Exhibitions, Lecture

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…

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…

Blind Spots, Gaps, and Archival Silences: Reconstructing Contestation in the Venetian State Archive

16:00 - 18:00 28 May 2024
Venice boasts one of the largest early modern state archives. Produced by the Republic of Venice (797-1797), it has been mined for pioneering studies in political, economic, social,…

Restructuring of the European semiconductor industry through government subsidies: focus on Germany and implications for GPNs

15:00 - 16:30 3 June 2024
This lecture is hosted by GDI's Global Production Networks, Trade, and Labour (GPNTL) group. Speakers: Gale Raj-Reichert,?Professor of Politics,?Bard College Berlin Tobias Wuttke,…

Work and Equalities Institute 6th Annual Lecture "Collectivism after Collectivism: orientations to collectivism and its role in post-redundancy lives of ex-steelworkers in the UK and Sweden

11:00 - 12:30 5 June 2024
At this year's annual Work and Equalities Institute lecture, guest speaker Professor Robert MacKenzie will explore orientations to collectivism amongst ex-steelworkers, based on an…

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…

Book Launch: “Charaiveti: An Academic's Global Journey“

14:00 - 15:30 7 June 2024
Seminar with Professor Pranab Bardhan (Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at University of California, Berkeley). We are happy to welcome Professor Pranab Bardhan, one of…

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…

Myanmar's Changing Political and Security Context and Rohingya Repatriation

13:00 - 14:30 18 June 2024
Guest lecture with Professor Sk. Tawfique M. Haque, Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Director of the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG)…

Thomas Ashton Institute Lecture 2024 - A world of risk: the unheard voices and what we can learn from them, with guest speaker Dr Ruth Boumphrey

16:00 - 17:30 20 June 2024
The Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll is the first global study of worry about, and harm from, risks to people’s safety. The latest edition includes the views of more than…

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