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"New to you" at Chemistry

1 March 2018
Do you have any (unwanted) gifts you “happily” received at Christmas? Or a gift, hidden away, waiting for an ideal opportunity to be offered? Can you provide one gift (or more) to…

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 …

Alison Wilding

16 February - 12 August 2018
Turner Prize nominee and Royal Academician Alison Wilding presents works spanning the past 20 years of her career. This new show at the Whitworth will comprise of three major sculptures,…

Apna: Ours Yours Everybody’s

3 February - 13 May 2018
Apna is a word used in many languages across South Asia meaning ‘ours, yours or everybody’s’. This reflects how the Whitworth shares the collection that is housed here. In the Collections…

Applied GIS and network analysis for social science applications

11:00 1 - 15:00 2 March 2018
This two-day course uses a series of accessible hands-on practical activities and short lectures to introduce participants to sophisticated spatial data analysis tools within a GIS.…

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…

CTIS Seminar: Sameh Hanna, "Negotiating ‘sacredness’ and constructing identities in the Arabic translation of the Gospels"

14:00 - 15:30 1 March 2018
The Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies seminar series brings researchers from across the UK and Europe to the University of Manchester to present on their work. These…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Prof. Bernard Jackson (Liverpool Hope/Manchester), "Ruth and Ezra-Nehemiah in Dialogue"

14:00 - 16:00 1 March 2018
The Centre for Biblical Studies weekly seminar series. These seminars are free with no registration required. Seminars last 90 minutes including a 30 minute Q&A session. Tea and biscuits…

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

Fairtrade Fortnight 2018

26 February - 12 March 2018
Come on in to Fairtrade Fortnight 2018! It’s Fairtrade Fortnight from 26th February to 12th March so it’s time to step up and stand by the farmers and workers who grow our food. As…

History Seminar "Virtuous banking: ‘economical reform’ at the late 18th-century Bank of England"

16:15 - 17:30 1 March 2018
History Research Seminar presented by Dr. Anne Murphy (Hertfordshire): “Virtuous banking: ‘economical reform’ at the late 18th-century Bank of England”

Homelessness in late life: Growing old on the streets, in shelter, and long-term care

12:30 - 14:00 1 March 2018
This talk focuses on findings from a four ethnographic year study of homelessness among older people in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The study was carried out in the context of rising…

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…

NHS at 70: The Story of Our Lives - Film Premiere

18:00 - 20:30 1 March 2018
NHS at 70: The Story of Our Lives Film Premiere and Exhibition Launch Thursday 1st March 2018, 6.00pm - 8.30pm Dr Stephanie Snow, Director of ‘NHS at 70: The Story of Our Lives’…

Samuel Ferguson Lecture: Prof. John Milbank (Nottingham), "Theology and the Idea of a University"

16:00 - 17:30 1 March 2018
The Religions & Theology endowed annual lecture. Inaugurated in 1976, the annual Samuel Ferguson Lecture provides an opportunity for a senior theologian to present on a theological…

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.…

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…

Toddler Tales

11:00 - 11:45 1 March 2018
The John Rylands Library: Find a cosy corner, pull up a cushion and listen to fun stories. Join in playtime, creating a story world of your own. Free, no need to book, just drop in.…

UCAS Exhibition Northern Ireland

28 February - 1 March 2018
UCAS exhibitions are an opportunity for students to explore a variety of options in one setting. They're a chance to get talking with university admissions staff, find out what life's…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - Distractfold Ensemble

13:10 - 14:00 1 March 2018
There’s no need to book – this concert is free and you can just turn up on the day. Distractfold Ensemble presents works for cello, electric guitar and clarinet by Postgraduate composition…

‘Building a zero carbon city-region’: workshop for the Greater Manchester Green Summit

16:00 - 19:00 1 March 2018
The Collaboratory for Urban Resilience and Energy (CURE) at the Manchester Urban Institute is hosting the Greater Manchester Green Summit Pre-workshop on ‘building a zero carbon city-region’.…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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