Exhibitions, Literature Live

Refugee Tales: Walking Inquiry Exhibition

25 - 27 April 2023
Join us for the Refugee Tales: Walking Inquiry Exhibition in Manchester, which brings together the voices and insights of people with lived experience of immigration detention and Volunteer…

Co-PACT Photovoice Exhibition Manchester

16:00 - 19:00 5 October 2023
The Mental Health Act allows involuntary hospital admission, disproportionately affecting black and minority ethnic communities. The Co-PACT Study, funded by NIHR and led by the University…

Michael Lewis: Flash Boys & New Tycoons (Manchester Literature Festival 2023)

19:00 - 20:15 10 October 2023
'I asked him how much it would take for him to sell?FTX?and go do something other than make money. He thought the question over. “One hundred and fifty billion dollars,” he finally…

Natalie Haynes (Manchester Literature Festival 2023)

19:00 - 20:15 11 October 2023
Rock star classicist, author and broadcaster Natalie Haynes returns to MLF to celebrate the publication of her latest non-fiction book, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth. Meet Athene,…

CreaTech Innovation Showcase @ School of Digital Arts (SODA)

12:00 - 17:30 15 November 2023
The School of Digital Arts (SODA) at Manchester Metropolitan University will host a CreaTech Innovation showcase along with our colleagues in the Greater Manchester Universities Partnership.…

Medicine Unboxed; An Exhibition of artefacts from the Museum of Medicine and Health

10:00 - 17:00 7 December 2023
Students of Art Gallery and Museum Studies in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, present a one-day only exhibition of medical instruments and equipment from the Museum of Medicine…

Exhibition launch: Trans Experience of Homelessness

12:00 - 13:00 13 February 2024
Please join us for the launch of "Illustrating significance in transitory times: object elicitation in trans homelessness". The exhibition will be hosted in the student hub at the…

Exhibition launch: Teenage Kicks

14:00 - 16:00 8 March 2024
Join us at Glasgow Women's Library this International Women’s Day to celebrate the launch of our Teenage Kicks exhibition about eight girls growing up in the 1960s. Life in 1960s…

Teenage Kicks: Girls growing up in Britain 1956-1974

8 March - 18 May 2024
Meg can’t wait to leave home. Cynthia misses her family back in the Caribbean. Pamela is pregnant and her mum wants the baby adopted. Andrea fancies girls. Life in 1960s Britain was…

LITERATURE LIVE! Martina Evans and Declan Ryan in conversation

18:30 - 20:00 8 April 2024
We're partnering with Blackwell's bookshop Manchester to host Martina Evans and Declan Ryan as part of our Literature Live series. Martina and Declan will be reading from and talking…

Percival Everett in Conversation

19:00 10 April 2024
With my pencil, I wrote myself into being.’ In James, Percival Everett’s thrilling retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the enslaved Jim is allowed to tell his story for…

LITERATURE LIVE! Nicolas Padamsee and Keiran Goddard in conversation

18:30 - 20:00 15 April 2024
We're delighted to be working with the Blackwells Book Store to host Nicolas Padamsee and Keiran Goddard as part of their Literature Live series. Nicolas and Kieran will be talking…

David Nicholls in Conversation

19:00 22 April 2024
A welcome return to Manchester Literature Festival for one of the UK’s best loved authors. David Nicholls joins us to discuss his witty and engrossing new novel, You Are Here. The story…

SEAGLASS - Kathryn Tann in conversation with Horatio Clare

18:30 - 20:00 9 May 2024
We're delighted to be working with Blackwells Book Store Manchester to host the launch of Kathryn Tann's SEAGLASS - her new essay collection which reflects on shared experiences, anxieties,…

Exhibition – John Lyons: Carnivalesque

10 May - 25 August 2024
John Lyons: Carnivalesque The spring begins with the first major retrospective exhibition of Caribbean British artist and poet John Lyons. Spanning six decades, the exhibition will…

Olivia Laing: The Garden Against Time

19:00 10 May 2024
‘A garden is a time capsule, as well as a portal out of time.’ In her compelling new work of non-fiction The Garden Against Time, Olivia Laing brings to life her own slice of paradise:…

Time is Running Out

16 May - 7 July 2024
An inspiring new exhibition from the Institute of Civil Engineers, Time is Running Out is a groundbreaking and inspiring new exhibition at Jodrell Bank Centre for Engagement, free with…

UnNatural History at WOW Festival Manchester: Tania Kovats’ MOONMOTH

25 - 26 May 2024
Tania Kovats’ new artwork ‘MOONMOTH’ inspired by 17th Century naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian 25–26 May 2024 at Aviva Studios in Manchester For its 2024 edition, WOW (Women of the…

Exhibition – Alison Wilding: Sculptor's Drawings

6 June 2024 - 12 January 2025
<Strong>Alison Wilding: Sculptor's Drawings A display of newly acquired works on paper by the British sculptor Alison Wilding. Please note the Whitworth is closed on Mondays </Strong>…

Exhibition – The ‘Death’ of the Life Room

6 June 2024 - 12 January 2025
The ‘Death’ of the Life Room 6 Jun 2024 – 12 January 2025 *Please note the Whitworth is closed on Mondays* Set against the backdrop of the 1950s this collection display highlights…

Teenage Kicks: Andrea's story

7 June - 31 August 2024
Teenage Kicks is an exhibition about what life was like for teenage girls in Britain in the 1960s. It is based on research from the Girlhood and Later Life project led by Professor…

Art in Times of Crisis - Bicentenary Exhibition

8 - 9 June 2024
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT Immerse yourself in the unique fusion of academia and artistry at an exhibition hosted by the University’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI). We’ll…

Manchester Histories Festival – Birth Day

12:00 - 16:00 9 June 2024
Marvel at the journey of medical advancement through artefacts from the University’s Museum of Medicine and Health, alongside digitized maps from the University Library Special Collections,…

Manchester Histories Festival – Humanitarian Medicine Exhibition

12:00 - 16:00 9 June 2024
Step into the heart of humanitarianism and conflict response at The Humanitarian Archive, a captivating exhibition from The University of Manchester Library and the prestigious Humanitarian…

An Evening with Sarah Perry

18:30 - 20:00 21 June 2024
Celebrate the Summer Solstice with an evening discussing Enlightenment, the spell-binding new novel from renowned author, Sarah Perry. The newest story from award-winning novelist…

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