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Age Friendly: Handmade

14:00 12 January - 16:00 13 July 2018
Sociable craft workshops, produced by and for older people in partnership with Age Friendly Manchester Fridays (Except during school holidays), 2pm - 4pm. Booking essential. Free …

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.…

Cecily Brown: Shipwreck drawings

17 November 2017 - 15 April 2018
This is an exhibition of a extraordinary series of drawings by Cecily Brown, of wrecked ships and their passengers. Brown’s practice of painterly interrogation of an existing image,…

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 Tours at the Whitworth

14:00 20 October 2017 - 15:00 14 February 2018
Daily tours at 2pm, free Each day our public tours are led by our Visitor Team and are an insightful view into our history, collections, exhibition spaces, architecture and park.…

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

Festec ’77 in Retrospect

10:00 26 - 16:00 27 January 2018
Creative Hands Foundation celebrates the 40th anniversary of the 2nd World Black and African Festival of arts and culture. Activities on the day include: Film documentary on Festec…

In the Land

27 January - 4 November 2018
Rethinking the form, texture and space of the natural landscape. This exhibition looks back at a period of intense experimentation in British painting and sculpture where artists,…

John Stezaker

1 December 2017 - 24 June 2018
Using vintage photographs, old film stills, postcards and book illustrations, John Stezaker makes collages that subvert their original imagery, creating unique and compelling works…

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.…

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…

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.…

Stargazing Night

19:00 - 22:00 27 January 2018
You are invited to join us for an unmissable opportunity to get started in astronomy. You’ll learn how to navigate the skies, locate the stars using a variety of tools from planispheres…

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

13:00 - 14:00 27 January 2018
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…

Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies 2018

18:00 - 19:30 29 January 2018
We are delighted to announce that the forth series of Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies will be given by Prof. Jan Grabowski (University of Ottawa). The event is open to the public;…

Careers in Audiology

10:00 - 12:00 29 January 2018
Join our Audiology students, staff and employers to find out about the range of rewarding careers in Audiology. Audiology is the healthcare science of hearing and balance disorders.…

Collection Bites

13:30 - 14:00 29 January 2018
Collection Bites are half an hour talks hosted by our Visitor Team every other Monday. Our Visitor Team members are with our collections every day and so are the perfect people to give…

Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 29th of January 2018 - Dr Angela Torresan – University of Manchester

16:00 - 18:00 29 January 2018
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 29th January 2018 Dr Angela Torresan – University of Manchester Guto and Graça: Ethnographic Films And Storytelling It may be tautological to…

CoDE Seminar- Asma Khan

13:00 - 14:00 30 January 2018
Join us for this event, which is part of the CoDE Seminar Series. We will be joined by Asma Khan who is a PhD candidate based at the Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK, Cardiff…

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 30 January 2018
Teachers can arrange for their post-16 students to visit The University of Manchester campus to support them with the Extended Project qualification for their students. The Extended…

Rachel Brealey's Coffee Morning

10:00 - 11:30 30 January 2018
Join Rachel Brealey, Director of Operations for the Faculty of Science and Engineering, for a coffee, tea and light refreshments. This is a chance to meet with Rachel and other colleagues…

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