NHS @ 70 – performance, exhibition and film

February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 / ctimmermann / Leave a comment

NHS at 70 is at the Whitworth, from 1 to 3 March 2018, and the project team hope you’ll be able to join them for some or all of the events.

If you want to come to the film premiere please book through the Eventbrite link below or our website nhs70.org.uk as spaces are filling up fast.

Thursday 1 March, 6.00-8.30pm

The premiere of our new film, ‘Voices from the first NHS hospital‘ which will be followed by a Q and A with project director, Dr Stephanie Snow and the film participants.

Please click here to book for the film premiere.

This event will showcase the work NHS at 70 has been doing during the development phase of the Heritage Lottery Funded project and celebrate the contributions of both volunteers and the people who have shared their stories through oral histories and community reporting in Greater Manchester and South Wales.

Friday 2 and Saturday 3 March

Drop-in, interactive performances will bring NHS stories to life. Devised and performed by Herizons creative women’s group, led by enJOY arts and singer-songwriter, Claire Mooney.

Students on the University of Manchester’s MA in Art Galleries and Museum Studies will showcase their NHS stories curated using objects from the University’s Museum of Medicine and Health.

Friends and family welcome!

Download the poster (PDF)

Exhibition: Beyond Dementia

July 13, 2017July 13, 2017 / ctimmermann / Leave a comment

Exhibition opening: 27 July, 6-9pm

Beyond Dementia

Beyond Dementia 2

More information is available on the Whitworth Art Gallery website

The Medicine Cabinet: A Cross-Faculty Student and Public Engagement Project

August 4, 2016August 5, 2016 / mendtjones / Leave a comment

During the academic year 2015-16, staff and students from the Faculties of Life Sciences (now Biology, Medicine and Health) and Humanities have collaborated with the Museum of Medicine and Health (MMH), the University of Manchester Historian and Heritage Manager and Chetham’s Library to develop a series of public engagement activities that aimed to engage different audiences with the MMH’s collection of medical objects.

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AGMS student putting objects on display for The Medicine Cabinet, Chetham’s Library, 12 December 2015

The project, which was led by Dr Kostas Arvanitis (School of Arts, Languages and Cultures), Dr Carsten Timmermann (CHSTM) and Stephanie Seville (Heritage Assistant, MMH), and funded by the Faculty of Humanities and the Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund, included

a one-day pop-up exhibition in Chetham’s Library, which attracted c. 200 visitors (The Medicine Cabinet: Unlocking Manchester’s Medical History, 12 December 2015)
a family activity at Manchester Histories Festival (11 June 2016),
a social media campaign on twitter, facebook and instagram (May-July 2016), and
a series of four videos, which show MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies students introducing MMH objects they researched for the exhibition.

The videos below, which feature objects as varied as a powder folder, a bronzed wax resin cast of a facial reconstruction of Philip II of Macedon, a nest of three Royal Worcester white crucibles and a McEvedy rectal speculum (proctoscope), provide a fascinating insight into the project and the MMH’s collection:

Learn more about the project here and here.

Click here for more photos of the exhibition at Chetham’s Library.

See also this short interview with Stephanie Seville, introducing her work with the MMH collections on the MedHumLab website.

Bedrock: exhibition of new artwork by Nicola Dale

January 12, 2016January 19, 2016 / ctimmermann / Leave a comment

Do you remember the workshop From Coal Mining to Data Mining we held in November? We are now inviting you to attend the opening of the exhibition associated with this project, of Nicola Dale‘s artwork inspired by historical arthritis research with coal miners as research subjects and by conversations with former miners.

21 January, 6-8pm (exhibition continues till 24 January)
ArtWork Atelier, 95 Greengate, Salford M3 7NG (entrance on Queen Street, about 5-10 minutes walk from Manchester Cathedra)

Here is a map

And here is an invitation on Nicola’s own blog site, with some interesting links.

Bedrock Poster

Download the poster (pdf)

Events at the Whitworth

January 12, 2016 / ctimmermann / Leave a comment

Happy New Year to you all from the Medical Humanities Lab. Lab member Wendy Gallagher asked us to let you know about the following events held at the Whitworth Art Gallery.

Coffee, Cake and Culture

Making culture accessible to people living with dementia and their carers

Fully supported museum visits for people with dementia and their family members or care partners, on Thursdays the 28 January, 25 February, 31 March, 28 April and 26 May, from 2 to 4pm. Attendance free.

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Aesthetics of Anatomy

Life drawing classes in the study of anatomy. Last Thursday of every month, £5 per session – all materials provided. Book your sessions here.

Aesthetics Classes Online Dec2015

For more information, please contact wendy.gallagher@manchester.ac.uk

Pop-up Exhibition: The Medicine Cabinet

December 1, 2015 / ctimmermann / Leave a comment

The Medicine Cabinet – Unlocking Manchester’s Medical History
Saturday 12 December 2015 11am – 4pm
Chetham’s Library
Long Millgate
Manchester M3 1SB

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MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies students from the University of Manchester present a pop-up exhibition in collaboration with the Museum of Medicine and Health.

Discover the wonders of Manchester’s medical history in the beautiful surrounds of Chetham’s Library – open for one day only!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1656314064625973/

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