Events

AHCP Research Seminars

03 December 2025 - 03 December 2026

Please check the research seminars of the department here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/department-of-art-history-and-cultural-practices-115441163851

Mandarin Corner - EVERY WEDNESDAY

14 January - 25 March 2026

THIS IS A RECURRING EVENT - EVERY WEDNESDAY between 4:30PM – 5:30PM Mandarin Corner is back for another term and we're delighted to bring you more language practice and some cultural activities. Mandarin Corners are informal conversation sessions at Beginner (HSK 1-3) and Advanced (HSK 4-6) level that are designed to allow Mandarin learner..

Songs and poems of Gaza during the genocide

17:00 - 18:30 12 February 2026

Dr Atef Alshaer, University of Westminster Host: Dr Moshe Behar In my talk, I will highlight examples of poetry and songs from the Gaza Strip within the context of the genocide in Gaza. I will draw on post-2023 texts written and performed, by authors some of whom since have became martyrs. All pieces are creative testimonies by people who ha..

MUMS Opera: Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck

19:00 - 21:30 13 February 2026

MUMS Opera presents: Hansel and Gretel - a fairytale opera in three acts by Adelheid Wette, with music composed by Engelbert Humperdinck. English translation by Constance Bache.

Quatuor Danel lunchtime concert with Cheng Yu (pipa).

13:10 - 13:50 19 February 2026

Presented by the UoM Music Department and The Confucius Institute A special concert in celebration of Chinese New Year. Philip Grange – Soliloquy for Solo Viola Traditional – Solo Pipa with Cheng Yu Joshua Brown – Pipa Quintet (World Premiere for Pipa and String Quartet with Cheng Yu, Pipa) Followed at 2.30pm by Quatuor Danel public..

MUMS Chamber Orchestra Concert

14:00 - 15:00 21 February 2026

MUMS Chamber Orchestra Concert

CLACS Seminar: Lucía Tiscornia (University College Dublin): Criminal Governance in Unexpected Places: The case of Uruguay

17:00 - 18:30 26 February 2026

This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. PLEASE NOTE THIS SEMINAR IS ON A THURSDAY THURSDAY 26 Feb 2026, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person, in Samuel Alexander Building, room A112. It can be followed online here: https://tinyurl.com/yzm5d7k2 Abstract: Many studies of criminal..

WCLC: Percussion NOW

13:10 - 13:50 26 February 2026

Art flourishes when tradition meets innovation. This concert, rooted in Miquel Bernat’s forward-looking artistry, unveils world premieres by Azguime and several first performances in England, an encounter where history, imagination, and the avant-garde merge to keep artistic creation vibrantly alive. The Thursday lunchtime concerts are par..

MANTIS Festival Spring Edition (Concert 1)

12:30 - 14:00 27 February 2026

Join us this Spring for the MANTIS Festival, showcasing innovative audio-visual and electroacoustic works by postgraduate composers at the University of Manchester. In partnership with the MHC Lunchtime Concert on the 26 of February, featuring renowned percussionist Miquel Bernat.

MANTIS Festival Spring Edition (Concert 2)

14:30 - 16:00 27 February 2026

Join us this Spring for the MANTIS Festival, showcasing innovative audio-visual and electroacoustic works by postgraduate composers at the University of Manchester. In partnership with the MHC Lunchtime Concert on the 26 of February, featuring renowned percussionist Miquel Bernat.