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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.…

Beyond Dementia

28 July 2017 - 7 January 2018
Beyond Dementia Supporting active citizenship in those living with dementia 28 July – 7 January 2018 Beyond Dementia is a Collection Centre exhibition that explores the lived experience…

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…

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,…

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…

Story Explorers - Summer Holiday Activities

11:00 24 July - 16:00 1 September 2017
With over 4 million objects from all over the world, there are stories all around us at Manchester Museum. Delve into the tantalizing tales tent filled with books, perform stories…

Summer Studio: Family Events at the Whitworth

11:00 22 July - 16:00 3 September 2017
Monday to Saturday, 11am-4pm throughout the Summer Term (22 July - 3 September) Summer Studio: Family events at the Whitworth A creative, drop-in laboratory for trying out ideas and…

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

13:00 - 14:00 29 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…

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…

Urban Naturalist

14:00 - 15:30 29 July 2017
Friendly, practical, skill building workshops ran by leading naturalists. From wild food-foraging for natural cocktails to learning how to recognise the sounds of the animals that visit…

Weekdays: Summer Baby

11:00 22 July - 16:00 3 September 2017
Monday to Friday 11am-4pm throughout the Summer Term (22 July - 3 September Come rain or shine join us for baby play-time in our mini garden in the gallery. With a view over Whitworth…

Friends of the Whitworth: Sunday Concerts

15:00 - 15:45 30 July 2017
Friends of the Whitworth present a series of free Sunday Concerts that are open to all. At 3pm on selected Sunday afternoons, students from the Royal Northern College of Music perform…

Friends of the Whitworth: Sunday Concerts

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…

Science Show: From Sputnik to Supernovae

11:30 31 July - 15:30 1 September 2017
From Sputnik to Supernovae 31st July – 1st September, weekdays only, including Bank holiday Monday 11:30 and 14:30 Join us at Jodrell Bank this summer as we celebrate 60 years of…

Telescope Walking Tours

11:30 31 July - 16:30 3 September 2017
Telescope Walking Tours 31st July – 1st September, daily, including weekends and Bank holiday Monday 11:30, 12:30, 14:30 and 15:30 Join one of our University of Manchester physics…

The Jodrell Jubilee! Celebrating 60 years of the Lovell Telescope

11:00 31 July - 16:00 3 September 2017
The Jodrell Jubilee! Daily Drop-in Activity 31st July – 1st September, daily, including weekends andBank holiday Monday 11:00-16:00 Drop in to help us celebrate the 60th anniversary…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 11:15 1 August 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…

Baby Explorers

11:30 - 12:15 1 August 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…

English Corner

13:00 - 14:30 1 August 2017
Free English conversation classes using the Museum’s collection as inspiration for discussion. Drop in, free, adult

Musical Baby Explorers

13:00 - 13:45 1 August 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.…

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