Family event

Art Baby

10:00 - 15:00 8 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…

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…

Early Years Atelier

10:00 - 15:00 8 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…

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:15 - 10:30 13 October 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…

Manchester Museum pops up at the Muslim Lifestyle Expo 2018

10:00 - 15:30 13 October 2018
Manchester Museum pops up at the Muslim Lifestyle Expo 2018 10am-3.30pm Join us for drop in craft activities inspired by the Museum’s collections, have a browse in the Museum’s pop…

Outdoor Art Club

10:30 - 14:00 13 October 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…

Art Sundays Takeover: Journeys Festival International & Rethink Rebuild Art

11:00 - 16:00 14 October 2018
Free, no need to book Journeys Festival International and Celebrating Syria have joined forces to bring you and your family a packed day of creative activities that celebrate many…

Manchester Museum pops up at the Muslim Lifestyle Expo 2018

10:00 - 15:30 14 October 2018
Manchester Museum pops up at the Muslim Lifestyle Expo 2018 - 10am-3.30pm Join us for drop in craft activities inspired by the Museum’s collections, have a browse in the Museum’s pop…

Art Baby

10:00 - 15:00 15 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…

Early Years Atelier

10:00 - 15:00 15 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…

Families this October Half-Term: Shadow Baby

11:00 20 - 15:00 28 October 2018
11am-3pm. Free, no booking. Explore light and dark in a sensory play area especially designed for non walking babies and their grown ups. Image: William Kentridge, in collaboration…

Families this October Half-Term: Shadow Studio

11:00 20 - 15:00 28 October 2018
Inspired by our (the Whitworth's) William Kentridge exhibition, Thick Time, explore the magic of shadows, play with light and use your imagination to create stories in the dark. Image:…

Half Term: The Sky is Not your Limit! Live Science Show

20 October - 2 November 2018
10:30, 11:30 and 14:30 Find out about the new European Mars Rover mission, see how scientists and engineers are creating and launching the new James Webb Space Telescope to look deep…

Manchester Museum pops up at Diwali Mela 2018

14:00 - 18:30 20 October 2018
Manchester Museum pops up at Diwali Mela 2018 - 2pm -6.30pm At Albert Square and Manchester Central Library, M2 5DB Create Diwali lanterns inspired by the Museum’s collections Free, families, drop in

Science Spectacular

11:00 - 16:00 20 October 2018
Phagecraft, colourful chemistry and supersymmetry all in one place? It can mean only one thing: The Science Spectacular is back! Come down and discover the bugs so viral that they…

Bee Creative Workshop

14:00 - 16:00 22 October 2018
Craft your own bumble bee using simple cross stitch and embroidery technique. Free. Family friendly. No need to book, just turn up.

Half Earth Day

11:00 - 16:00 22 October 2018
Half Earth Day will be buzzing with brilliant minds sharing ideas to celebrate this global campaign to save half the world for all of life. See plastic coughed up by seabirds, discover…

Half Term: Journey through the Solar System

22 - 26 October 2018
10:45am and 11:45am Have you ever wanted to explore space? Then come and meet the Jodrell Bank team in their Clockwork Orrery for a journey through the solar system! Travel through…

Half Term: Meet the Expert

22 October - 2 November 2018
13:00 Here’s your chance to meet one of Jodrell Bank’s resident science and astronomy expert. You’ll learn all about their work and have the chance to ask the questions you’ve always…

Wunderkammer

14:00 - 16:00 23 October 2018
May wunders never cease. Welcome to the ‘wunderkammer,’ also known as a cabinet of curiosity. We’re inviting you to throw it open and goggle at all the weird and wonderful objects from…

Little Women Workshop

14:00 - 16:00 24 October 2018
Make your own iconic puppet in this creative family workshop. Once you have made your puppet take a picture of it in our mini theatre and share it with us on social media! Free. Family…

Families this October Half-Term: Shadow Puppets

11:00 - 15:00 25 October 2018
Get hands on and create your own shadow puppets in response to the drawing and storytelling within our William Kentridge exhibition, Thick Time. Image: William Kentridge, in collaboration…

Wunderkammer

14:00 - 16:00 25 October 2018
May wunders never cease. Welcome to the ‘wunderkammer,’ also known as a cabinet of curiosity. We’re inviting you to throw it open and goggle at all the weird and wonderful objects from…

Families this October Half-Term: Big Draw: We Are 11

11:00 - 15:00 26 October 2018
11am - 3pm, free, no booking. Join pupils from Stanley Grove Primary Academy for a day of playful art and making to explore their exhibition, We Are 11 at the Whitworth. Pupils will…

Families this October Half-Term: Spooky Studio

13:00 - 15:00 27 October 2018
1pm-3pm. Free, no booking. Halloween craft fun for all of the family! Explore the Whitworth inside and out and have fun creating spooky art. Image: William Kentridge, in collaboration…

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