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Ancient Worlds: Foil Creations

12:30 27 - 15:30 31 August 2018
We are soon to begin our exciting transformation hello future and are saying goodbye to our Ancient Worlds galleries for a while. Join us this summer to create your very own ancient…

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…

Daily: Art Hampers – resources for families at the Whitworth

10:00 31 August 2018 - 10:00 31 May 2020
Are you and your family hungry to get creative? Pick up a picnic hamper with a difference. Come to our Oxford Road or Parkside entrance and pick up one of our special hampers - free…

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,…

Magic Carpet: The Magic Porridge Pot

10:30 - 11:30 31 August 2018
Magic Carpet is an interactive, creative, story making and activity session that forms connections to the Museum’s collections. Come along, make new friends, play and explore. …

Magic Carpet: The Magic Porridge Pot

11:30 - 12:30 31 August 2018
Magic Carpet is an interactive, creative, story making and activity session that forms connections to the Museum’s collections. Come along, make new friends, play and explore. …

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…

Playtime: Summer Family Activities

11:00 23 July - 15:00 31 August 2018
Playtime 23 July - 31 August, 11am-3pm All summer the Whitworth will be exploring the art of play. Have a wander and find games indoors and out, sensory play for babies, the Whitworth…

Prints of Darkness: Goya and Hogarth in a Time of European Turmoil

7 July 2018 - 4 August 2019
Francesco José de Goya Lucientes (1746-1828) and William Hogarth (1647-1764) were the most remarkable artists of their times. Both were famous painters, but their most compelling works…

Seminar - Matrix mechanosensing: From scaling concepts in ’omics data to mechanisms in the nucleus, regeneration, and cancer

13:00 - 14:00 31 August 2018
Many of the most important molecules of life are polymers. In animals, the most abundant of the proteinaceous polymers are the collagens, which constitute the fibrous matrix outside…

Summer Holiday: Operation Earth Activities

11:00 28 July - 16:00 31 August 2018
Every day, 28th July – 31st August 11:00 - 16:00 Join the Jodrell Bank team as they dive into the exciting world of environmental science. Through fun and engaging hands-on activities,…

Summer Holidays: Operation Earth Science Show

11:30 30 July - 14:30 31 August 2018
Every weekday from 30th July – 31st August 11:30 and 14:30 Planet Earth is feeling a little under the weather and is going to the doctors for a check-up. Join us, along with expert…

Summer Holidays: Tiny Space Explorer Tours (Under 7s)

12:30 30 July - 13:30 31 August 2018
Every Monday and Friday from 30th July - 31st August 12:30 Do you want to explore space with us? We will be setting off in our own Jodrell Bank rocket, travelling through our Solar…

Telescope Walking Tours

15:30 28 July - 16:30 31 August 2018
Every day, 28th July – 31st August 15:30 Join one of Jodrell Bank’s popular Telescope Walking Tours, as our friendly Explainers take you for a stroll around the base of the impressive…

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…

Alice Kettle: Thread Bearing Witness

1 September 2018 - 24 February 2019
From the Barberini Tapestries to the Bayeux Tapestry, monumental textiles in the form of large-scale narrative embroideries, weaving and tapestries have been used to illustrate contemporary…

Making the modern world: England's first civic university (Heritage Tour)

13:00 - 14:00 1 September 2018
This tour takes visitors on a journey from the beginnings of England’s first civic university to the sites of world changing discoveries. It begins within the fine neo-gothic architecture…

Manchester Museum pops up at the Festival of Manchester

1 September 2018
Manchester Museum pops up at the Festival of Manchester Celebrating the People of Manchester Sat 1 September: 12-6pm Get crafty and create your very own badge that says something about…

UCAS Exhibition Edinburgh

4 September 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…

Walking for Wellbeing

12:00 - 13:00 4 September 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…

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