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After Hours Consumed

18:00 - 21:00 31 January 2019
Start your year off well with our After Hours! Consumed is our first late night opening for 2019. Explore the new Heritage Futures exhibition and join in activities exploring the…

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…

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…

CoDE Seminar: The Teaching and Learning of Britishness and Fundamental British Values

12:00 - 13:00 31 January 2019
Teaching Britishness and ‘Fundamental British Values’ is a policy requirement increasingly placed on educational institutions yet the literature shows Britishness is fluid, evolving…

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…

Ehrhardt Seminar: Prof John Healey (Manchester), ‘The Syriac Bible and Its Status in Different Context’

14:00 - 16:00 31 January 2019
The Centre for Biblical Studies weekly seminar series. These seminars are free with no registration required. Seminars last 90 minutes including a 30 minute Q&A session. Tea and biscuits…

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…

Great Escape: Yoga

08:30 - 09:30 31 January 2019
Great Escape: Yoga Thursdays, 8.30am – 9.30am. £5 No emails, texts, updates or alerts –yoga that takes full advantage of the Whitworth’s peaceful setting. No need to book. When the…

Heritage Futures Studio Drop in Information Sessions

17:00 - 19:00 31 January 2019
Heritage Futures Studio Drop in Information Sessions Heritage Futures is the new exhibition at Manchester Museum that asks how we can shape the future and explores four key themes:…

Human stem cell models of Alzheimer’s disease: Seminar - FULLY BOOKED

14:00 - 15:00 31 January 2019
Steven Moore, Research Associate,The Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge will be giving this seminar on Human stem cell models of Alzheimer’s…

Lives of Letters Series: Ancient and Modern Love

17:00 - 18:30 31 January 2019
'Love Letters and Erotic Letter: Antiquity and Beyond' Dr Owen Hodkinson (Leeds, Classics) In this talk I will outline the new interdisciplinary Research Network project 'Love Letters…

Meaningful Clutter Workshop

11:00 - 16:00 31 January 2019
Join us for a New Year spring clean for a de-cluttering workshop. Heritage Futures is Manchester Museum's latest temporary exhibition and one of it's themes is how we deal with too…

Postgraduate Open Evening for Healthcare Professionals

17:30 - 18:30 31 January 2019
Are you a healthcare professional aiming to move into a more specialist or leadership role, develop a new skill or study an area of healthcare in depth? Come and join us for our informal…

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…

R Course

09:00 31 January - 17:00 1 February 2019
Dear all – I will be re-running my 2-day “introduction to R for Psychology" course next semester and would like to invite those in DPMH who are interested in learning more about statistical…

The Birth of Medical Midwifery: Collection Encounter

14:00 - 15:00 31 January 2019
Delve into our amazing 17th to 19th Century Midwifery archive; be amazed at the detailed drawings and accounts from the time. Free, no need to book. Suitable for children 12 yrs and above.

The Bureau

19:00 - 20:00 31 January 2019
The Bureau: Do you know about our new space for Citizens Action? We have transformed our ‘Bureau’ into a place where you can connect with people who are passionate about making 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…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series: David Francis (harpsichord)

13:10 - 14:00 31 January 2019
L. Couperin Prelude à l’imitation de Mr. Froberger Rameau Suite in D minor F Couperin 18th Ordre Balbastre La Suzanne The improvisatory prelude exemplified by Louis Couperin…

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…

WYC Speaks: Thread Bearing Witness - Manchester and Migration: Is everybody welcome?

18:00 - 20:00 31 January 2019
WYC Speaks: Thread Bearing Witness Manchester and Migration: Is everybody welcome? Discussion | Performance Thursday 31 January, 6-8pm Free, no need to book This panel discussion…

Professor Stuart Holmes Inaugural Lecture & Wine Reception

15:30 - 17:30 1 February 2019
The Inaugural Lecture of Professor Stuart Holmes (followed by wine reception in C1, Great Hall, Sackville Buidling) From Zeolites to Fuel Cells (and beyond): a career path through…

SHORT COURSES: Introduction to Cluster Analysis

1 February 2019
The course covers cluster analysis concepts and methods in SPSS. It is aimed at those with an interest in developing practical skills to implement clustering techniques and those with…

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