1. Monday
18 July
9am–3pm
Staff Wellbeing
Children’s
Hospital Atrium
9-9.30am
Opera singers
Join professional opera singers
David and Gavin as they
perform their favourite arias
and invite you to sing-a-long.
12.30-1pm
Movement Workshop
with Gaya
Trained Bharatanatyam artist,
Gayathri, uses movements
inspired from this classical
art form incorporated into
storytelling and workshops
for the holistic development
of participants.
Minecraft
Minecraft is the biggest, most
popular gaming platform
on the planet. It had hooked
an entire generation of
children with its open world
gameplay, warm retro
graphics and cunning in-game
mechanics. Play the specially
commissioned Whitworth
Minecraft and take a virtual tour
of the gallery like never before.
Children’s
Hospital
1pm
Manchester Health
Academy Performs
Let students brighten your
day as they demonstrate
their musical prowess.
The Manchester Health
Academy is sponsored by
Central Manchester University
Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Eye Hospital
Atrium
9-9.20am
Tai Chi for Wellbeing
A traditional Chinese internal
art for mind and body. Take 20
minutes out from your busy day.
10-10.30am
Opera singers
11.30am-12pm
Movement Workshop
with Gaya
The Inflatable
Museum
Manchester Museum’s brand
new Inflatable Museum will be
popping up in the Eye Hospital
with the chance to get hands
on with some key pieces from
its collection. There will be a
wide range of objects and
specimens to get to grips with,
all inspired by the Eye Hospital
surroundings and the themes of
sight, light and colour. Feel free
to drop in throughout the day.
St Mary’s Atrium
9.30-9.50am
Tai Chi for Wellbeing
10.30-11am
Movement Workshop
with Gaya
11-11.30am
Opera singers
Saintly Printing
Inspired by the medical
saints found in the Wellcome
Collection, printmaker Alan
Birch has created a series of
humorous saints reflecting
individuals’ obsession with
contemporary technology,
fashion and consumerism.
MRI Atrium
9.30-10am
Movement workshop
with Gaya
10-10.20am
Tai Chi for Wellbeing
12-12.30pm
Opera Singers
Caring for museum
objects
Museum objects must be cared
for individually; each has its
own history and vulnerabilities.
Come and see the techniques
conservators use to care for
museum objects.
Outside
Meet at the heart beat sculpture.
12-1pm
Walking for Health
Walking is great for your health
and puts a spring in your step.
With Walking for Health, you
can take part in a free short
walk around the hospital to
help you get active and stay
active at a pace that works for
you. It’s a great way to stretch
your legs, explore what’s on
your doorstep, and make
new friends.
Tuesday
19 July
9am–3pm
Children’s
Hospital Atrium
The Little People’s
History Museum –
Mr Ordinary’s Prize
Discover our story of
Manchester’s Coat of Arms.
Someone has stolen Mr
Ordinary’s Thinking and Doing!
What will he do without them?
Join in the adventure as Mr
Ordinary and his friends try to
get them back. Fun interactive
story session with puppets.
Learning with Lucy
Inspired by the collection of
endangered tropical frogs
in Manchester Museum’s
Vivarium, and the conservation,
student learning, and
community outreach work
being conducted by The
University of Manchester in
Costa Rica. This environmental
education programme
highlights how we all make
a difference in a world worth
saving. A series of short films
and related children’s activities
have been specially created,
which we invite staff, patients
and visitors alike to experience.
Whitworth Weaving
Drop in for an extraordinary
day of weaving, winding and
wrapping inspired by the
Whitworth’s collections and
spaces. Meet artists from
both the UK and India as they
explore the gallery’s South
Asian collections to get an
insight into what they do and
how they make work.
Royal Eye
Hospital Atrium
Manchester Museum
– ‘Museum Comes
to You’ and their
Inflatable Museum
Volunteers from the Manchester
Museum will bring a fascinating
selection of objects from the
collection. This is an opportunity
to see up close, handle and
share the stories behind these
objects.
Discover our
Footballing Heritage
Join the National Football
Museum team and handle real
museum objects. Learn how
the design of boots, balls and
shirts has changed over time
and what it would have been
like for the players of the past.
Ocular Bionica
Artist Lucy Burscough has been
interpreting and illustrating the
story of patients who have lost
their central vision due to age-
related macular degeneration.
During Culture Shots Lucy will
be showing excerpts from the
film and talking about her work
in the hospitals. Alongside,
you can make your own vision-
themed arty badges to take
away with you. Come and see!
St Mary’s Atrium
Make Marvellous
Moths with
Manchester Museum
Join Manchester Museum
and create Marvellous
Moths inspired by the story
of Manchester’s peppered
moth and find out more about
the Museum’s newly opened
Climate Control exhibition.
