British Sign Language tour of Entangled and Woven

Hope will give an overview of the exhibition and highlight some of her favourite artworks that have been selected from the Whitworth collection, alongside works that have been newly created by the exhibiting artists for the exhibition.

Whether you are a fluent BSL user or learning, this is a great event to engage with others in a entirely BSL environment.

📅 Saturday 22 August

⏰ 14:00pm - 15:00pm

📍the Whitworth

🎟️ Book your free tickets now

🌟Donations help us to present world-class events and exhibitions for free. Please consider making a donation with your ticket if you can.

Hyundai Translocal Series: Entangled and Woven starts from that simple idea. Bringing together new work by eight contemporary artists and collectives from Korea and India with historic textiles from the Whitworth’s collection, the exhibition traces surprising connections between Manchester’s industrial past and living craft traditions shaped by culture, migration, labour and care.

Co-organised with the Cheongju Craft Biennale 2025, in collaboration with the National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy, and presented in partnership with Hyundai Motor Company, the exhibition treats textiles as active, changing materials rather than objects from the past. Through weaving, dyeing, embroidery and hand-spun fibre, it shows how skills are passed on, adapted and shared — from hand-to-hand, generation-to-generation.

About the venue

The Whitworth is a venue with level access throughout, and facilities to support you during your visit. Alongside this our visitor team will be on hand to assist you in the gallery. Find out more about planning your visit to the Whitworth and accessibility information for you.

If you’d like to speak to a team member about any access or additional needs, please get in touch with the gallery and we will be happy to assist you. Email [email protected] or telephone 0161 275 7450.

The Whitworth art gallery and gardens is driven by a mission to work with communities to use art for positive social change, and actively addresses what matters most in people’s lives. We are proudly part of The University of Manchester, operating as a convening space between the University and the people of the city.

(Image Credit 1: Yeonsoon Chang, Worincheongang I-IV, Photo by Michael Pollard)

(Image Credit 2: Kaimurai, “The answers to all my prayers are in the questions I never asked”, Photo by Michael Pollard)