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1st iBASIS International Training Course

23 - 26 October 2018
The Course This will be the first international training workshop in the iBASIS-VIPP method of parent-mediated video-aided therapy for families of infants at-risk of autism. This…

Afro-Cuban percussion demonstration

15:30 - 17:00 24 October 2018
A live demonstration of Afro-Latin percussion with the participation of Christian Weaver, percussionist with La Timbala (see: https://www.globalgrooves.org/team/christian-weaver/).

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…

CI Film Club

15:00 24 October 2018
We are holding our Film Club, one of our intercultural activities for students once again from October! The club is providing a platform for students to engage in inter-cultural discussions…

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…

Dr. James Scorer (U. of Manchester): 'Mediocre Painter and Naïve Leftist?: Ciro Bustos and the Sketches of Che Guevara's Guerrillas'

17:00 - 18:30 24 October 2018
Joint event by the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at Manchester.

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…

External Seminar: 'From cells to vessels: a versatile phase-field approach' -- Maurício Moreira-Soares

13:00 - 14:00 24 October 2018
Visiting speaker in the School of Biological Sciences, title and abstract below. From cells to vessels: a versatile phase-field approach. Maurício Moreira-Soares (University of Coimbra,…

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:…

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…

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…

Half Term: Telescope Walking Tours

20 October - 2 November 2018
12:15 (weekends), 14:45 and 15:45 (weekdays) Join one of Jodrell Bank’s popular Telescope Walking Tours as a friendly Explainer takes you for a stroll around the base of the impressive…

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…

High Resolution Modelling of Volcanic and Industrial Atmospheric Plumes

13:00 - 14:00 24 October 2018
Our speaker is Professor Stephen Mobbs from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS). The National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), is a NERC research centre distributed…

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,…

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…

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

13:00 - 14:00 24 October 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…

Mitchell centre seminar series

16:00 24 October 2018
Ana Oliveira, ISCTE-IUL DINÂMIA'CET - IUL and IS-UP Do it together again: networks, flows and spaces in the creation of music careers in the Portuguese independent scene This project…

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…

Nature Through Roman Eyes: A Closer Look

13:00 - 15:00 24 October 2018
Nature Through Roman Eyes: A Closer Look Author, naturalist, natural philosopher, soldier: Pliny the Elder had quite the life and this is your last chance to see it up close. Walk amongst…

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…

Taller de lectura y escritura en español para estudiantes

14:30 - 16:00 24 October 2018
Primera sesión del taller de lectura y escritura creativa para estudiantes. El programa completa de las cuatro sesiones puede encontrarse online.

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…

We are 11: Stanley Grove Primary Academy

6 October 2018 - 5 January 2019
This exhibition has been boldly curated by the children of Stanley Grove Primary Academy. Over the past year, 11 lead curators have selected works from the Whitworth’s collection that…

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…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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