Graduation Day Guide
Hold onto your silly-shaped hat and prepare for that oh-so-special day with our fool-proof (grad-proof?) guide to graduation in Manchester.
Sara Jaspan
Written by Sara Jaspan
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A Dutch Golden Age: Painters, Places and People in the 17th Century at Cannon Hall Museum Park & Gardens
LAST CHANCE. Capturing a unique period of intense creativity that fundamentally shaped the course of western art history, it’s fair to say that we’re more than a tad excited for the opening of ‘A Dutch Golden Age: Painters, Places and People in the 17th Century’ at Cannon Hall in Barnsley.
Free entry
Women Hold Up Half the Sky at Alexandra Park
Manchester-based artist Ekua Bayunu presents ‘Women Hold up Half the Sky’ at Alexandra Park – a day of celebration featuring art, sound installation, oral herstories, creative workshops, spoken word, acoustic music and… table tennis.
Free entry
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Great Exhibition of the North at BALTIC, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
An 80-day celebration of art, culture, design and innovation from across the north, in what will be the largest event of its kind happening in England during 2018. We’re particularly excited about the –not one, but ten – exhibitions that will unfold throughout BALTIC.
Free entry
Museums in Leeds
Discover the treasures waiting to be discovered as you work your way through our hand-picked selection of museums in Leeds.
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Magnus Quaife: While England Mourns at Touchstones Rochdale
‘While England Mourns’ by Manchester-based artists Magnus Quaife at Touchstones Rochdale connects protests on the streets of 18th century Manchester with the historic May ’68 Paris uprisings. Free entry
Wrexham
Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham
Welsh for ‘everyone’s house’, Tŷ Pawb in Wrexham is a brand new cultural community hub, featuring two galleries, performance areas, a gallery shop, market stalls and a food court.
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Euphonia by Emma Smith at Bluecoat
Bluecoat’s gallery is transformed into a sonic chamber for collective singing in this ground-breaking new sound installation by Emma Smith, based on the music of social communication.
Free entry
Roll up for Family Gorgeous at Manchester Art Gallery
As part of Manchester After Hours 2018, take part in a series of talks, performances and a drag takeover at Manchester Art Gallery in response to the national controversy surrounding the temporary removal of JW Waterhouse’s Hylas and the Nymphs (1896) back in January this year.
Free entry
Whiskey Chow at CFCCA
As part of Manchester After Hours 2018, head to CFCCA for a one-off performance and talk by Chinese artist, activist and drag king Whiskey Chow.
Free entry
Here and Now at The Whitworth
Accompany Psappha orchestra on a special, after hours tour of The Whitworth and experience the gallery’s collection in a whole new light (and sound) as part Manchester After Hours 2018.
From £6.50
Colour Alive! at The John Rylands Library
Experience the late-Victorian, neo-Gothic splendour of The John Rylands Library lit-up by a dazzling array of colours and dance inspired by the ancient Indian illuminated manuscripts featured within its hugely popular current exhibition: The Alchemy of Colour.
Free entry