The Whitworth
Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige
Until Nov 15
Prints
Unmissable ukiyo-e prints including The Great Wave, still radically modern after 200 years
🇬🇧Manchester
2 museums · 7 exhibitions on now · 2 coming soon
Manchester's art scene is anchored by the Whitworth, the University of Manchester's gallery in Whitworth Park, known for its textiles, wallpapers and works on paper and for an extension that opens the building onto the park. It was named Art Fund Museum of the Year in 2015.
ON NOW
The Whitworth
Hyundai Translocal Series: Entangled and Woven
Until Jan 3, 2027
TextilesInstallation
Eight artists from Korea, India and UK weave new commissions with 400 years of textile history
Ends in 6 daysThe Whitworth
Michaela Yearwood-Dan
Until Oct 18
CeramicsMixed MediaDrawing & Works on Paper
First UK institutional show — lush, queer, multi-sensory commission celebrating Blackness and healing
Aviva Studios
Portrait of Black Britain
Until Oct 31
FreePhotography
Portraits asking what it means to be Black and living in the UK
The Whitworth
Performing Trees
Until Apr 4, 2027
Drawing & Works on PaperTextilesPrints
50+ works from the Whitworth collection reimagining trees as active storytellers across art history
The Whitworth
Still Care
Until Jul 18, 2027
Mixed Media
Creative work by NHS midwives caring for bereaved parents, art as witness to emotional labour
The Whitworth
Reflections: Sangat and the Self
Until Jul 18, 2027
Mixed Media
New works by Jasmir Creed and Roo Dhissou on Sikh concepts of community and collective healing
ENDING SOON
COMING SOON
Coming SoonThe Whitworth
The Manifold of Memory: Detail Within Detail, Bagri Commission
Starting Nov 20
TextilesInstallationSculpture
Kazakh artist Gulnur Mukazhanova's first UK show — giant felt environment from nomadic Central Asia
Coming SoonThe Whitworth
William Morris: Common Paradise
Starting Dec 12
CeramicsTextilesDesign
Major survey of Morris's radical 'art for all' legacy — 100+ textiles, wallpapers, ceramics and more