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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 …

Age Friendly: Processions Project

10:00 8 May - 14:00 10 June 2018
The Whitworth has been chosen as a partner in this national project to celebrate 100 years of SOME women getting the vote. As part of this national project we are running a series…

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,…

Artbaby - Musicbaby and Artbaby Drop-in

10:15 - 15:00 14 May 2018
Artbaby - Musicbaby: Designed especially for babies and led by artists and musicians, these sensory workshops explore new spaces and sounds, art and music. 10.15am-11.15am or 11.30am-12.30pm.…

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.…

Bodies of Colour: Breaking With Stereotypes in the Wallpaper Collection

4 May 2018 - 28 April 2019
This latest exhibition uses the Whitworth’s extensive and significant wallpaper collection to focus on how Imperial attitudes to people are reflected in wallpaper. The wallpapers in…

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…

Early Years Atelier

10:00 - 15:00 14 May 2018
Weekly multi-sensory, messy play sessions for children under 5 in our new Clore Learning Studio Mondays 10am-3pm (drop in). FREE. This free, drop-in space is based on the early…

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…

HSRC Seminar - Learning from health and care devolution in Greater Manchester

12:00 - 13:30 14 May 2018
Making a Blueprint for Reform: Learning from health and care devolution in Greater Manchester This seminar will discuss research findings regarding health and social care devolution…

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…

methods@manchester seminar: How to use Olfactory Methods: Smell and Taste in Everyday Life

13:00 - 14:00 14 May 2018
Smells and odours can evoke memories and previous experiences. Contextual factors such as odours can be important in how we perceive other sensations and situations. However, researchers…

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…

Aperture: Open Photography Session

10:30 - 11:30 15 May 2018
The John Rylands Library: Calling all photographers! This is a fantastic opportunity to capture the beauty of our Historic Reading Room, before the Library opens to the general public.…

Baby Explorers

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

Baby Explorers

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

Digital Approaches to Text Editing

12:00 - 16:30 15 May 2018
This workshop will engage participants in a discussion about the future of Digital Humanities approaches to creating and displaying text editions. Three papers will explore best practices…

Musical Baby Explorers

13:00 - 13:45 15 May 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.…

Rainbows, Stars and Flying Horses: Printing Press Demonstration

11:15 - 11:45 15 May 2018
The John Rylands Library: See our 19th century printing press come to life. Inspired by the Alchemy of Colour exhibition we will be printing beautiful images with an amazing rainbow…

Webinar: The ONS Labour Force Survey Transformation Project - Designing a web-first approach to data collection

14:00 - 15:00 15 May 2018
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is transforming the way its surveys collect data. It is introducing an online mode, and designing for a web-first approach to mixed-mode collection,…

Academic Presentation Skills

09:00 - 16:00 16 May 2018
This workshop aims to provide tools to improve presentation skills in academic settings. The combination of lecture and group activities will enables the participants on the one hand…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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