All events

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…

Can we predict clay coat distribution in subsurface reservoirs? Is it important?

18:00 - 19:00 21 February 2019
Sanem obtained her BSc degree in Geological Engineering from Hacettepe University (Ankara, Turkey) in 2003. This was followed by MSc and PhD studies in Osmangazi University (Eskisehir,…

Centre for Biological Timing Seminar – Dr Nara Muraro

16:00 21 February 2019
The Centre for Biological Timing welcomes Dr Nara Muraro from the Instituto de Investigación en Biomedicina de Buenos Aires, who will be speaking on "The hyperpolarization-activated…

Creative Writing for Carers

19:00 - 20:30 21 February 2019
Be kind to yourself. Take a break. Caring for someone can be rewarding but it may also be a challenge. The needs of the person you care for may often come before your own and lead to…

CTIS Seminar: Technical Translation in 19th-Century Japan: Historicising and Decentring Notions of Translation

14:00 - 15:30 21 February 2019
The social and material conditions under which translation was carried out in late nineteenth-century Japan differ radically from our contemporary norms. Consequently, the concept of…

Curator’s Corner: Attitudes to menstruation through the ages

17:30 - 17:50 21 February 2019
Often a hidden subject, our collections reveal attitudes and observations that will shock and enlighten. Join one of our curators for a short talk exploring attitudes to menstruation…

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: Revd. Dr. Dwight Swanson (Nazarene Theological College), ‘Conflicting Eschatologies: Jesus and the Mahdi (Christian and Shi’a apocalyptic expectation)’

14:00 - 16:00 21 February 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…

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…

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…

Feb Half Term Activities - The Human Bower

13:30 19 - 15:30 21 February 2019
The Human Bower Tuesday 19 – Thursday 21 February, 1.30-3.30pm Create your very own bower branch and share with us your one wish for what the future might look like. Free, families, drop in

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 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…

Half Term: Meet the Expert

18 - 22 February 2019
Meet the Expert Monday 18th – Friday 22nd February , 1pm Here’s your chance to meet one of our resident science and astronomy experts. You’ll learn all about their work, plus have…

Half Term: Science Show: Out of this World

16 - 22 February 2019
Science Show: Out of this World Saturday 16th – Friday 22nd February 11am, 12pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm Free with general admission Do you think you’re smarter than a 10 year old?…

Half Term: Telescope Walking Tours

16 - 22 February 2019
Telescope Walking Tours Saturday 16th – Friday 22nd February 11:45am and 3:15pm Join one of Jodrell Bank’s popular Telescope Walking Tours as a friendly Explainer takes you for a…

Half Term: Under 7s Get Set, Blast Off!

16 - 22 February 2019
Under 7s – Get Set, Blast Off! Saturday 16th – Friday 22nd February 1pm (weekend) 11am and 1pm (weekdays) Join us on a fun-filled rocket trip into space, exploring the solar system…

Inequalities in hearing and visual health

13:00 - 16:00 21 February 2019
You are invited to a free seminar on Inequalities in hearing and visual health, starting at 1pm with a free networking lunch. Hearing and vision difficulties are very common among older…

Little Women Workshop

14:00 - 16:00 21 February 2019
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…

Manchester Medieval Society Seminar: Anke Bernau, 'Late medieval knots: Pain, Delight, Mystery'

18:00 - 19:30 21 February 2019
Late medieval knots: Pain, Delight, mystery Dr Anke Bernau Senior Lecturer in Medieval Literature and Culture The University of Manchester Thursday 21 February 2019, 6.00pm Samuel Alexander Building, A116

Mermaids

14:00 - 16:00 21 February 2019
Thurs 21 Feb - 2-4pm Mermaids Mermaids are a charity who have been supporting gender diverse children, young people, their families and the professionals who work with them for over…

Nocturnal Animals - After Hours

18:00 - 21:00 21 February 2019
Are you a night owl or a lark? Why do nocturnal animals come out at night, and how do they see in the dark? Find out everything you need to know about nocturnal animals. Half term…

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…

Quiver mutations, reflection groups and curves on punctured disc

15:00 21 February 2019
Mutations of quivers were introduced by Fomin and Zelevinsky in 2002 in the context of cluster algebras. For some classes of quivers, mutations can be realised using geometric or combinatorial…

Religions & Theology Research Seminar: Mr. Amin Ehteshami (University of California, Berkeley) ‘The Pivot to Canonization: Scripturalist Hermeneutics in Premodern Iran’

16:00 - 17:30 21 February 2019
The Religions & Theology research seminar takes place on alternate Thursdays. These seminars are free with no registration required. Seminars last 90 minutes including a 30 minute Q&A session.

Seminar: “Mechano-Immunology” Exploring physical drivers of macrophage specification and activation by microenvironment-niche engineering and epigenomics

11:00 - 12:00 21 February 2019
Macrophages are unique in the sense that they perform their function under a variety of different physical environments. Macrophage-like microglia cells in the brain sense low ECM stiffness,…

The Whitworth

Jodrell Bank

Martin Harris Centre

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

Search