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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…

GDI Lecture with Kate Osamor: A world for the many, not the few

17:00 - 18:00 2 November 2018
The Global Development Institute Lecture Series is pleased to present Kate Osamor MP to discuss "A world for the many, not the few". Kate Osamor will discuss the challenges of inequality…

Half Term: AutumnFest!

29 October - 2 November 2018
11:30am – 15:3pm Join the Jodrell Bank gardens team as they celebrate the turning of the seasons in their special autumn celebration. Make your own autumn crown or have a go at weaving…

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…

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,…

JMCE - 'Brexit & European Citizens' Rights': An Information Evening with Lord Callanan

16:00 - 17:30 2 November 2018
The Manchester Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence -- in collaboration with the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the U.K. and the Committee for Italians Abroad (COM.IT.ES.)…

Lessons from the smoldering ashes - three TSPO ligands, one post-mortem cohort, one result?

29 October - 8 November 2018
Next in the DNEP External Seminar Series - seminar by Dr. Cornelius Dornat, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Centre for Blast Injury Studies, Imperial College London. Wednesday…

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…

SHORT COURSES: Introduction to Data Analysis 2

2 November 2018
This course provides an introduction to the theory and methods of quantitative data analysis. The focus is on methods for analysing relationships between variables, including Chi-square…

STP&A2018: Culture, Democracy and the Arts – Rights Here, Right Now

1 - 3 November 2018
This major international conference, the oldest for arts management and cultural policy, comes to Manchester for the first time in November 2018. The conference is organized by the…

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…

Can Virtual Reality nature make you feel better?

11:00 - 15:00 3 November 2018
Can Virtual Reality nature make you feel better? Virtual Reality nature environments to support Cognitive Restoration Engaging with nature improves physical and psychological wellbeing…

ESRC Festival of Social Science

3 - 10 November 2018
Manchester and Salford's contribution to this year's ESRC Festival of Social Science is a collaboration between the Universities of Manchester and Salford and Manchester Metropolitan…

Outdoor Art Club

10:30 - 14:00 3 November 2018
Outdoor Art Club will be back on Saturday 3 November, after the half-term holidays. Outdoor Art Club under 6s. Every Saturday (term time only), 10:30am-12noon. Free, no booking Play…

Place, Belonging, Manchester

11:00 - 16:00 3 November 2018
Place, Belonging, Manchester Significant stories from Manchester and Beyond A photo and story collection by Amy Barron and the people of Prestwich Amy Barron, an PhD researcher in…

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