See some objects from the
Museum’s collections.
Sporting Memories
The latest handling resource in
the archives at Central Library
is all about sport and pastimes.
Come and have a look at how
we used to do sport. From
the Commonwealth games
in 2002 to pastimes, we have
something for everyone. We’ll
even have some old games if
you want to have a go.
Saintly Printing
MRI Atrium
Tactile Too
Explore ”Tactile”, the Whitworth’s
contemporary textile handling
resource.
Manchester Policing:
Past and Present
Try on uniforms with staff
and volunteers from Greater
Manchester Police Museum.
Hear tales of Victorian policing
and view objects from the
policing, past and present.
Mobile Haptics
Haptic technology is a touch
enabled computer system
which works by using high
quality 3D scans of museum
objects, allowing you to
investigate artefacts that would
otherwise be too fragile, small
or heavy to handle.
Mindful Marks
Find your flow and draw
to music in this wellbeing
workshop for adults.
Everyone welcome.
On the Wards
1.30-2.30pm
Complex Health
Needs Ward
Salford Heritage Service;
Memories Matter
ArtBox is designed to engage
the imagination through
creativity, which lends itself to
stimulating activity for people
with dementia.
2-3pm
Stroke Ward
The Whitworth; Handmade
Sociable craft workshops,
produced by and for older
people in partnership with
Age Friendly Manchester.
Wednesday
20 July
9am–3pm
Staff Wellbeing
Trafford Hospital
Main Reception Entrance
Saintly Prints
Inspired by the medical
saints found in the Wellcome
Collection, printmaker Alan
Birch has created a series of
humorous saints reflecting
individuals’ obsession with
contemporary technology,
fashion and consumerism.
As Artist in residence Alan will
invite Staff, patients and visitors
to create their own later-day
saints.
Ward 11
10.30-10.50am,
11-11.20am, 11.30-11.50am
Tai Chi for Wellbeing
A traditional Chinese internal
art for mind and body. Take 20
minutes out from your busy day.
11.30 – 12.15pm
Introduction to
Mindfulness
1.30 – 2pm
Mindfulness Practice
10am-4pm
Hand Rubs
2.30-3.30pm
Dementia Friend
Training
Dementia Friends Champions
are rained volunteers who
encourage others to learn a
little bit about dementia.
2-2.30pm, 2.30-3pm
Movement workshop
with Gaya
Trained Bharatanatyam artist,
Gayathri, uses movements
inspired from this classical
art form incorporated into
storytelling and workshops
for the holistic development
of participants.
Outside by the
Clock Tower
12.30 – 1.30pm
Trafford ‘Past,
Present, Future’
Recreating the iconic
photograph taken at Park
Hospital on the day the NHS
was born 5 July 1948.
1.30pm
Stroke Association
Choir performance
and balloon release
12-12.30pm, 12.45-1.15pm,
2-2.30pm
Walking for Health
Walking is great for your health
and puts a spring in your step.
With Walking for Health, you can
take part in a free short walk
around the hospital to help you
get active and stay active at a
pace that works for you. It’s a
great way to stretch your legs,
explore what’s on your doorstep,
and make new friends. Meet at
the clock tower.
On the Wards
10am-12pm
Dance performance
by Gaya
Look out for Bharatanatyam
dancer Gayathri, moving
through the hospital.
11am-4pm
Musical
Entertainment
Peter Gomm is one of the Trust’s
chaplain. He will visit wards
and departments to entertain
staff and patients by singing
and playing guitar.
Hospital Chapel
12.30-12.50pm
Act of Worship
A short act of worship for those
that might like some quiet
reflection on the day.
Thursday
21 July
9am–3pm
Main Reception Entrance
Museum of Medicine
and Health
Take a look at highlights from
the Museum’s collection of over
9000 items of historic medical
equipment, photographs,
illustrations and archival
material.
Saintly Prints
Wards 2, 4 and 6
1.30-3.30pm
Singing for dementia
Experience the pleasure of
singing, achieve a feel good
factor and lots of smiles along
the way.
Museums and Galleries Week
18 – 22 July 2016
These sessions are planned to fit around a busy working day.
Simply ‘drop in’ – stay for a minute or as long as you want.
For a more detailed outline of events go to HealthandCulture.org.uk

2. Wellbeing Programmes
The Whitworth
Every Wednesday, 8.30 – 9.30am
Great Escape: Tai-Chi for Wellbeing
£5
A traditional Chinese internal art for mind and body.
Located in the peaceful setting of our Art Garden,
Jian Taiji offer 2 qualified instructors at each class,
both with knowledge and experience in Chen Tai Chi
gained since 1996.
