the Jewish underworld: music of migrants, vagabonds, prostitutes and criminals will shape this evening summer concert. It will be a musical exploration 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…

Making the most of an ambitious Heritage Lottery Funded Project for Wigan Council

10:00 - 12:00 13 July 2017
Wigan Council is a key partner on an ambitious Heritage Lottery Fund project to restore the landscape between Wigan, Manchester and Warrington (the Carbon Landscape Project see- https://www.hlf.org.uk…

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…

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,…

Small but significant - Innovation, impact and evidence: practical housing interventions to improve older people’s health and wellbeing

10:00 - 15:30 13 July 2017
Join us for this special free event for researchers, policy makers, planners, commissioners, providers & activists with an interest in ageing, health, social care, housing and integrated…

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…

Thursday Lates: Manchester Modernist

18:00 - 21:00 13 July 2017
Start the weekend early with our Thursday Lates – a series of sociable, after work and late night openings that are the perfect place to meet up with friends, explore the gallery and…

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…

Discover Nursing - Fully Booked

14 July 2017
Our Discover Nursing Day gives you the chance to gain hands-on experience of the degree programme on offer at Manchester, including Child, Adult and Mental Health Nursing. The School…

Big Saturday: Stories Found Under the Ground

11:00 - 16:00 15 July 2017
Explore amazing objects from the past and the hidden stories they can reveal. Children can roll up their sleeves and fine-tune their archaeological skills. Hands on activities, arts…

My Manchester Museum

14:30 - 16:30 15 July 2017
Come and see the peacock and the crane from Manchester Museum and join us for an afternoon of family activities.

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

13:00 - 14:00 15 July 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…

Aperture: open photography session

10:30 - 11:30 16 July 2017
Calling all photographers! This is a fantastic opportunity to capture the beauty of our Historic Reading Room, before the Library opens to the general public. You’re welcome to bring…

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…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 11:15 18 July 2017
Baby Explorers is an interactive story and sensory play session. Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props and real objects, supported…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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