News & Articles
News & Articles
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...
Tree of Jesse Altar Cloth
by Susan Jenkins - Wednesday 4th October, 2023
Dr Anne Kirkham talking to FOW Tuesday Team Thank you so much for your talk on the Tree of Jesse Altar cloth - fascinating! Personally I felt this...
Albrecht Dürer’s material world:
by Riana Shah - Sunday 3rd September, 2023
Albrecht Dürer’s material world: How to make an exhibition Albrecht Dürer was one of the most important figures of the Northern Renaissance, and made significant impact...
Thank you Gill.
by Anne Mackinnon - Tuesday 25th July, 2023
Gill Crook has been editing Perspective, our newsletter, for as long as we can remember. It even won an award from the British Association of Friends of...
Iconic Berlin
by Jennie Banfield - Tuesday 11th July, 2023
A group of Friends recently went on tour to Berlin, a city that takes art and cultural history seriously. With our excellent tour guide, Berliner Tim Schmutzler...
An Afternoon to Remember
by Jennie Banfield - Monday 10th July, 2023
In June, nearly 30 new members came to the first New Members event since the pandemic. Arranged by the gallery and curatorial staff, it was a wonderful...
Student Friends
by Anne Kirkham - Thursday 18th May, 2023
The Importance of Our Student Friends If there is one task as important to FOW as helping the Gallery in the here and now – acquiring a work,...
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...
Tree of Jesse Altar Cloth
by Susan Jenkins - Wednesday 4th October, 2023
Dr Anne Kirkham talking to FOW Tuesday Team Thank you so much for your talk on the Tree of Jesse Altar cloth - fascinating! Personally I felt this...
Albrecht Dürer’s material world:
by Riana Shah - Sunday 3rd September, 2023
Albrecht Dürer’s material world: How to make an exhibition Albrecht Dürer was one of the most important figures of the Northern Renaissance, and made significant impact...
Thank you Gill.
by Anne Mackinnon - Tuesday 25th July, 2023
Gill Crook has been editing Perspective, our newsletter, for as long as we can remember. It even won an award from the British Association of Friends of...
Iconic Berlin
by Jennie Banfield - Tuesday 11th July, 2023
A group of Friends recently went on tour to Berlin, a city that takes art and cultural history seriously. With our excellent tour guide, Berliner Tim Schmutzler...
An Afternoon to Remember
by Jennie Banfield - Monday 10th July, 2023
In June, nearly 30 new members came to the first New Members event since the pandemic. Arranged by the gallery and curatorial staff, it was a wonderful...
Student Friends
by Anne Kirkham - Thursday 18th May, 2023
The Importance of Our Student Friends If there is one task as important to FOW as helping the Gallery in the here and now – acquiring a work,...