Please note: Participants must arrive at the Art Garden
through the park. Sessions will take place indoors during
bad weather. Comfortable, flat footwear is advised.
Every Wednesday, 12.30 – 1.30pm
Walking for Health
Free, no need to book
Walking is great for your wellbeing and puts a spring in
your step. With Walking for Health, you can take part in
free short art walks at Whitworth Park to help you get active
at a pace that works for you.
It’s an excellent way to stretch your legs, explore what’s
on your door-step, and make new friends.
Meet at our parkside entrance.
Every Thursday, 8.30 – 9.45am
Great Escape: Yoga
£5
No emails, texts, updates or alerts – yoga that takes
full advantage of the Whitworth’s peaceful setting –
and some of its wonderful new spaces.
Please note: Participants must arrive at our Oxford Road
entrance and please bring own mat.
What is +Culture Shots?
+Culture Shots is a week-long series
of free events, bringing art and culture
into the hospital environment.
Find out why culture works and how
the expertise within Manchester’s
museums and galleries can be used
to improve professional practice as
well as patient and staff health and
well-being.
Good health stems from much more
than just a healthy body. Cultural
experiences can enable individuals
to express their individuality, connect
with others and even develop
emotional resilience.
We want to inspire individuals to get
talking and thinking about culture in
a new way. Join us to find out how
healthcare and cultural professionals
are already working together in
Manchester.
HealthandCulture.org.uk
Museums and
Galleries Week
18 – 22 July
2016
At Central Manchester
University Hospitals NHS
Foundation Trust, Trafford
Hospitals and Whitworth
Art Gallery, University of
Manchester
Celebrating the benefits of
Health and Culture
A partnership between
Coming soon....
The Whitworth and Manchester
Museum, University of Manchester
will launch their Cultural First Aid
Kit at the Museums Association
Conference & Exhibition 2016 which
takes place at the SECC Glasgow
on 7-9 November.
On sale in the Whitworth and
Manchester Museum shops
from 7 November 2016.
25% discount with this voucher
The Whitworth
The Whitworth has a long and successful history of working
with local communities, such as health service providers,
older people in residential and care homes, adults and
children with mental health issues. Working closely with
artists, museum and health professionals, together we can
make a vital contribution to greater Manchester’s health.
Gallery 3
A chance to meet some of the groups and artists
we work with.
Macmillian Cancer Support
Genie Networks
Stroke Association
Central Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Museum of Medicine and Health
The Maggie Centre
Clod Ensemble: Performing Medicine
Kidney’s for Life
Artist Lucy Burscough
Fallen Angel
English National Ballet
PSS (Person Shaped Support)
Workshops 10am-1pm
Textile Gallery
Saintly Prints
Inspired by the medical saints found in the Wellcome
Collection, printmaker Alan Birch has created a series of
humorous saints reflecting individuals’ obsession with
contemporary technology, fashion and consumerism.
Come along and create your own saint.
Promenade 11-11.30am, 12-12.30pm
Movement workshop with Gaya
Trained Bharatanatyam artist, Gayathri, uses movements
inspired from this classical art form incorporated into
storytelling and workshops for the holistic development of
participants.
Clore Learning Studio 11am-1pm
GROW
GROW promotes the benefits of engaging in horticultural
activities to improve mental wellbeing. This is a partnership
project with various central & south Manchester community
mental health services.
Whitworth Park 11.30am-12.20pm
Hand-in-Hand
A participatory art intervention activating running as a
creative process to celebrate cooperation, conversation,
conviviality and wellbeing.
Gallery 4 2-3pm
Dance for Parkinson’s
English National Ballet’s Dance for Parkinson’s programme
extends unique opportunities to people with Parkinson’s,
their carers, friends and family, to engage in creative dance
activity to live music led by professional artists. The dance
classes are fun and expressive and explore the themes,
choreography and music of the ballets. Participants gain
an insight into the way a production is put together with
opportunities to see English National Ballet performances.
Clore Learning Studio 2-4pm
Handmade
Sociable craft workshops, produced by and for older people
in partnership with Age Friendly Manchester.
Performances
Promenade 1-1.30pm
Fallen Angel
Fallen Angels Dance Theatre runs dance workshops, projects
and performances for people in recovery in the North West.
They work in partnership with Inspiring Healthy Lives and the
Turnpike in Wigan and Leigh and The Orchard and Achieve
Recovery service in Salford. The performances use recovery
narratives as starting points which makes them deeply
personal and insightful.
Promenade 2-2.30pm
Gaya Dance performance
Look out for Bharatanatyam dancer Gayathri, moving
through the hospital.
Friday 22 July,
10am – 3pm