The Whitworth reopens on Valentine's Day
- We’re delighted to welcome back the University’s gallery in the park on Saturday, 14 February.
- We’ve put together a Valentine weekend’s worth of art, music, talks, walks, performance, literature, family fun and a fire and light show.
Visit our transformed art gallery from 14 February – and find out more via a number of BBC features.
We’re delighted to welcome back the University’s gallery in the park on Saturday, 14 February.
And to celebrate the gallery’s development – alongside ten opening exhibitions, new commissions indoors and out, and the remarkable achievements of MUMA (McInnes Usher McKnight Architects) – we’ve put together a Valentine weekend’s worth of art, music, talks, walks, performance, literature, family fun and a fire and light show.
Find out more about the weekend’s activities on .
The Whitworth on the BBC
You can tune in to the following BBC programmes to hear more about the reopening of our gallery:
(broadcasting on 13 February, 10pm, BBC Radio 3) – guests include Cornelia Parker OBE.
(originally broadcast on 12 February, 7.15pm, BBC Radio 4) – the arts review show previews the Whitworth's reopening.
(broadcasting on 15 February, 7am, BBC Radio 6) – Mary Anne Hobbs celebrates the reopening of ¼â½ÐÊÓƵapp's Whitworth Art Gallery with guests Professor Novoselov OBE and Cornelia.
You can also read more about the collaboration between Cornelia and Professor Novoselov in an interview on the , or watch their appearance on BBC Breakfast via (from 2.02 onwards).