News & Articles
News & Articles
Great News for concert goers/lovers
by Anne Mackinnon - Thursday 15th August, 2024
We have great news as our Sunday Concerts will be starting again in October. These concerts are organised by the Friends of the Whitworth in collaboration with the Royal...
Notebooks
by Anne Mackinnon - Saturday 20th July, 2024
We are thrilled with our new notebooks and now have 5 at A6 and 5 at A5. They have all been designed by Friends of the Whitworth...
FOW Hardwick Hall
by Anne Kirkham - Thursday 4th July, 2024
Two halls, extensive gardens and grounds, good facilities, no major traffic jams and a dry day – Friends of the Whitworth had a great day out on...
Student Friends
by Anne Mackinnon - Friday 26th April, 2024
A group of Friends of the Whitworth and some of our student members got together at the gallery on Friday to take part in a creative workshop. The...
2024 Suffolk with Friends of the Whitworth
by Susan Jenkins - Saturday 13th April, 2024
Image - 'Scallop' by Maggie Hambling, Aldeburgh - copyright Susan Jenkins The study tour to Suffolk in April 2024 was a wonderful opportunity to experience the culture of...
Postcards
by Anne Mackinnon - Thursday 11th April, 2024
We are planning to sell postcards to raise funds for the Gallery and are hoping you can help us. We are looking for some new images of the...
Albrecht Dürer's Material World.
by Anne Mackinnon - Thursday 15th February, 2024
A series of talks supported by The John Rylands Research Institute and Library, celebrating The Whitworth’s landmark exhibition Albrecht Dürer’s Material World. 15 February 2024, 5...
Christmas tour & lunch
by Anne Mackinnon - Thursday 7th December, 2023
The Friends’ final event of the year was a tour of the Manchester library, followed by lunch at the Manchester Art Gallery. The day began with a...
Free daily Highlight Tours
by Joan Gem - Wednesday 29th November, 2023
Highlights Tours Tuesday to Sunday 2-2.45pm* FREE, no need to book Get an insight into our history, architecture, and park as well as a more detailed look...
Student Symposium
by Ella O'Sullivan - Wednesday 15th November, 2023
The art history student symposium held at the Whitworth Gallery on 15 November featured a diverse and dynamic collection of presentations, which were conducted by passionate individuals with very...
Glasgow Tour October 2023
by Joan Gem - Thursday 26th October, 2023
Thank you very much for another excellent tour. We greatly enjoyed visiting the galleries and houses. We were impressed by those designed by Mackintosh and his wife Margaret...
Christmas Cards 2023
by Anne Mackinnon - Tuesday 24th October, 2023
It's coming up to Christmas again and you may be thinking about purchasing your cards. If so, we have three designs from previous years which you may not...
Look Club
by Anne Mackinnon - Thursday 19th October, 2023
On Thursday 19th October the Friends of the Whitworth (Fow) and the Student Friends from the Art History Dept. of Manchester University held another very interesting Look Club at The...
Great News for concert goers/lovers
by Anne Mackinnon - Thursday 15th August, 2024
We have great news as our Sunday Concerts will be starting again in October. These concerts are organised by the Friends of the Whitworth in collaboration with the Royal...
Notebooks
by Anne Mackinnon - Saturday 20th July, 2024
We are thrilled with our new notebooks and now have 5 at A6 and 5 at A5. They have all been designed by Friends of the Whitworth...
FOW Hardwick Hall
by Anne Kirkham - Thursday 4th July, 2024
Two halls, extensive gardens and grounds, good facilities, no major traffic jams and a dry day – Friends of the Whitworth had a great day out on...
Student Friends
by Anne Mackinnon - Friday 26th April, 2024
A group of Friends of the Whitworth and some of our student members got together at the gallery on Friday to take part in a creative workshop. The...
2024 Suffolk with Friends of the Whitworth
by Susan Jenkins - Saturday 13th April, 2024
Image - 'Scallop' by Maggie Hambling, Aldeburgh - copyright Susan Jenkins The study tour to Suffolk in April 2024 was a wonderful opportunity to experience the culture of...
Postcards
by Anne Mackinnon - Thursday 11th April, 2024
We are planning to sell postcards to raise funds for the Gallery and are hoping you can help us. We are looking for some new images of the...
Albrecht Dürer's Material World.
by Anne Mackinnon - Thursday 15th February, 2024
A series of talks supported by The John Rylands Research Institute and Library, celebrating The Whitworth’s landmark exhibition Albrecht Dürer’s Material World. 15 February 2024, 5...
Christmas tour & lunch
by Anne Mackinnon - Thursday 7th December, 2023
The Friends’ final event of the year was a tour of the Manchester library, followed by lunch at the Manchester Art Gallery. The day began with a...
Free daily Highlight Tours
by Joan Gem - Wednesday 29th November, 2023
Highlights Tours Tuesday to Sunday 2-2.45pm* FREE, no need to book Get an insight into our history, architecture, and park as well as a more detailed look...
Student Symposium
by Ella O'Sullivan - Wednesday 15th November, 2023
The art history student symposium held at the Whitworth Gallery on 15 November featured a diverse and dynamic collection of presentations, which were conducted by passionate individuals with very...
Glasgow Tour October 2023
by Joan Gem - Thursday 26th October, 2023
Thank you very much for another excellent tour. We greatly enjoyed visiting the galleries and houses. We were impressed by those designed by Mackintosh and his wife Margaret...
Christmas Cards 2023
by Anne Mackinnon - Tuesday 24th October, 2023
It's coming up to Christmas again and you may be thinking about purchasing your cards. If so, we have three designs from previous years which you may not...
Look Club
by Anne Mackinnon - Thursday 19th October, 2023
On Thursday 19th October the Friends of the Whitworth (Fow) and the Student Friends from the Art History Dept. of Manchester University held another very interesting Look Club at The...