The Whitworth

Ancient Textiles from the Andes

29 March - 15 September 2019
This is a rare opportunity to see ancient Andean textiles of this quality and size exhibited in the UK. Through a major loan from the collector Paul Hughes, alongside pieces from the…

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…

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…

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…

Joy for Ever: How to use art to change the world and its price in the market

29 March - 9 June 2019
In 1857 John Ruskin (1819-1900) delivered one of his most important public lectures in response to the Great Art Treasures exhibition in Manchester, the largest art exhibition ever…

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…

The Reno at the Whitworth

15 March 2019 - 1 March 2020
For a period of one year Linda Brogan and a group of local residents, who went to the Reno nightclub in the 1970s and 80s, will occupy the Whitworth. The Reno, located in Moss Side,…

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…

Sunday Concerts: Brass Quartet Menine

15:00 - 16:00 14 April 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…

Facing Out: Facing Out Panel Discussion

19:00 - 20:30 18 April 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…

Facing Out: Mindfulness

14:15 - 15:15 23 April 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…

Dance for Parkinson's

10:00 - 12:00 8 May 2019
Dance for Parkinson’s Wednesdays, 10am – 12pm 8, 15, 22 May and 5 12, 19 June. £4 per session. Booking Essential. Brought to the Whitworth from the English National Ballet, Dance…

Facing Out: Creative writing workshop

15:00 - 19:00 9 May 2019
Creative writing workshop Thursday 9 May, 3 -5pm Join writer Clare Stuart for this creative writing workshop for people who have experienced cancer, and/or their families. Meet in…

Facing Out: Audio Described Exhibition Tour

10:30 - 11:30 14 May 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…

Dance for Parkinson's

10:00 - 12:00 15 May 2019
Dance for Parkinson’s Wednesdays, 10am – 12pm 8, 15, 22 May and 5 12, 19 June. £4 per session. Booking Essential. Brought to the Whitworth from the English National Ballet, Dance…

Li Yuan Chia: Unique Photographs

18 May - 15 December 2019
In his lifetime, Li Yuan Chia (1929-1994) travelled from China, to Taiwan, Bologna and London but found his home in a house that he bought in 1972 from Winifred Nicholson in Banks at…

Facing Out: Printmaking

14:00 - 16:00 21 May 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…

Dance for Parkinson's

10:00 - 12:00 22 May 2019
Dance for Parkinson’s Wednesdays, 10am – 12pm 8, 15, 22 May and 5 12, 19 June. £4 per session. Booking Essential. Brought to the Whitworth from the English National Ballet, Dance…

Dance for Parkinson's

10:00 - 12:00 5 June 2019
Dance for Parkinson’s Wednesdays, 10am – 12pm 8, 15, 22 May and 5 12, 19 June. £4 per session. Booking Essential. Brought to the Whitworth from the English National Ballet, Dance…

Dance for Parkinson's

10:00 - 12:00 12 June 2019
Dance for Parkinson’s Wednesdays, 10am – 12pm 8, 15, 22 May and 5 12, 19 June. £4 per session. Booking Essential. Brought to the Whitworth from the English National Ballet, Dance…

Beyond Faith: Muslim Women Artists Today

14 June - 6 October 2019
This exhibition of five contemporary artists presents their work in conversation with pieces selected from the Whitworth’s art collection. It brings together the artworks and stories…

Dance for Parkinson's

10:00 - 12:00 19 June 2019
Dance for Parkinson’s Wednesdays, 10am – 12pm 8, 15, 22 May and 5 12, 19 June. £4 per session. Booking Essential. Brought to the Whitworth from the English National Ballet, Dance…

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