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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 …

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…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 11:15 6 March 2018
Baby Explorers is an interactive story and sensory play session. Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, song, props and real objects, supported by…

Baby Explorers

11:30 - 12:15 6 March 2018
Baby Explorers is an interactive story and sensory play session. Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, song, props and real objects, supported by…

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,…

CIDRAL Theory Intensive: Alexia Yates on Karl Polanyi: ‘Polanyi: On Markets and their Limits’

15:00 - 16:30 6 March 2018
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. This event is part of CIDRAL's programme for the 2017/18 academic year, 'Constraints of Creativity'. Alexia Yates (University of Manchester) will lead…

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…

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

Explorer Tour

14:00 - 15:00 6 March 2018
The John Rylands Library: Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you. Join us as we take a look behind the scenes at The John…

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 6 March 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…

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…

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…

Josep Pijoan-Mas (CEMFI)

16:15 - 17:45 6 March 2018
Title: Investment and Development

Musical Baby Explorers

13:00 - 13:45 6 March 2018
Join us for live music and songs inspired by our collections, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. A space to play, share and discover together.…

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…

Thinking about Teaching? PGCE Open Evening

17:00 - 19:00 6 March 2018
The University of Manchester is holding an open evening for anyone thinking about a career in teaching. Come along to find out about our PGCEs (Postgraduate Certificates of Education)…

UCAS Exhibition Sussex

6 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…

Accomodation Tours

10:30 - 12:00 7 March 2018
Want to have a look at your potential future home? We run accommodation tours of some of our halls of residence on Wednesday mornings between November and March, from 10.30am until…

Adults Returning to Education Session

09:00 - 14:00 7 March 2018
Adult learners who are considering returning to education to pursue a degree, or who have already applied to Manchester, can sign up for an Adults Returning to Education Session. This…

Wednesday Talks: Sonia Boyce

12:30 - 14:00 7 March 2018
Wednesday Talks invites leading artists, thinkers and curators to explore the driving forces, influences and sources of inspiration within contemporary art. Sonia Boyce is an artist…

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