Martin Harris Centre, The John Rylands Library

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…

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…

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…

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…

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!

Ad Solem The University of Manchester Chamber Choir - THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM 8th NOVEMBER

19:30 2 December 2013
Copland In The Beginning Stravinsky The Dove Descending Bednall Behold, O God Hailstork The Song Of Deborah Tallis Lamentations Bednall The Souls Of The Righteous Gibbons…

Whimsical Wednesday Workshop - festive makes

11:00 - 16:00 4 December 2013
Choose from a range of activities to make something Christmassy to take away – a gift for a loved one, or for yourself!

11th Rylands Poetry Reading

18:00 - 19:00 5 December 2013
For this year’s annual Rylands Poetry Reading, we are delighted to welcome Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, one of Ireland’s leading contemporary poets.

Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin

18:00 - 20:30 5 December 2013
Born 1942 in Cork, she was educated in Cork and Oxford. Poet and Emeritus Professor of English, Trinity College, Dublin, where she has taught since 1966 – she still teaches on translation…

Manchester University Big Band

19:30 - 21:30 5 December 2013
Certain to entertain any audience, Manchester University Big Band returns to deliver an exciting and energetic set, filled with popular tunes you’ll be humming all night long! Be sure…

QUATUOR DANEL Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 5 December 2013
Casken Choses en moi; Reeves Fireworks Physonect Siphonophore (String Quartet No.1); Haydn Quartet in E flat, Op. 33 No. 2 (The Joke). John Casken – the University’s composer emeritus…

Quatuor Danel Seminar: Bachelors of Composition

14:30 - 15:30 5 December 2013
The Quatuor Danel workshops new quartet movements by the University’s undergraduates.

The self-portraits of Li Yuan-chia

12:00 - 13:00 5 December 2013
From a Chinese village to a Cumbrian garden, come and learn more about Chinese photographer Li Yuan-chia’s self-portraits.

Manchester University Baroque Orchestra

13:10 - 14:00 6 December 2013
Students from the Manchester University Baroque Orchestra give a historically informed performance on the university’s reproduction instruments. This concert offers a unique and exciting…

Pagan Winterfest

16:00 - 21:30 6 December 2013
Join us for an alternative seasonal celebration! Explore our building and collections, take part in creative workshops, come along and revel in our alternative Christmas. Our Café…

QUATUOR DANEL Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:30 6 December 2013
Haydn Quartet in B flat, Op. 50 No. 1; Reeves Dactylozooid Complex (String Quartet No. 2); Whiteman Cloud Fragments (String Quartet No. 2); Guy Danel’s farewell choice Guy Danel…

Here be Dragons!

12:00 - 13:00 7 December 2013
The walls and ceilings of the Library are full of strange and mysterious creatures – join our tour to seek them out! This tour is most suitable for families with children aged 5-10.

Machiavelli the bandit and the writing of The Prince

13:00 - 14:00 7 December 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.

Morbid Miscellany curator tour

14:00 - 15:00 7 December 2013
Meet the curator of Morbid Miscellany, and get the chance to see some freaky things which didn’t make it into the cases… (Most suitable for adults and older children, 12+)

Unusual Views: Library tours for photographers

14:30 - 15:30 7 December 2013
Take the opportunity to photograph the Library building from spectacular viewpoints not normally open to the public!

Camp as Christmas

12:00 - 14:00 8 December 2013
Join the Polari Mission artists for an afternoon of bona baubles and fantabulosa yule cards with dowry glitter!

Picturing Stories - curator tour

13:00 - 14:00 11 December 2013
Join the curators of Picturing Stories for a tour of the exhibition.

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series - Psappha

13:10 - 14:00 12 December 2013
The University of Manchester’s Contemporary Ensemble in Residence Psappha is Manchester’s pre-eminent new music ensemble specialising in the performance of music by living composers.…

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