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29th IAPCT Conference and Annual Meeting

11 - 13 September 2019
We are pleased to announce that the annual conference of the International Association of Perceptual Control Theory will be taking place at The University of Manchester on 11-13 September…

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…

Cézanne at the Whitworth

24 August 2019 - 1 March 2020
This exhibition celebrates an extraordinary collection of drawings and prints by Paul Cézanne (1839–1906) that has been gifted and placed on long-term loan to the Whitworth by gallerist,…

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…

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…

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 11 September 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…

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…

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…

Unreformed: Wallpaper and Design Diversity

17 August 2019 - 5 July 2020
Unreformed: Wallpaper and Design Diversity In the middle of the nineteenth century wallpaper design suddenly became diverse. English manufacturers began to excel at the quick production…

Integrating and analysing multiple datasets

12 - 13 September 2019
This workshop will enable participants to: • Produce data descriptions and summaries to understand the data. • Use statistical tools to clean and manipulate data • Integrate relational…

North of England Cell Biology Forum 16th Annual Meeting - NECB 2019

09:30 - 17:00 12 September 2019
NECB 2019 North of England Cell Biology Forum 16th Annual Meeting University of Manchester [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/north-of-england-cell-biology-forum-registration-57611448393 Register online to attend]

Striking connections: Tales of ties and affinities in the 21st Century

12:00 - 17:00 13 September 2019
This Morgan Centre event explores contemporary sentiments of connectedness and affinity. It brings together scholars whose work in a variety of ways shows light on the meaning of being…

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

13:00 - 14:00 14 September 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…

See, Make & Do at the Museum

09:15 - 10:30 14 September 2019
See, Make and Do at the Museum: 9.15-10.30am Join us for our early openings at the Museum aimed at children who have autism and other needs, along with their families and carers, and…

Aperture

10:30 - 11:30 15 September 2019
Calling all photographers! This is a fantastic opportunity to capture the beauty of our Historic Reading Room, before the Library opens to the general public. You’re welcome to bring…

The Complete Works: Jackie Kay

16:00 - 17:15 15 September 2019
Part of: The Complete Works: Year 1 – Hope & Resistance Editor, critic & broadcaster Ellah Wakatama Allfrey OBE curates and presents this brand-new series of in-depth interviews at…

Collaboration Research Symposium

09:30 16 - 17:00 17 September 2019
The Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health is delighted to be hosting an inward visit led by the Vice President of Peking University, Professor Qimin Zhan, along with 30 key researchers…

Monday Scientific Seminar - Monday 16 September 2019

13:00 - 14:00 16 September 2019
Monday Scientific Seminar Date: Monday 16 September 2019 Time: 1.00pm Venue: Stopford Building, Room 2.823/5 Special Divisional Teaching event for ALL staff and postgrads in Division…

Postdocs Assemble - International Postdoc Appreciation Week event

12:00 - 16:00 16 September 2019
As part of International Postdoc Appreciation Week (16-20 September) the University is hosting an event to recognise the invaluable contribution that researchers make to research and…

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