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This month · Exhibition in the North West
ExhibitionUntil 17 Oct · Liverpool
Vivienne Westwood: Designer in Focus
Rare pieces from Vivienne Westwood's five-decade career, including her early work with Malcolm McLaren, free to see at the Walker.
Walker Art Gallery, William Brown Street, Liverpool L3 8ELFree admission
ExhibitionUntil 15 Nov · Manchester
Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige
The Whitworth's first Japanese print exhibition in over a century, built around Hokusai's Great Wave — free entry.
The Whitworth, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ERFree
ExhibitionUntil 18 Oct · Manchester
Michaela Yearwood-Dan: The Practice of Liberation
A major free UK debut installation of painting, ceramics and sound at Manchester's much-loved university gallery.
Whitworth Art Gallery, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ERFree entry
Exhibition👋 Meet peopleUntil 3 Oct · Manchester
ADORN: Sculptural Jewellery / Wearable Art
A free jewellery exhibition of 12 contemporary makers working in metal and glass, staged for Manchester's first-ever Jewellery Week.
Waterside Arts Centre, 1 Waterside Plaza, Sale, Trafford, Greater Manchester M33 7ZFFree
ExhibitionUntil 14 Feb · Liverpool
Rae-Yen Song at FACT Liverpool
A free, immersive exhibition of new sculpture, textiles and sound inspired by diasporic mythology and family lore, opening at FACT Liverpool.
FACT, 88 Wood Street, Liverpool L1 4DQFree entry
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