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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…

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…

Explorer Tour

14:00 - 15:00 4 September 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…

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,…

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…

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…

Re-write the future

13:00 - 14:00 4 September 2018
Re-write the future Tuesday 4 September 1pm-2pm Join poet Chanje Kunda to put your ideas into words for the forthcoming Heritage Futures exhibition. It will be fun, think scrabble…

SMS Professorial Inaugural Lectures

16:00 - 18:00 4 September 2018
You are invited to attend the latest SMS Professorial Inaugural Lectures to be held on Tuesday 4 September 2018, in the Manchester Cancer Research Centre Lecture Theatre. Professor…

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…

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…

Bike Registration Event

09:00 - 10:00 5 September 2018
Free Bike Marking session - To qualify for a discounted 'D' lock students and staff must register their bikes on the University scheme. LOCKS MUST BE BOUGHT THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY'S…

The rise of a university: industry, engineering and science (Heritage Tour)

13:00 - 14:00 5 September 2018
This tour takes visitors on a journey from the height of the industrial revolution to the white heat of 1960s scientific and technological innovation. Our guides explain the history…

Toddler Tales

11:00 - 11:45 6 September 2018
Find a cosy corner, pull up a cushion and listen to fun stories. Join in playtime, creating a story world of your own. Free, no need to book, just drop in. Family friendly, children 5yrs and under.

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:15 - 10:30 8 September 2018
See, Make and Do at the Museum Join us for our early openings at the Museum aimed at children who have autism and other needs, along with their families and carers, and siblings. Activities…

The rise of a university: industry, engineering and science (Heritage Tour)

13:00 - 14:00 8 September 2018
This tour takes visitors on a journey from the height of the industrial revolution to the white heat of 1960s scientific and technological innovation. Our guides explain the history…

Bike Registration Event

12:30 - 13:30 10 September 2018
Free Bike Marking session - To qualify for a discounted 'D' lock students and staff must register their bikes on the University scheme. LOCKS MUST BE BOUGHT THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY'S…

WEI Fourth Fairness at Work Conference

10 - 11 September 2018
The WEI Fourth Fairness at Work conference, Justice at Work: Challenges and Possibilities Building on the three previous Fairness at Work Conferences at the University of Manchester…

Rachel Brealey's Coffee Morning - School of CEAS

10:00 - 11:30 11 September 2018
Rachel Brealey, Director of Faculty Operations in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, will be holding a coffee morning will be hosted by the School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical…

Seminar - Lymphocytes: function and migration in complex environment

12:00 - 13:00 11 September 2018
Leukocytes are immune cells that move through the whole organism for protection against pathogens. Although all mammalian cells require integrins to migrate on 2D, observations in 3D…

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