The Whitworth

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…

Families this February Half-Term

11:00 16 - 15:00 24 February 2019
Families this February Half Term Saturday 16 – Sunday 24 February A week of activities and playful interventions for the whole family. All events are free and drop in. Weaving Studio…

Families this February Half-Term: Stitch a Tree Workshop

11:00 - 14:00 19 February 2019
Stitch a Tree Workshop Tuesday 19 February, 11am-2pm Come and stitch a tree to add to a growing artwork inspired our exhibition Alice Kettle: Thread Bearing Witness. Especially…

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…

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…

Tuesday Talks: Hayley Tompkins

11:00 - 12:30 19 February 2019
Tuesday Talks invites leading artists, thinkers and curators to explore the driving forces, influences and sources of inspiration within contemporary art. The series is a collaboration…

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…

Great Escape: Tai Chi for Wellbeing

08:30 - 09:30 20 February 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…

Exhibition Opening - Facing Out: Life after treatment for facial cancer

18:00 - 21:00 21 February 2019
Thursday 21 February, 6-9pm. Join us for a special evening of music, art and making, at the launch of the exhibition Facing Out: Life after treatment for facial cancer. Facing…

Great Escape: Yoga

08:30 - 09:30 21 February 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…

Facing Out: Life after treatment for facial cancer

22 February - 2 June 2019
An exhibition of portraits of people who have experienced facial cancers together with their choice of artworks from The Whitworth collections. The portraits have been created in…

Facing Out: Printmaking

14:00 - 16:00 26 February 2019
Part of a programme of events to coincide with Facing Out: Life after treatment for facial cancer, an exhibition of portraits of people who have experienced facial cancers together…

Tuesday Talks: Kurt Johannessen

11:00 - 12:30 26 February 2019
Tuesday Talks invites leading artists, thinkers and curators to explore the driving forces, influences and sources of inspiration within contemporary art. The series is a collaboration…

Great Escape: Tai Chi for Wellbeing

08:30 - 09:30 27 February 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…

Great Escape: Yoga

08:30 - 09:30 28 February 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…

WYC After-School Programme

15:15 - 18:00 28 February 2019
WYC After-School Programme 11-16 year olds Thursdays, 3.15-6pm. Free, drop in. A series of after-school workshops for 11-16 year olds. Join artist Helen Newman and be inspired by…

TAKE / HOLD

10:00 2 - 15:00 3 March 2019
TAKE / HOLD A weekend exhibition and film screening exploring positive body image, self worth and the celebration of women’s bodies. TAKE / HOLD is an event curated by Forecast Events…

Sunday Concerts: Calla Flute Quartet

15:00 - 16:00 3 March 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…

Tuesday Talks: Elena Volpato

11:00 - 12:30 5 March 2019
Tuesday Talks invites leading artists, thinkers and curators to explore the driving forces, influences and sources of inspiration within contemporary art. The series is a collaboration…

Great Escape: Tai Chi for Wellbeing

08:30 - 09:30 6 March 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…

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