News & Articles
News & Articles
Carlisle to Dundee - a review
by Susan Jenkin - Thursday 10th October, 2019
Departing Manchester in heavy rain, it was encouraging to observe that the weather forecast for Carlisle, Dundee and Perth for the duration of our trip showed brighter prospects...
Shh...Christmas is coming
by Tricia Tierney - Thursday 26th September, 2019
Ready or not, Christmas is coming! It’s that time of year when our thoughts turn to Christmas. Here at the Friends of the Whitworth we...
Sunday Concerts 2019
by Anne Mackinnon - Wednesday 11th September, 2019
Sunday Concerts 2019 3pm in gallery 3, the Whitworth Sunday 29 September 2019: Project 6 Project 6 aims to promote the beauty and sound world of male-voice...
Modernism and the Cote D'Azur
by Jennie Banfield - Wednesday 24th July, 2019
From the moment Nirvana, in her Sunday lecture series at the Whitworth, spoke of the exceptional light and colours of the Cote d’Azur and how it attracted the...
Reflections on the Friends tour to the Cote D’Azur
by Mike Tierney - Wednesday 3rd July, 2019
It was with some trepidation that I took on the task of organising the overseas tours for the Friends of the Whitworth. Over the past years, Friends groups...
A Night to Remember!
by Tricia Tierney - Saturday 13th April, 2019
“Delightful”, “buzzy”, “you made the Whitworth sing”, “the Friends of the Whitworth Players nailed it”. These are just some of the comments and...
April 11th-Save the Date!
by Tricia Tierney - Wednesday 16th January, 2019
!It is 85 years since the original Friends met at Sir Thomas Barlow’s house to set up the Friends of the Whitworth Society. To celebrate this amazing...
A Year in the Life....
by Tricia Tierney - Tuesday 18th December, 2018
Life is never dull for the Friends of the Whitworth as we look for new ways to raise funds for our lovely Gallery and create opportunities for our members to...
Gifts to the Gallery
by Tricia Tierney - Monday 10th December, 2018
Have you ever wondered what happens to your subscription to the Friends of the Whitworth, or thought about what becomes of the money raised by our sales of scarves...
William Simmonds Book Launch
by Joan Gem - Thursday 1st November, 2018
This book uncovers the work of sculptor William Simmonds, one of the forgotten originals of the Arts and Crafts movement. Inspired by his pastoral surroundings in the Cotswolds...
Postcards from Norfolk
by Joan Gem - Wednesday 31th October, 2018
Including Ely Cathedral ceiling Kirstead Hall Undercroft Gallery Norwich Norwich Castle Museum: 'Man and his Sheep II' by Ana Maria Pacheco 'Road on the...
Carlisle to Dundee - a review
by Susan Jenkin - Thursday 10th October, 2019
Departing Manchester in heavy rain, it was encouraging to observe that the weather forecast for Carlisle, Dundee and Perth for the duration of our trip showed brighter prospects...
Shh...Christmas is coming
by Tricia Tierney - Thursday 26th September, 2019
Ready or not, Christmas is coming! It’s that time of year when our thoughts turn to Christmas. Here at the Friends of the Whitworth we...
Sunday Concerts 2019
by Anne Mackinnon - Wednesday 11th September, 2019
Sunday Concerts 2019 3pm in gallery 3, the Whitworth Sunday 29 September 2019: Project 6 Project 6 aims to promote the beauty and sound world of male-voice...
Modernism and the Cote D'Azur
by Jennie Banfield - Wednesday 24th July, 2019
From the moment Nirvana, in her Sunday lecture series at the Whitworth, spoke of the exceptional light and colours of the Cote d’Azur and how it attracted the...
Reflections on the Friends tour to the Cote D’Azur
by Mike Tierney - Wednesday 3rd July, 2019
It was with some trepidation that I took on the task of organising the overseas tours for the Friends of the Whitworth. Over the past years, Friends groups...
A Night to Remember!
by Tricia Tierney - Saturday 13th April, 2019
“Delightful”, “buzzy”, “you made the Whitworth sing”, “the Friends of the Whitworth Players nailed it”. These are just some of the comments and...
April 11th-Save the Date!
by Tricia Tierney - Wednesday 16th January, 2019
!It is 85 years since the original Friends met at Sir Thomas Barlow’s house to set up the Friends of the Whitworth Society. To celebrate this amazing...
A Year in the Life....
by Tricia Tierney - Tuesday 18th December, 2018
Life is never dull for the Friends of the Whitworth as we look for new ways to raise funds for our lovely Gallery and create opportunities for our members to...
Gifts to the Gallery
by Tricia Tierney - Monday 10th December, 2018
Have you ever wondered what happens to your subscription to the Friends of the Whitworth, or thought about what becomes of the money raised by our sales of scarves...
William Simmonds Book Launch
by Joan Gem - Thursday 1st November, 2018
This book uncovers the work of sculptor William Simmonds, one of the forgotten originals of the Arts and Crafts movement. Inspired by his pastoral surroundings in the Cotswolds...
Postcards from Norfolk
by Joan Gem - Wednesday 31th October, 2018
Including Ely Cathedral ceiling Kirstead Hall Undercroft Gallery Norwich Norwich Castle Museum: 'Man and his Sheep II' by Ana Maria Pacheco 'Road on the...