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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…

Ballroom and Latin for Beginners

13:05 26 September - 13:55 21 November 2018
Due to popular demand, this Autumn the Martin Harris Centre is going back to basics again! Join us for ‘Ballroom and Latin for Beginners’ in a relaxed and friendly environment. …

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,…

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

13:00 - 14:00 29 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…

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…

Outdoor Art Club

10:30 - 14:00 29 September 2018
Outdoor Art Club will be back on Saturday 15 September. New for Autumn! Outdoor Art Club under 6s. Every Saturday (term time only), 10:30am-12noon. Free, no booking Play based…

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…

Students with Families Welcome Party

15:00 - 17:00 29 September 2018
A welcome party for students with partners and children. A fun filled day planned with food, music and games. A magic show and balloon modeling is planned to entertain the children…

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…

William Kentridge: Thick Time

21 September 2018 - 3 March 2019
South African artist William Kentridge weaves together global histories of revolution, exile and utopian aspirations, exploring how they are shaped by the creative forces of memory…

Manchester University Music Society: Welcome Concert

17:00 - 19:00 30 September 2018
Join us for the first Music Society concert of the academic year, featuring three contrasting French works. We introduce our newest music students in Poulenc’s eclectic Gloria, followed…

Art Baby

10:00 - 15:00 1 October 2018
Free, no booking. Mondays 10am - 3pm. (term-time only) Creative journeys start here. Sensory play in the beautiful setting of the gallery designed especially for babies and their…

Bits and Pieces: Secrets of a Digital World - Dr. James Grimes

18:00 - 19:30 1 October 2018
Registration for the 2018 Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Lecture is now open. Please note that registration will close at 5pm on Wednesday 26th September 2018, and we are unable to accommodate…

Early Years Atelier

10:00 - 15:00 1 October 2018
Weekly multi-sensory, messy play sessions for children under 5 in our new Clore Learning Studio This free, drop-in space is based on the early years philosophy of Reggio Emilia, where…

SHORT COURSE: Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA)

1 October 2018
Qualitative Comparative Analysis is a systematic method of studying data on multiple comparable cases from about N=8 through to large datasets of N=10,000 etc. The QCA methods firstly…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Dr Zoe Cormack - African Studies, University of Oxford

16:00 - 18:00 1 October 2018
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 1st October 2018 Dr Zoe Cormack – African Studies Centre – The University Of Oxford Life and death in a UN ‘Protection of Civilians’ site in war-time…

Who owns online teaching materials? (Teaching Online Workshop Series)

13:00 - 14:00 1 October 2018
Why bother? You create course materials, examination questions, videos... You may be using Intellectual Property (IP) belonging to others. You want to know what the University owns,…

‘She Wrote Her Own Eulogy’: Shirley May book launch

18:00 - 20:00 1 October 2018
The launch of Shirley May's first book of poetry, 'She Wrote Her Own Eulogy', published by Wrecking Ball Press. Shirley will be sharing some of the poems from her book and discussing it with the audience.

CMI Afternoon Seminar: Pseudo OLS for linkage-data regression by Prof Li-Chun Zhang

15:00 - 16:15 2 October 2018
Speaker: Prof Li-Chun Zhang Abstract: Unless a unique identifier exists for this purpose, linkage of separate datasets will generate errors that can cause bias of the subsequent analysis,…

Explorer Tour

14:00 - 15:00 2 October 2018
If you’ve ever wondered where some of the Library’s staircases and doors 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 required.

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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