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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,…

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.…

Camille Landais (LSE)

16:15 - 17:45 26 April 2018
Title and Abstract: TBC

CIDRAL Workshop: Stefania Sini: '1924, “Lenin’s Language”: Russian Formalism at a crossroads between self-defence, delimitation and extension of research territory'

10:00 - 12:00 26 April 2018
This event is part of CIDRAL's 2017/18 programme, 'The Constraints of Creativity'. Stefania Sini (Università del Piemonte Orientale) will lead a workshop entitled, '1924, “Lenin’s…

Collections by Candlelight: Collection Encounter

14:00 - 15:00 26 April 2018
The John Rylands Library: Enjoy some of our most exquisite gold decorated pieces displayed in the manner in which they would have originally been seen - illuminated by candlelight.…

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…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Dr. Katharina Keim (Manchester), "Gaster and the Samaritans"

14:00 - 16:00 26 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…

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…

Tours at Two

14:00 20 April 2018 - 14:45 31 December 2019
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. Daily tours are designed for…

Tumours, translation, trials and tribulations: Developing serum based spectroscopic disease diagnostics

12:00 - 13:00 26 April 2018
Join us for this School of Chemistry research seminar, where Matthew Baker from the University of Strathclyde, will be presenting on developing serum based spectroscopic disease diagnostics.

UCAS Exhibition Hampshire

26 - 27 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 - Lovenotes

13:10 - 14:00 26 April 2018
There’s no need to book – this concert is free and you can just turn up on the day. The Lovenotes are a close harmony, a capella group performing a mix of genres, from jazz and swing…

Webinar: Introduction to the UK Data Service

15:00 - 16:00 26 April 2018
The UK Data Service holds the UK’s largest collection of research data. This introductory webinar is for anyone with an interest in social research who wants to hear about the vast…

Guided campus visits for Year 10

11:00 - 13:00 27 April 2018
Teachers of pre-16 students may bring groups of their pupils to visit The University of Manchester campus in order to get a taste of university life, find out more about higher education…

Magic Carpet: Nature Discovery

10:30 - 11:30 27 April 2018
Magic Carpet is an interactive, creative, story making and activity session that forms connections to the Museum’s collections. Our stories are specially devised to enable our youngest…

Magic Carpet: Nature Discovery

11:30 - 12:30 27 April 2018
Magic Carpet is an interactive, creative, story making and activity session that forms connections to the Museum’s collections. Our stories are specially devised to enable our youngest…

Youth Mobilisation and the (anti)-Brexit Campaign: where next?

18:00 - 20:00 27 April 2018
Youth Mobilisation and the (anti)-Brexit Campaign: where next?

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