Events at The University of Manchester

In Conversation: Jon Savage and Richard Dyer on The Secret Public

12:30 - 14:00 28 May 2025
SOLD OUT Join us at the John Rylands Library for a discussion of Jon Savage’s 2024 book The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Resistance Shaped Popular Culture (1955–1979) and of The Secret…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:00 - 11:30 28 May 2025
We showcase the use of our antique and fully functional Colombian printing press. Based on the collections, the prints are free to take home after the demonstration. The John Rylands…

Rare Reads

14:15 - 15:00 28 May 2025
During our Rare Reads facsimile encounters we share beautifully accurate copies of some of our most famous objects. The incredibly rare special collections housed within The John Rylands…

Conference: Envisioning Dante: Seeing and Reading the Early Printed Page

09:00 29 - 18:30 30 May 2025
Join us for the concluding conference of the AHRC-funded project 'Envisioning Dante, c. 1472-c. 1630: Seeing and Reading the Early Printed Page', at the historic John Rylands Research…

Printing Press Demonstration

11:00 - 11:30 29 May 2025
We showcase the use of our antique and fully functional Colombian printing press. Based on the collections, the prints are free to take home after the demonstration. The John Rylands…

The Role Of The Criminal Law As A Response to Healthcare Violations

10:30 - 11:30 29 May 2025
This webinar will explore the relationship between scandals in the healthcare sphere and the criminal law, whether that be through scandal leading to the development of healthcare-specific…

The Whitworth

Jodrell Bank

Martin Harris Centre

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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