Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige Events Programme
Join us for a series of free talks, tours and workshops.
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Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige Visitor Experience Tour
Join one of our Visitor Experience Assistants as they delve into the history and art of Hokusai and Hiroshige.
Tuesday 21st April
2pm-2:45pm
SOLD OUTBook your place now
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Manga Comic Book Workshop
A workshop for 16-18 year-olds. Work with digital artists to create your own manga comic book, from plot to characters.
Thursday 23 April
6pm-8pm
Free, booking requiredBooking link coming soon
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Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige Visitor Experience Tour
Join one of our Visitor Experience Assistants as they delve into the history and art of Hokusai and Hiroshige.
Thursday 30 April
6pm-6:45pm
SOLD OUTBook your place now
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Studio Nights: Photography
Get the best out of your smartphone camera as we share tips on taking creative photographs and noticing strange and beautiful details of the everyday world.
14 May 2026
6pm-8pmFree, booking required - email steven.roper@manchester.ac.uk
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Manga Comic Book Workshop
A workshop for 16-18 year-olds. Work with digital artists to create your own manga comic book, from plot to characters.
Thursday 7 May
6pm-8pm
Free, booking requiredBooking link coming soon
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Nightless Cities: The pleasure quarters as timescapes in early modern Japan
Join us for second talk of the series with Dr Angelika Koch-Low on the topic Nightless Cities: The pleasure quarters as timescapes in early modern Japan, introduced by Professor Erica Baffelli.
Thursday 14 May
6:30pm-8pm
sold out - explore more events in the seriesBook your place now
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Manga Comic Book Workshop
A workshop for 16-18 year-olds. Work with digital artists to create your own manga comic book, from plot to characters.
Thursday 14 May
6pm-8pm
Free, booking requiredBooking link coming soon
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Beneath the Great Wave Curator Tour with Imogen Holmes-Roe
Join Imogen Holmes-Roe, Curator of Historic Fine Art as she gives an overview of this landmark exhibition, where Imogen will be pulling out some of the social and historical themes from within the exhibition.
Thursday 4 June
6pm-7pm
Free, booking requiredBook your place now
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Manga Comic Book Workshop
A workshop for 16-18 year-olds. Work with digital artists to create your own manga comic book, from plot to characters.
Thursday 4 June
6pm-8pm
Free, booking requiredBooking link coming soon
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Connoisseur or conman? Manchester’s forgotten Japanese art collector
Join us for our third talk in the series with Dr Lewis Ryder on the topic Connoisseur or Conman? Manchester’s forgotten Japanese art collector introduced by Professor Erica Baffelli.
Thursday 18 June
6:30pm-8pm
Free, booking requiredBook your place now
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Creating the Great Wave
A family-friendly day of play and creativity led by local schools, showcasing artwork inspired by Beneath the Great Wave. Take part in hands-on activities using natural materials and explore how nature can inspire your own Great Wave creation.
Saturday 18 July
11am-3pm
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A virtual journey in Edo Japan (1603-1868): mapping famous places
Join us for our fourth talk in the series The Floating World: People and Landscapes in Edo with Dr Sonia Favi on the topic A virtual journey in Edo Japan (1603-1868): mapping famous places, introduced by Dr Erica Baffelli.
Thursday 17 September
6:30pm-8pm
Free, booking requiredBook your place now
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Beneath the Great Wave Curator tour with Imogen Holmes-Roe
Join Imogen Holmes-Roe, Curator of Historic Fine Art as she gives an overview of this landmark exhibition, where Imogen will be pulling out some of the social and historical themes from within the exhibition.
Thursday 24 September
6pm-7pm
Free, booking requiredBook your place now
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Global Samurai: Japan's warriors across time and space
Dr Oleg Benesch (University of York)
Thursday 15 October
6:30pm-8pm
Free, booking requiredBooking link coming soon
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Studio Nights: Walking memory maps – path, place and everyday space
For teachers and educators to enrich and extend your practice, explore how space can be understood through movement and memory.
Thursday 15 October
6pm-8pm
Free, booking required - email steven.roper@manchester.ac.uk to book your place -
Beneath the Great Wave Curator Tour with Imogen Holmes-Roe
Join Imogen Holmes-Roe, Curator of Historic Fine Art as she gives an overview of this landmark exhibition, where Imogen will be pulling out some of the social and historical themes from within the exhibition.
Thursday 29 October
6pm-7pm
Free, booking requiredBook your place now
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The wave, along the road, and Mount Fuji: mobility and power from Edo to Tokyo
Dr. Monika Hinkel (SOAS University of London)
Thursday 12 November
6:30pm-8pm
Free, booking requiredBooking link coming soon
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