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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,…

Artist Sundays: Let's Ride

11:00 - 15:00 1 July 2018
Artist Sundays: Let's Ride Sunday 1 July, 11-3pm. Free Join us for a special bicycle themed Artist Sunday with art practitioner, Lydia Meiying where we will be decorating bicycle…

Bee Backpack Trail

28 May - 31 August 2018
Can you do the waggle dance? How does a bee see? Explore the life of a honey bee as you make your way around the Jodrell Bank gardens carrying out bee-themed activities along the way.…

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…

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…

Four Corners of One Cloth: Textiles from the Islamic World

23 June 2018 - 3 November 2019
A section of a Kiswa will form the heart of the exhibition. The Kiswa cloth covers the Ka’bah and is replaced each year during Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca). Positioned in the direction…

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…

Let’s Ride Manchester

11:00 - 16:00 1 July 2018
A fun, free cycling festival The HSBC UK Let’s Ride Manchester is a free, mass participation bicycle ride for children, young people and families, aimed at giving participants an…

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…

Sunday Concerts: Lutes and Voices

15:00 - 16:00 1 July 2018
Friends of the Whitworth present a series of free Sunday Concerts that are open to all. Performances are held at 3pm on selected Sunday afternoons in the New Arrivals exhibition gallery,…

The Art of Volunteering

25 May - 23 September 2018
Our volunteers take over the Collections Centre with The Art of Volunteering, a project which explores the breadth of the Whitworth's collections, of over 60,000 works. The exhibition…

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…

Early Years Atelier

10:00 - 15:00 2 July 2018
Weekly multi-sensory, messy play sessions for children under 5 in our new Clore Learning Studio Mondays, 10am-3pm. Drop in, free (term-time only) This free, drop-in space is based…

Master’s Information Day – Biological and Medical Sciences

14:00 - 16:00 2 July 2018
This event is for you to find out more about our Master's courses in Biological or Medical Sciences, whether you have already applied to us or if you are just considering a Master’s…

MICRA Annual Lecture 2018: Loneliness in later life: social problem, public health problem, or moral panic?

17:30 - 19:00 2 July 2018
Loneliness in later life: social problem, public health problem, or moral panic? MICRA are pleased to announce our 2018 Annual Public Lecture. This will be presented by Professor Christina…

English Corner

13:00 - 14:30 3 July 2018
Free English conversation classes using the Museum’s collection as inspiration for discussion. Meet new friends and practise your English speaking skills. Free, Drop-In, Adults

Explorer Tours

14:00 - 15:00 3 July 2018
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 Rylands Library. Free, booking…

Extended Project Qualification Visit

09:45 - 15:00 3 July 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…

Guided campus visits for Year 11 and 12

12:30 - 14:30 3 July 2018
Teachers of post-16 students may bring groups of their pupils to visit The University of Manchester campus, in order to get a taste of university life and experience first-hand the…

Rainbows, Stars and Flying Horses: Printing Press Demonstration

11:15 - 11:45 3 July 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…

Walking for Wellbeing

12:00 - 13:00 3 July 2018
Escape the everyday and discover the art in Whitworth Park. Walking for Wellbeing is an excellent way to get active, explore what’s on your doorstep and make new friends. Join us every…

Great Escape: Tai Chi for Wellbeing

08:30 - 09:30 4 July 2018
Wednesdays, 8.30am – 9.30am. £5 A traditional Chinese internal art for mind and body. Located in the peaceful setting of our Art Garden, Jian Taiji offer 2 qualified instructors…

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