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#MusicSaysDataSavesLives

18:00 - 21:00 19 September 2019
How is health data used in harmony with research? Health data research group Connected Health Cities and composers from the Royal Northern College of Music are collaborating to transform…

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…

Manchester Museum Tour in Italian

15:00 - 16:00 19 September 2019
Proseguendo con il nostro programma di divulgazione per i visitatori internazionali e di lingua straniera, siamo lieti di offrire una serie di tour gratuiti rivolti a madrelingua e…

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 print is mightier than the sword: print demo

11:15 - 11:30 19 September 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…

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…

“Welcome to the City of Expired Tear Gas”: Tourism and Politics in Hong Kong

16:00 - 17:30 19 September 2019
During the worst political crisis in Hong Kong’s history, anti-government protesters have staged massive sit-ins at the city’s airport. This talk examines the tactics and promotional…

Seminar: Parsl: Pervasive Parallel Programming in Python

14:00 - 15:00 20 September 2019
Join us for the next Computer Science Atlas talk with Daniel S Katz from the University of Illinois, USA. High-level programming languages such as Python are increasingly used to…

Spotlight- music event at the museum

18:00 - 22:00 20 September 2019
Come and join us for a free evening of music event and activities in aid of a charity, put together by a group of local students working with the Museum. Bands confirmed are the following…

University of Manchester - Enhancing Employability Conference

09:30 - 15:30 20 September 2019
We're signed up to attend the Enhancing Employability Conference. This annual event is organised and delivered jointly by the University of Manchester School of Nursing, University…

Welcome Week Show – Sound Cistem

19:00 - 20:00 20 September 2019
Two transgender performers say 'up yours!' to the gender binary and invite you to their radical dance party! Under disco lights, over pulsing music, a queer celebration takes place.…

International Day of Peace

11:00 - 15:00 21 September 2019
International Day of Peace Marking International Day of Peace with music and memories. Drop in, families

Science Show: A Jodrell Journey

21 - 22 September 2019
Science Show: A Jodrell Journey Saturday 21st – Sunday 22nd September 11am, 12pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm Visit Jodrell Bank and take a journey through the history and achievements of scientists.…

The rise of a university: industry, engineering and science (Heritage Tour)

13:00 - 14:00 21 September 2019
This tour takes visitors on a journey from the height of the industrial revolution to the white heat of 1960s scientific and technological innovation. Our guides explain the history…

Commercialisation as a Route to Clinical Impact – Workshop 2: Regulatory Requirements for IVDs and Medical Devices

09:00 - 14:00 23 September 2019
The Manchester Molecular Pathology Innovation Centre [http://www.biomarkers.manchester.ac.uk/about/mmpathic/ (MMPathIC)] - in collaboration with the Diagnostics and Technology Accelerator…

University Sustainability Seminar Series: Finance

13:00 - 14:00 23 September 2019
Join us to talk finance for our first sustainability seminar of the 2019/20 academic year. The seminar will be chaired by Professor Amanda Bamford (FBMH) and the speakers will be…

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