Current Exhibitions
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Beyond Faith: Muslim Women Artists Today
An exhibition of the work of five contemporary artists in conversation with pieces selected from the Whitworth’s art collection, that explore themes of identity, faith, cultures, otherness and belonging.
14 June 2019 - 10 November 2019
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Pearl Alcock
This exhibition presents the largest solo display of Pearl Alcock’s drawings and paintings to date – all from the Whitworth Collection.
18 May 2019 – 12 January 2020
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Li Yuan-chia: Unique Photographs
A group of Li Yuan-chia's lyrical hand coloured photographs of himself, his sculpture and garden at Banks, shown alongside the artist’s own collection of film cameras.
18 May 2019 – 15 December 2019
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Ancient Textiles from the Andes
This is a rare opportunity to see ancient Andean textiles of this quality and size exhibited in the UK.
29 March – 15 September 2019
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The Reno at the Whitworth
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.
15 March 2019 – March 2020
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Exchanges
Exchanges sets art and artists together, sometimes in harmony, sometimes in opposition – always with insight and intention.
16 February 2019 – February 2020
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Prints of Darkness: Goya and Hogarth in a Time of European Turmoil
The first exhibition to show Goya and Hogarth’s works together. It features a hundred prints, selected from the stellar collections of the Whitworth and the Manchester Art Gallery and provides a unique opportunity to compare their extraordinary graphic work.
7 July 2018 – 4 August 2019
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Prints of Darkness: Being a Teenager in a Time of European Turmoil
An intervention situated in our current exhibition, Prints of Darkness: Goya and Hogarth in a Time of European Turmoil, that features artworks by students from Fred Longworth High School, Tyldesley.
8 April – 4 August 2019
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Four Corners of One Cloth: Textiles from the Islamic World
From Syria, Iraq, Turkey and Yemen – the four corners of the Ka’bah – textiles from our collection will be brought together, extending to the widest reaches of influence of the Islamic world.
23 June 2018 – 24 November 2019
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Anya Gallaccio
A new permanent commission in Whitworth Park by artist Anya Gallaccio, exploring themes of loss, memory and physical presence in both nature and architecture.
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