Exhibitions, Lecture

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…

Celebrating Ganesha

2 September 2017 - 8 January 2018
Manchester Museum is delighted to host the beautiful stone sculpture of Ganesha. Celebrating Ganesha is touring across several venues around the UK as part of the British Museum’s Partnership…

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…

Lovell Lecture: Pulsars: Lighthouses of the Skies

19:30 6 September 2017
Pulsars: Lighthouses of the Skies, by Professor Joel Weisberg In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the discovery of pulsars, we’re delighted to welcome Professor Joel Weisberg…

Memories of Partition

15 August 2017 - 31 January 2018
Find out about the experiences and legacies of the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 through the memories of members of Manchester’s South Asian communities. The partition of…

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…

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…

Legacies of Slavery and Abolition in Manchester

18:00 14 September - 18:00 14 October 2017
An exhibition sharing the story of the Atlantic Slave Trade and its legacies in Manchester and around the world, with original artefacts, contemporary artworks and new research from…

The ethics of using cameras in care settings

13:00 - 14:00 21 September 2017
Join MICRA for this event from the Occasional Lunchtime Lecture Series, presented by Dr Malcolm Fisk. There are considerable concerns about the incidences of elder abuse that take…

Steve McQueen: Ashes

22 September 2017 - 12 March 2018
Steve McQueen: Ashes 22 September 2017 – March 2019 Ashes (2002-2015), a double video projection, tells the story of a young Caribbean man known by this name. On one screen we see…

Professor Zhigang Li: The Study of the Socio-Spatial Transformation in Post-Reform Urban China

16:00 - 18:00 26 September 2017
Professor Zhigang Li is one of China's leading urban scholars and has recently finished his term as the Chinese Editor of Urban Studies (Sage). He is Dean of the School of Urban Design…

Sex and Intimacy in Later Life Project Findings Community Event

12:30 - 15:00 28 September 2017
Human sexuality is a universal part of living but stereotypes of older adults commonly ignore the importance of sexuality, and the question of how important sexual activity and fulfillment…

Vital Topics: Global branding – strategies for success

17:30 - 20:00 28 September 2017
With brands increasingly crossing international borders, marketeers need to fine-tune their strategies to ensure their brands are making the most of the global market and appealing…

Maeve Brennan: The Drift

30 September 2017 - 1 February 2018
Maeve Brennan: The Drift 30 September 2017 – February 2018 The Drift, is a major new film commission by contemporary artist Maeve Brennan in her first institutional solo exhibition.…

Raqs Media Collective: Twilight Language

30 September 2017 - 25 February 2018
Raqs Media Collective: Twilight Language 30 September 2017 – 25 February 2018 The first major UK exhibition by Raqs Media Collective at the Whitworth and throughout Whitworth Park…

Reena Saini Kallat

10:00 30 September 2017 - 17:00 25 February 2018
Acclaimed artist Reena Saini Kallat has delved into Manchester Museum’s natural science and human culture collections for her solo exhibition. Her newly-commissioned sculpture Chorus…

South Asian Modernists 1953-63

30 September 2017 - 15 April 2018
South Asian Modernists 1953-63 30 September – 15 April 2018 South Asian Modernists will explore the works of Pakistani and Indian artists who worked with Victor Musgrave between 1953-63.…

Logic at Work: Guest Lecture by James Paterson - Philosophy and Mathematics Alumnus

17:00 - 18:00 2 October 2017
Is the use of logic in the workplace a blessing or a curse? Our guest speaker, James Paterson, will explore the fascinating topic of how logic can be both a blessing and a curse in…

GDI Lecture: Prof Diana Mitlin on addressing shelter inequalities: lessons from urban India

17:00 - 18:30 4 October 2017
The Global Development Institute Lecture Series is pleased to present Prof Diana Mitlin, The University of Manchester to discuss addressing shelter inequalities: lessons from urban…

CIDRAL Public Lecture: Massimo Fusillo: 'Negative Empathy, Fear, Catharsis: An Intermedial Itinerary'

17:00 - 19:00 5 October 2017
This event is part of CIDRAL's programme for the 2017/18 academic year, 'Constraints of Creativity'. Massimo Fusillo (University of L'Aquila) will deliver a public lecture entitled…

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