Martin Harris Centre, The John Rylands Library

Explorer Tour: A peek behind the scenes

14:30 - 15:30 16 November 2013
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you!

Locating Boccaccio in 2013

11 July - 20 December 2013
On the 700th anniversary of his birth, this exhibition celebrates the enduring popularity of the works of the Italian medieval author Giovanni Boccaccio. Taking a wide-ranging overview…

Manchester University Music Society (MUMS) - String and Brass Ensembles

19:30 - 21:30 16 November 2013
Holst St Paul’s Suite New Student Commission Britten Simple Symphony Koetsier Symphony for Brass Patrick Friel Starmaker Ceremonial Dobson Torsion MUMS String Orchestra performs…

Morbid Micellany

14 October 2013 - 31 January 2014
Behold bizarre bindings! Delight in death! Gaze in awe at aged autographs! Our Morbid Miscellany embraces the darker side of our collections. This selection of individual items, many…

Picturing Stories: British and French Romantic Illustrations

9 August 2013 - 9 January 2014
This exhibition explores the development of French and British Romantic illustration during the period 1770-1860. In contrast to earlier allegorical images, Romantic pictures are full…

POALA exhibition - collection encounter

13:00 - 14:00 16 November 2013
Join the photographers for an exhibition tour, and a ‘behind the scenes’ look at the project archive, including original negatives and contact sheets.

Polari Mission: Bona Eek

16 August 2013 - 2 February 2014
Polari's history is as diverse as the people who have used it. For the Polari Mission project artists Jez Dolan and Joseph Richardson have created a series of innovative visual artworks…

Portrait of a Living Archive

3 October 2013 - 13 January 2014
When people think about libraries they tend to think of them as the ancestral home of written rather than visual culture. The John Rylands Library houses a significant collection of…

Stockport Youth Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 17 November 2013
Join Stockport Youth Orchestra for the opening concert of its 57th season, conducted by Tim Crooks and Chris Orton. Featuring works by Bruch, Holst and Britten.

LITERATURE LIVE: Louis de Bernieres

18:30 - 20:30 18 November 2013
Louis de Bernières, who lives in Norfolk, published his first novel in 1990 and was selected by Granta magazine as one of the twenty Best of Young British Novelists in 1993. Since then…

University of Manchester Drama Society: Autumn Showcase

19:00 - 21:00 20 November 2013
Showcasing the best of Manchester's student produced work, the society provide an insight into the creative efforts of one of the University's biggest societies. As a prelude to Manchester's…

Books for Boccaccio

17:30 - 19:00 21 November 2013
This illustrated talk by Jeremy Dixon, of Hazard Press, will examine the history of artists’ books, and how Jeremy developed his work for Locating Boccaccio – including the opportunity…

Tour and treasures

12:00 - 13:00 21 November 2013
Enjoy a closer look at material from the Library’s world famous collections and find out more about this magnificent building.

University of Manchester Drama Society: Autumn Showcase

19:00 - 21:00 21 November 2013
Showcasing the best of Manchester's student produced work, the society provide an insight into the creative efforts of one of the University's biggest societies. As a prelude to Manchester's…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - John Turner 70th Birthday Concert

13:10 - 14:00 21 November 2013
Music by Bernstein, Ives, Cowell, Rorem, Jeff Harrington (première of For Solomon Eagle), Kevin Malone (The Radio Song) and Richard Whalley (new work). Lesley-Jane Rogers (soprano)…

University of Manchester Drama Society: Autumn Showcase

19:00 - 21:00 22 November 2013
Showcasing the best of Manchester's student produced work, the society provide an insight into the creative efforts of one of the University's biggest societies. As a prelude to Manchester's…

Manchester University Wind Orchestra (MUWO)

19:30 - 21:30 23 November 2013
Hanson Chorale & Alleluia Alarcon Concertango (Soloists: Harry Smith, Hamish Brown) Camphouse Watchman, Tell Us Of The Night Bernstein Suite from West Side Story Adam Swayne…

Public History Event: Professor Michael Wood “in Conversation” with: Professor Dame Jinty Nelson

18:30 25 November 2013
Historian and broadcaster Michael Wood is the University's newly appointed Professor in Public History. He will teach undergraduateand postgraduate students at the University, lead…

Machiavelli the bandit and the writing of The Prince

13:00 - 14:00 27 November 2013
On the 500th anniversary of Machiavelli’s writing of The Prince we will examine the production and reception of this infamous text, drawing on the rich Italian collections in the Library.

Bona Eek curator tour

12:00 - 13:00 28 November 2013
Join the artists for a bona bijou troll through the fantabulosa history of Polari, learn the basics and get involved with saving a language!

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Featured Artist: Richard Casey (Piano)

13:10 - 14:00 28 November 2013
Peter Maxwell Davies Piano Sonata (1981) Beethoven Sonata in A flat Op. 110 The second of Richard Casey’s “ Beethoven and…” recitals this year features the rarely performed…

Manchester University Commissioning Ensemble (MUCE)

13:10 - 14:00 29 November 2013
MUCE is a new, student-run initiative dedicated to showcasing the compositional talent that students, staff and University alumni have to offer. Composers are offered a unique opportunity…

The University of Manchester Chorus and Symphony Orchestra

19:30 - 21:30 30 November 2013
Dvo?ák Stabat Mater The University of Manchester Chorus opens its 2013/14 season with a performance of Dvo?ák's Stabat Mater. We are incredibly excited to welcome our newly appointed…

Jeanette Winterson “in Conversation” with: A.L. Kennedy

18:30 - 20:30 1 December 2013
Join us for carols, mince pies and mulled wine in this Festive Literature Event. A.L. Kennedy is one of the most distinguished and acclaimed writers of her generation. She is the…

Winter fun day

11:00 - 16:00 1 December 2013
Explore the celebration of winter from different cultures, times and countries through fun activities for all the family!

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