All events

Aperture: open photography session

10:30 - 11:30 17 September 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…

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…

Campus tours

11:00 - 17:00 17 September 2017
The University can seem like a huge place, so get familiar with your campus on these tours designed for students, by students. Our student ambassadors will tailor each tour to your…

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…

City bus tours

10:00 - 13:00 17 September 2017
Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride as our professional tour guides reveal fascinating facts and interesting tales about your new city. The tour takes you all around Manchester, and…

City bus tours

14:00 - 17:00 17 September 2017
Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride as our professional tour guides reveal fascinating facts and interesting tales about your new city. The tour takes you all around Manchester, and…

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…

Cultural Tours

11:00 - 12:00 17 September 2017
Come and have a tour around some of the University’s world-renowned cultural assets. You will have a guided tour as part of a small group and be given access to some of the artefacts…

Culture and Faith Fair: Day 1

12:00 - 16:00 17 September 2017
Come and see the Global World of Societies with the first of our Culture and Faith Fairs; meet current Faith and Culture society members, make new friends and begin your educational…

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…

FUSE FM Takeover

20:00 16 - 02:00 17 September 2017
Party the night away with your resident student radio station, FUSE FM, as they take over the Union Bar with the best of Dance! Find out what's on at your Students' Union: www.manchestersuwelcome.com/allevents

International Society barbecue

16:00 - 18:00 17 September 2017
Come and make new friends at a barbecue in the Society’s garden. Halal food options are available and soft drinks are provided. Tickets cost £6.00 and should be bought in advance from the International Society.

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…

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…

Official Freshers Party: Deansgate Locks

21:30 17 - 03:30 18 September 2017
The first of our Official Freshers parties takes you to the iconic Deansgate Locks; home of the most popular bars in the city centre. Our student lockdown will offer you a choice of…

Pop-up cinema

17:00 - 22:00 17 September 2017
17:00 - Moana In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the Demigod Maui reaches Moana's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the Demigod to set things right.…

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…

Sunday Roast

12:00 - 18:00 17 September 2017
We love a roast as much as the next person, so treat yourself every Sunday in the Union Bar to a selection of homemade meals without the washing up! Find out what's on at your Students'…

SUnday Sessions

12:00 17 - 00:00 18 September 2017
Home to ten large HD TV screens and one enormous 3m HD projector, head to your Union Bar to watch live sport in all it's glory! Find out what's on at your Students' Union: www.manchestersuwelcome.com/allevents

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…

Wanderlust presents: Etihad Stadium

10:00 - 16:00 17 September 2017
Get behind the scenes access at two of the most famous football clubs in the world, this time taking on Manchester City's Etihad. Meeting Point: Students' Union Booking required:…

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