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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

13:00 - 14:00 2 February 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…

Sunday Concerts: Lucida Saxophone Quartet

15:00 - 16:00 3 February 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…

CEAS 2019 School seminar - Michal Lutecki and Henrik Fordsmand

11:00 - 12:00 4 February 2019
As part of the School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science School Seminar Series, we'll be welcoming Michal Lutecki and Henrik Fordsmand from Haldor Topsøe, Denmark, delivering…

LITERATURE LIVE: Andrew Miller & Kamila Shamsie

19:30 - 21:00 4 February 2019
Andrew Miller was born in Bristol in 1960. A winner of the Dublin International Literary Award and the Costa Prize, 'Now We Shall Be Entirely Free' (2018) “his excellent eighth book,…

Scientific Seminar of the Centre for Musculoskeletal Research - Monday 4 February 2019

13:00 - 14:00 4 February 2019
Scientific Seminar of the Centre for Musculoskeletal Research Date: Monday 4 February 2019 Time: 1.00pm Venue: Stopford Building, Room 2.823/5 Gemma Dale – “Making social media work…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Dr Veronica Strang - University of Durham

16:00 - 18:00 4 February 2019
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 4th February 2019 Dr Veronica Strang – University of Durham “Bringing The Anthropology Of Water Into International Policy: A Project With The…

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…

Coffee, Cake and Culture

14:00 - 16:00 5 February 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…

Entrepreneurs@Manchester - Gary Neville

12:00 - 14:00 5 February 2019
This event welcomes Gary Neville, former football player and entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs@Manchester is a series of events which brings some of the UK’s foremost entrepreneurs to the…

Explorer Tour

14:00 - 15:00 5 February 2019
This event is now SOLD OUT. 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…

Manchester Neuroimaging seminar series

15:30 - 16:30 5 February 2019
Dr Nils Muhlert will give a talk entitled Brain Connectivity and Cognition in Multiple Sclerosis Location Zochonis Lecture Theatre B24

RCPE Manchester Symposium Living Beyond Cancer

09:30 - 16:00 5 February 2019
RCPE Manchester Symposium Living Beyond Cancer ‘Optimising the quality of life in patients treated for Cancer’ More people are living beyond Cancer. This symposium will look at and…

Historical and Contemporary: Plaster Monument Modernity - Lecture by Professor Mari Lending

02:30 - 16:00 6 February 2019
Mari Lending, Professor in architectural theory and history at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO) will present "Historical and Contemporary: Plaster Monument Modernity",…

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