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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…

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…

An introduction to the Women Who Shaped Manchester

10:30 - 11:00 19 January 2019
This event is now SOLD OUT. Hear the stories of some of the women who shaped a changing Manchester in the early 1900s. Our curator will tell you all about the inspiring legacies they…

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…

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…

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…

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

13:00 - 14:00 19 January 2019
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…

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…

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…

Aperture

10:30 - 11:30 20 January 2019
Calling all photographers! This is a fantastic opportunity to capture the beauty of our Historic Reading Room, before the Library opens to the general public. You’re welcome to bring…

Sunday Concerts: RNCM A Cappella

15:00 - 16:00 20 January 2019
Friends of the Whitworth present a series of free Sunday Concerts that are open to all. At 3pm on selected Sunday afternoons, students from the Royal Northern College of Music perform…

Scientific Seminar of the Centre for Musculoskeletal Research- Monday 21 January 2019

13:00 - 14:00 21 January 2019
Date: Monday 21 January 2019 Time: 1.00pm Venue: Stopford Building, Room 2.823/5 Caroline Ospelt – “The role of synovial fibroblasts in RA.” Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department…

Coffee, Cake and Culture

14:00 - 16:00 22 January 2019
Coffee, Cake and Culture Making culture accessible for anyone living with a physical or mental health need, and their families. Making art enables people to express themselves, be creative…

Confucius Institute Talk: China's Changing Consumer Markets

18:00 - 19:00 22 January 2019
How fashion manufacturers and retailers react on an ageing society in China Accessing the Chinese consumer involves understanding the unique platforms and drivers of purchases. Over…

Explorer Tour

14:00 - 15:00 22 January 2019
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases 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.

FBMH Teaching, Learning and Students Strategy Session - Supporting our staff

10:00 - 11:30 22 January 2019
To ensure we are positioned to meet future HE challenges whilst continuing to deliver an excellent experience for our students, all FBMH academic and PS staff are invited to a series…

Tuesday Talks: Margot Heller

11:00 - 12:30 22 January 2019
The Tuesday Talks series presents leading artists, thinkers and curators who explore the driving forces, influences and sources of inspiration within contemporary art. The series is…

Beyond Lecture Capture (Teaching Online Workshop Series)

11:00 - 12:00 23 January 2019
Beyond Lecture Capture

Great Escape: Tai Chi for Wellbeing

08:30 23 January 2019
Great Escape: Tai-Chi for Wellbeing Wednesdays, 8.30am – 9.30am. £5 A traditional Chinese internal art for mind and body. Located in the peaceful setting of our Art Garden, Jian…

The rise of a university: industry, engineering and science (Heritage Tour)

13:00 - 14:00 23 January 2019
This tour takes visitors on a journey from the height of the industrial revolution to the white heat of 1960s scientific and technological innovation. Our guides explain the history…

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