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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…

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…

Dragonboat Training

13:00 - 15:30 25 May 2019
Would you like to try out a slightly different sport? Well, if you can swim at least 50 metres and have some team spirit, look no further and join us for some Dragonboat paddling in…

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…

Instruments of Change

19 March 2019 - 31 December 2020
Instruments of Change is an exhibition that showcases objects from the Beswick Collection at the Museum of Medicine and Health, telling the stories of the people of Manchester whose…

Jallianwala Bagh 1919: Punjab Under Siege

11 April - 2 October 2019
Jallianwala Bagh 1919: Punjab Under Siege exhibition, developed in collaboration with The Partition Museum in India. This commemorative exhibit gives voice to the untold stories of…

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…

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…

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

13:00 - 14:00 25 May 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…

May Half Term: Rocket Lab!

25 - 27 May 2019
Rocket Lab! Saturday 25th – Monday 27th May 11am – 4pm (Drop-in) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, zero. We have a lift-off! As we approach the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, join us at…

One Giant Leap: Talk and Tour

9 May - 5 September 2019
One Giant Leap:Jodrell Bank and the Race to the Moon July 2019 will mark 50 years since humans first set foot on another celestial body. In this, the 50th anniversary year of the moon…

One Giant Leap: Talk, Tour and Picnic

22 May - 25 September 2019
One Giant Leap: Jodrell Bank and the Race to the Moon July 2019 will mark 50 years since humans first set foot on another celestial body. In this, the 50th anniversary year of the…

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…

Stanley's Big Day Out

10:00 - 16:00 25 May 2019
Stanley’s Big Day Out Sat 25 May 10am – 4pm Stanley’s Big Day Out has been inspired by Stanley, aged 7 who loves dinosaurs. Stanley has a rare form of muscular dystrophy. Manchester…

Stars and Stones

3 April - 4 September 2019
Stars and Stones offers a rare opportunity to explore The Blackden Trust and Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre on the same day. You’ll have the chance to discover the science and the stories…

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…

Who Cares? - 'A growing collection of stories about people caring for nature across Greater Manchester.'

2 May - 31 July 2019
A growing collection of stories about people caring for nature across Greater Manchester. A Heritage Futures Studio Residency at Manchester Museum 29th April - 31st July 2019 In…

May Half Term: The Cheshire Beekeepers

27 - 31 May 2019
The Cheshire Beekeepers Monday 27th – Friday 31st May 10am – 4pm Visit us this half term for a chance to talk to real Beekeepers and learn about the ancient craft of Beekeeping. …

May Half Term: Science Show: LIFT OFF!

28 - 31 May 2019
Science Show: LIFT OFF! Tuesday 28 – Friday 31 May 11am, 12pm, 2:30pm Get ready for Lift Off in our new live science show all about rockets! Fun-filled and fact-packed, our shows…

May Half Term: Tiny Astronauts

28 - 31 May 2019
Tiny Astronauts (under 7s session) Tuesday 28th – Friday 31st May 11am and 1pm Join us on a fun-filled rocket trip into space, exploring the Moon and playing lots of games along the…

Mini protest: banner and badge making

11:00 - 12:00 28 May 2019
Tell us what’s important to you! Make and take home your own banner or badge with your very own slogan in this family friendly craft session. No need to book, just turn up.

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