Whitworth Art Gallery

At a glance

We are hiring!

We are recruiting an experienced Gallery Registrar. Work closely with a team of Curators, Conservators & Technicians on our internationally significant collections, helping to deliver an ambitious exhibition programme. Apply by 13 December.

Natural Cultural
Health Service

A programme of outdoor activities promoting physical and mental wellbeing. From Meditating in Nature and Pilates – to free outdoor family events. There's something for everyone, every week.

Open House EVENTS

The Open House project links life lived in front of the wallpaper with the Whitworth’s collection. From April 2022 to February 2023, we are holding a series of FREE events to help launch this project, hear your stories, gather photographs, and make connections.

Dürer in Manchester
Online event, via Zoom

Imogen Holmes-Roe, curator and co-curator of Albrecht Dürer’s Material World Exhibition, 2023, discusses collecting Durer’s art in the Northwest. Wednesday 7 December, 5pm, tickets £12, Students free with ID.

Book Launch – Gee Vaucher: Beyond Punk, Feminism and the Avant-Garde

Join us for a free talk and Q&A with artist Gee Vaucher and author Rebecca Binns. Thursday 8 December 6-8pm, please book your FREE ticket via Eventbrite.

Marsh Volunteer Awards

We are thrilled that our GROW volunteers were named as regional winners at the 2021-22 Volunteer Marsh Awards, held at the British Museum in London, this week."These awards recognise the commitment and enthusiasm of volunteers in museums"

Fantastic Families Awards

We are delighted that our Whitworth original, Still Parents: Life after Baby Loss exhibition has won the Audience Impact and Innovation Award at this year’s Fantastic Families Awards ceremony.

Visit information
and opening times

Welcome – our exhibitions, galleries, and shop are open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-5pm and until 9pm on Thursdays, our cafe is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-5pm, and 8pm on Thursdays.

Food & Drink at the Whitworth

Where the food and drink are lovingly made by our in-house café, showcasing the best of local and seasonal produce, as well as some tempting treats for you to enjoy during a visit to the gallery.

Shop | Exhibitions & Events

New Exhibition
Althea McNish: Colour is Mine

The Whitworth is pleased to announce the first major retrospective of Althea McNish, 1924-2020.
Open: 21 October 2022 – 23 April 2023

Last chance to see
Still Parents | Life after Baby Loss

Closing Sunday 4 December 2022
This is the first exhibition of its kind, Still Parents is the Whitworth’s programme to support families who have experienced the loss of a baby.

The Whitworth Shop Online

Browse online and buy exclusive products from local artists and makers, alongside our range of bespoke prints and books linked to the gallery's collection. Including the new Althea McNish range!

Exhibitions
Discover what's on now

From the first major retrospective of Althea McNish, the first Caribbean designer to achieve international recognition, to a collections exhibition that reminds us all to Slow Down, You're Doing Fine.

Spring 2023 Exhibition Programme

Emerging through close collaborations with a wide range of contributors, this programme continues to support artists and researchers to speak to some of the pertinent issues of our time.

Open House

Wallpapers began arriving at the Whitworth in 1967 and today we house a collection of around 10,000 examples. 26 November 2021 – 26 February 2023

Exchanges
Recent Additions to the Collection

New online events added! Exchanges sets art and artist together, sometimes in harmony, sometimes in opposition – always with insight and intention. Until 21 May 2023

Volunteers are at the heart of the Whitworth

The Ancient of Days NFT

The first UK Museum Collection NFT to be made available for sale, supporting social projects, available now on an environmentally friendly platform.

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Edvard Munch

Two People: The Lonely Ones, 1899

Friends of The Whitworth

The Friends group was established in 1933 and has been flourishing ever since. Find out more

Collection and Research

Our study facilities, searchable database and international research projects put our collection at the centre of everything we do. Find out how you can work with us.

Going Green

We are proud of the changes we have made to make the Whitworth a model of good practice, embedding sustainability into all that we do.

Open House | #whitworthopenhouse

Wallpapers began arriving at the Whitworth in 1967 and today we house a collection of around 10,000 examples.