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After Hours with Jason Singh

18:00 - 21:00 11 October 2017
Join us for a late opening of the museum based on themes from our temporary exhibitions. Musician Jason Singh will be performing sound pieces inspired to Reena Kallat’s exhibition on…

Ballroom and Latin for Beginners

13:05 27 September - 14:00 22 November 2017
Due to popular demand, this Autumn the Martin Harris Centre is going back to basics again! Join us for ‘Ballroom and Latin for Beginners’ in a relaxed and friendly environment. The…

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…

Creative Visions: Hong Kong Cinema 1997 – 2017

7 - 26 October 2017
2017 marks twenty years since Hong Kong was handed back to China. Timed with this anniversary, the Chinese Film Forum UK is pleased to collaborate with Create Hong Kong and the Hong…

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…

English Corner

10:30 6 October 2017 - 12:00 31 May 2019
Fourth Friday of each month 10.30am–12pm Monthly conversation classes for people who are learning to speak English. Free, no need to book

FBMH Presents "Be Inspired Through Mentoring"

12:00 - 14:00 11 October 2017
FBMH presents “Be Inspired through Mentoring”, Please join is for a lunchtime session to celebrate the work the University is doing for equality and diversity and for the launch of…

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…

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.…

Mara Keire (Oxford), "Dr Strangelove's Legacy: Herman Kahn, Scenario Planning, and Apocalyptic Narratives, 1960-2016"

17:00 - 19:00 11 October 2017
A research seminar sponsored by English Literature, American Studies, and Creative Writing at the University of Manchester

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…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series

16:00 11 October 2017
Joe Watson, University of Manchester Tripartite Structures: The case of underground punk in the North West of England Social networks are often inherently complex and it is important…

Professor Erik Swyngedouw: Life and Death in the Urbicene

16:30 11 October 2017
Prof Swyngedouw has a long-standing interest in understanding the political, economic, and environmental dynamics of capitalism and the social forces and practices that aim at its transformation…

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,…

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…

School of Chemistry Seminar entitled "Drops Behaving Badly"

14:00 - 15:00 11 October 2017
Droplets have been used in technological applications for many years and are of increasing importance in new applications such as droplet microfluidics, inkjet manufacturing and 3D-printing.…

Sonic Cultures Research Group -- ‘Listening to Okinawa: exploring sound as a memory of place through film.’ [Film and discussion]

16:00 - 18:00 11 October 2017
Dr Rupert Cox (Senior Lecture, Social Anthropology, University of Manchester) Rupert will present a recently completed 50-minute film (funded by a Toyota arts award) about the acoustic…

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