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A Rubbish Night at the Museum

10:00 19 April - 17:00 5 May 2018
If you care about the rubbish in the streets of Greater Manchester, come along and see an exhibition of nearly 100 displays by artists, photographers, researchers, companies, community…

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,…

All Our Futures - Creating a Healthy Built Environment for Older People

12:00 - 16:30 19 April 2018
The next seminar of the MICRA Seminar Series All Our Futures - Creating a Healthy Built Environment for Older People, occurs on Thursday the 19th of April from 12:00-16:30 in G306B,…

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…

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.…

Brook Lecture: Prof. Anthony Bale (Birkbeck), ‘Some Medieval English Pilgrims’ Books’

17:00 - 18:30 19 April 2018
The Annual Brook Lecture will this year be delivered by Prof. Anthony Bale (Birkbeck) on the topic, ‘Some Medieval English Pilgrims’ Books’.

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…

Daniele Massacci (Bank of England)

16:15 - 17:45 19 April 2018
Title: Testing for Regime Changes in Large Dimensional Factor Models Abstract: We develop a new test for regime changes in large dimensional threshold factor models. We rely on an…

Economic Growth: Geopolitical game or addressing global inequalities? Public Lecture by Lord Meghnad Desai

18:00 - 19:30 19 April 2018
Lord Professor Meghnad Desai will give a free public lecture at The University of Manchester followed by a Q&A with the University's Professor Diana Mitlin - academic lead for the Global…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Prof. David Law (Manchester), "Moses at the Movies"

14:00 - 16:00 19 April 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

Exchanges

24 March 2018 - 2 February 2020
Exchanges sets art and artists together, sometimes in harmony, sometimes in opposition – always with insight and intention. In this evolving exhibition, art that has recently been…

History Seminar ‘“11-13” Paris: A transdisciplinary research program about memory of terrorist attacks’

16:15 - 17:30 19 April 2018
History Research Seminar presented by Prof. Denis Peschanski (Paris I): ‘“11-13” Paris: A transdisciplinary research program about memory of terrorist attacks’

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,…

Isaac Julien: Ten Thousand Waves

30 March - 28 August 2018
Ten Thousand Waves is the most recent in a series of major moving image acquisitions by the Whitworth and was supported through Art Fund’s Moving Image Fund. Rooted in the Morecambe…

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…

Nature Through Roman Eyes

10:00 6 April - 17:00 30 October 2018
Nature Through Roman Eyes is inspired by the work of Roman writer Pliny the Elder. His Natural History – a 37 book encyclopaedia of the ancient world - covers every subject from astronomy…

Personhood and Selfhood: The Narrative Self

19 April 2018
The second in a Royal Institute of Philosophy conference series on Personhood and Selfhood at the University of Manchester. Keynote speaker: Professor Marya Schechtman (The University…

Religions & Theology Research Seminar: Dr. Rachel Muers, "The Un/Deserving Poor: Social Class and Theological Ethics"

16:00 - 17:30 19 April 2018
The Religions & Theology research seminar takes place on alternate Thursdays. These seminars are free with no registration required. Seminars last 90 minutes including a 30 minute Q&A session.

Thursday Lates: Letterspace

18:00 - 21:00 19 April 2018
A celebration of letterform in everyday spaces, featuring 26 limited edition screenprint posters, spanning a full alphabet, created by designers from the UK, North America, Europe and…

Thursday Lates: Print, Pigment and Paint Workshop

17:15 - 18:30 19 April 2018
The John Rylands Library: Have a go at the techniques used to create the beautiful items in our Alchemy of Colour Exhibition. Hand print on our 19th Century press then use natural…

UCAS Exhibition London

18 - 19 April 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 - House of Light

13:10 - 14:00 19 April 2018
There’s no need to book – this concert is free and you can just turn up on the day. Singing House of Light are: Helen Chadwick, Victoria Couper and Barbara Gellhorn Helen Chadwick…

Webinar: Introduction to the Understanding Society/BHPS Harmonised data

15:00 - 16:00 19 April 2018
This free webinar is for anyone with an interest in understanding and using the recently released harmonised Understanding Society and BHPS data which now covers 25 years of longitudinal…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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