Families

2019 Alan Turing Cryptography Competition - registration open

3 December 2018 - 28 January 2019
Do you know anyone in secondary school who likes cracking codes or solving puzzles? Or maybe you just know pupils who want to win some prizes? Registration for the 2019 Alan Turing…

2019 MathsBombe Competition - registration open

3 December 2018 - 30 January 2019
Do you know anyone in sixth form and secondary school who likes cracking codes or solving puzzles? Or maybe you just know pupils who want to win some prizes? Registration for the 2019…

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…

Enhanced Humans?

11:00 - 16:00 7 December 2018
‘Enhanced Humans?’ is a collaborative pop-up exhibition created by University of Manchester MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies students exploring medical innovation, health and human…

Free Entry for National Lottery Players - #ThanksToYou

3 - 9 December 2018
From 3 – 9 December, Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre will be taking part in the Heritage Lottery Fund's #ThanksToYou celebrations by offering FREE Entry to everyone who plays the National…

Stargazing Night

19:00 - 22:00 7 December 2018
Join us at Jodrell Bank for an unmissable opportunity to get started in astronomy. You’ll learn how to navigate the skies and locate the stars in our inflatable Planetarium, as well…

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:15 - 10:30 8 December 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…

Sunday Concerts: Bossa Nova Quartet

15:00 - 16:00 9 December 2018
Friends of the Whitworth present a series of free Sunday Concerts that are open to all. Performances are held at 3pm on selected Sunday afternoons in the South Gallery, overlooking…

JMCE-CODE Workshop: Resurgences of national citizenship in Europe? Brexit and other restrictions

10:00 - 16:15 11 December 2018
This interdisciplinary workshop will explore the current questioning of supra-national citizenship and intra-EU freedom of movement. Brexit, new limitations to the rights of mobile…

Little Women Workshop

14:00 - 16:00 17 December 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…

Festive Fun with the RSPB

11:00 - 16:00 29 December 2018
Festive Fun with the RSPB 11am-1pm & 2-4pm Come along and find out more about the work of the RSPB and how you can ‘Give Nature a Home’. Find out how nature prepares for the winter…

Festive Fun with the RSPB

11:00 - 16:00 30 December 2018
Festive Fun with the RSPB 11am-1pm & 2-4pm Come along and find out more about the work of the RSPB and how you can ‘Give Nature a Home’. Find out how nature prepares for the winter…

Big Garden Bird Watch with the RSPB

11:00 - 16:00 3 January 2019
Big Garden Bird Watch with the RSPB Thursday 3 - Sunday 6 January 11am-4pm Big Garden Bird Watch with the RSPB We need your help with the worlds’ largest wildlife survey. The RSPB’s…

Toddler Tales

11:00 - 11:45 3 January 2019
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 5 yrs and under.

Big Garden Bird Watch with the RSPB

11:00 - 16:00 4 January 2019
Big Garden Bird Watch with the RSPB Thursday 3 - Sunday 6 January 11am-4pm Big Garden Bird Watch with the RSPB We need your help with the worlds’ largest wildlife survey. The RSPB’s…

Big Garden Bird Watch with the RSPB

11:00 - 16:00 5 January 2019
Big Garden Bird Watch with the RSPB Thursday 3 - Sunday 6 January 11am-4pm We need your help with the worlds’ largest wildlife survey. The RSPB’s Big Garden Bird Watch is happening…

Big Garden Bird Watch with the RSPB

11:00 - 16:00 6 January 2019
Big Garden Bird Watch with the RSPB Thursday 3 - Sunday 6 January 11am-1pm & 2-4pm We need your help with the worlds’ largest wildlife survey. The RSPB’s Big Garden Bird Watch is…

Introduction to Astrophotography

19:30 - 22:00 9 January 2019
Our popular Introduction to Astrophotography courses are returning this winter. Join us for an informal and fun session that includes an introductory workshop (co-presented by Jodrell…

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:15 - 10:30 12 January 2019
Autism Friendly Early Opening Sat 12 Jan: 9.15-10.30am 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,…

Body Cobblers

19 January 2019
Body Cobblers What if wings were where the head should be? What if tentacles were where the feet should be? What if you had a typewriter for a body? Use the Museum's collection…

Chinese New Year 2019

5 - 10 February 2019
Celebrate the Year of the Pig with the Confucius Institute! Chinese New Year is undoubtedly Manchester’s most bright and colourful annual celebration as the streets of Manchester will…

Advanced Astrophotography

19:30 - 21:30 6 February 2019
This advanced workshop offers Astrophotographers the chance to extend their knowledge and help them achieve breath-taking night sky photography. The session follows on from our Introduction…

Cafe Scientifique talk: "Feed Me!" - How plants tell us what they want.

18:30 - 20:30 7 February 2019
Do you talk to your plants? Famously, Prince Charles does. But is there any point in doing so? In this talk, Giles Johnson, a plant biologist from the University of Manchester, will…

Toddler Tales

11:00 - 11:45 7 February 2019
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 5 yrs and under.

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:15 - 10:30 9 February 2019
Autism Friendly Early Opening Sat 9 Feb: 9.15-10.30am 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,…

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