Had my graduation ceremony yesterday The University of Manchester. Many, many thanks to Dr. Emma Martin, my wonderful supervisor, and all colleagues at the Institute for Cultural Practices Institute for Cultural Practices. Happy, happy day.

📢 Call for Papers - Spontaneous Memorials Conference. We are excited to announce the Call for Papers for the international conference: “Spontaneous Memorials: Contemporary perspectives on their impact.” Organised by the Institute for Cultural Practices, on 12-13 June 2025.

Deadline for Proposals: Monday, 25th November 2024. For more details, visit: spontaneousmemorials.org/conference2025/

#BarbaraWalker's exhibition the Whitworth is a #MustSee! Her paintings and drawings are phenomenal and address the politics of #Black #representation in thought provoking ways. I was honoured to be invited to write for the accompanying catalogue.

🏆Thank you to our amazing students, faculty, and supporting staff who made this possible. 🙌 #UoM #FacultyOfHumanities #LibraryStudies #ArchiveStudies #OutstandingProgramme #StudentSuccess

🔸 We are delighted to welcome an array of excellent speakers to our departmental research seminar series this semester! 🔸 All talks are free and open to all #UniversityofManchester #AIethics #drones #visualculture #PrintCulture #MuseumPractice #CulturalDemocracy

Women in Revolt! Art & Activism 1970-1990 features 80+ women artists shaping a transformative era. The exhibition catalogue, featuring Dr Alice Correia, won the 2025 Historians of British Art Book Award! 📅Fri 7 Mar - Sun 1 Jun 📍The Whitworth More info: whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/whats-on/exhib…

👀Interested in postgraduate study at the University of Manchester? 🔸The Masters Expo will be on campus between 2-6pm Wednesday (19 March). Sign up for a place here: manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/… 🔸Learn more about our great line-up of MA programmes:

Now showing! Yesterday we opened our #Turner250 exhibition for 2025, celebrating artist JMW Turner and his early patron John F Leicester. Showing new research, an original letter with sketches, quotes and early career commission 'Windy Day'. The University of Manchester Art History UoM

With the new Selene system from @ factum_foundation up and running one of the first items the Rylands Heritage Imaging Lab team have digitised is a unique world map printed from a cast of a circular metal map which is preserved in Cardinal Stephan Borgia's Museum at Velletri.

Volunteers wanted!🔔 Do you have a passion for history, books and engaging with new people? Come along to our free volunteer open day on 9 April! 📆 9 April, 2pm-4pm 👉 More info on our website! library.chethams.com/whats-on/volun…

Ready for a poetic challenge? The #Micropoetry Competition 2025 is here! In a world of fleeting moments, how do we connect with others, nature, or even ourselves? Capture these moments in 280 characters. Win up to £500💰! Find out more: manchester.ac.uk/about/news/202…

🐰Charity Easter Appeal Help spread joy this Easter! The SALC Admissions Team are collection Easter eggs for a local food bank. 📍 Drop donations at Samuel Alexander Building, Room A19 ⏰ NOW through Tue 15 April Every egg = a sweet surprise for someone in need!

To mark the Christian Brethren's bicentenary, Dr Tereza Ward writes about the current showcase at the university library, offering a glimpse into the movement's history & impact. Blog: ow.ly/YO1T50VvBuK, and for more information on the exhibition: ow.ly/qoKP50VvBrS.

Just added to our event programme > Join us for an extraordinary journey through Manchester's hidden design history BOOK: bit.ly/43HYFWc #williammorris #artsndcrafts #design

New PhD opportunity at University of Manchester, dept of Art History & Cultural Practices : Art from the North 1979-1990 findaphd.com/phds/project/a… Artwork: Chila Burman, 'If There is No Struggle, There is No Progress - Uprisings' 1981 The University of Manchester School of Arts, Languages and Culture Tate Research

A reminder about our Digital Methods Summer School in Manchester between 30 June & 4 July 2025: - text mining - creative AI methods - sensing methods - geospatial methods - visual methods - data visualisation (+ ethics and open science) For more, see: new.express.adobe.com/webpage/db5oUk…

Iconoplasm is the annual art exhibition for students + staff of Art History + Cultural Practices IconoplasmIV: Church of the UnGenius All students and staff in AHCP are welcome to take part Viewing on Thursday 8 May, 5-6pm Mansfield Cooper foyer University of Manchester