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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…

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…

Come Closer – Memories of Partition

11:30 - 12:30 23 September 2017
The Royal Exchange Theatre is bringing together some of Manchester’s most exciting British Asian writers and artists to create exciting new performance pieces which will reveal the…

Come Closer – Memories of Partition

13:30 - 14:30 23 September 2017
The Royal Exchange Theatre is bringing together some of Manchester’s most exciting British Asian writers and artists to create exciting new performance pieces which will reveal the…

Come Closer – Memories of Partition

15:00 - 16:00 23 September 2017
The Royal Exchange Theatre is bringing together some of Manchester’s most exciting British Asian writers and artists to create exciting new performance pieces which will reveal the…

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…

Family Picnic

14:00 - 16:00 23 September 2017
Bring your family along to meet other new partners and children who are joining the University for a picnic in the Society’s garden. There are plenty of toys to play with so you can…

Friday Fizz

16:00 22 - 02:00 23 September 2017
Thank Fizz it's Friday! Celebrate the start of the weekend every Friday during term with friends and 20% off Prosecco in the Union Bar. #FRIYAY Find out what's on at your Students'…

FUSE FM Takeover

20:00 22 - 02:00 23 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

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…

Making the modern world: England's first civic university (Heritage Tour)

13:00 - 14:00 23 September 2017
This tour takes visitors on a journey from the beginnings of England’s first civic university to the sites of world changing discoveries. It begins within the fine neo-gothic architecture…

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…

Pangaea Festival

21:00 23 - 06:00 24 September 2017
Thousands of revellers will descend upon the Students’ Union for an unforgettable night of music, street food and amazing visuals as we end our Official Freshers Parties with Pangaea…

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…

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…

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…

Welcome Ball

19:00 22 - 02:00 23 September 2017
You are cordially invited to the Official University of Manchester Welcome Ball. Featuring champagne on arrival, a three course meal, live music and much more - start your student journey…

Homemade Sundays

12:00 - 18:00 24 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'…

Sitar Recital and Ragas

18:30 - 20:30 24 September 2017
To celebrate our cultural partnership with the Manchester Museum of the University of Manchester, we are inviting you to a sitar recital on Sunday 24 September from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.…

SUnday Sessions

12:00 - 22:00 24 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

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