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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…

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…

CoDE Seminar: Neighbourhood Effects on Individual Wellbeing

12:00 - 13:00 20 June 2019
There is a long history of research in the role of place in shaping individuals’ economic and social life chances, and the number of empirical papers on this topic is on the rise. Albeit,…

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…

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…

Extended Project Qualification

09:00 - 15:00 20 June 2019
Teachers can arrange for their post-16 students to visit The University of Manchester campus to support them with the Extended Project qualification for their students. To help manage…

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…

Let’s Discuss: Claiming Space

14:00 - 15:30 20 June 2019
Let’s Discuss: Claiming Space Community groups and individuals work tirelessly to campaign for urban nature and its habitats across Greater Manchester. Ironically, we are campaigning…

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…

Lovell Lecture: Professor Tim O’Brien

20 June 2019
Lovell Lecture: The Universe Live from Jodrell Bank Professor Tim O’Brien Thursday 20th June, 7:30pm Jodrell Bank Observatory helped pioneer the exploration of the invisible Universe…

NADSN & LGBT+ NoN Joint National Intersectionality Conference

09:00 - 16:00 20 June 2019
Do you live with just a single identity? Who does, right? We are made up of a kaleidoscope of identities and therefore … We are thrilled to announce that, for the first time, the National…

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…

Peterloo: Massacre or Riot?

18:00 - 20:00 20 June 2019
Hear from voices of the time as we take you on a journey through a living exhibition of Peterloo, before inviting you into a thought-provoking debate as we decide: was Peterloo a massacre…

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…

Show & Tell Thursday

18:00 - 21:00 20 June 2019
Imagine Manchester as your museum, where some of Manchester Museum’s most wondrous objects are across the city, in the spaces you live, work and play. Join us on Thursday 20 June,…

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 print is mightier than the sword: print demo

11:15 - 11:30 20 June 2019
Watch our beautiful printing press in action, recreating the words penned by superstar poet Shelley in response to the tragic events of Peterloo. No need to book, just turn up.

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…

Tyndall Manchester Seminar- Buildings as Power Plants: The role of buildings as active components in our future energy networks

13:00 - 14:00 20 June 2019
Using a campus building as a case study, we considered the potential for the building to offer flexibility to the local electricity network by reducing import from the network at the…

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