Martin Harris Centre, The John Rylands Library

Chinese New Year

11:00 - 16:00 1 February 2014
Celebrate Chinese New Year in style with our family-friendly activities

MUMS Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro

19:00 - 22:30 1 February 2014
Manchester University Music Society open the New Year with a two night run of one of Mozart’s greatest and best loved comic operas, Le Nozze di Figaro - a witty tale of love, betrayal…

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…

Subluminal

18:00 - 21:30 1 February 2014
Join us for a unique a light and sound experience which sets out to capture your imagination. Embark on a tour that will guide you through our impressive neo-Gothic building and amazing…

RNCM Monday Recital Series

13:15 - 14:00 3 February 2014
J S Bach Excerpts from Partita No 1 in B minor BWV 1002 Henri Wieniawski Legende Op 17 Adriana Lucia Cristea violin Greta Gasser piano Sergei Prokofiev Excerpts from…

Save Our NHS Manchester Presents

19:00 - 21:00 4 February 2014
Last summer Save Our NHS Manchester put on a thrilling night of theatre exploring themes such as privatisation and the consequences of cuts to our NHS. Expect a night of contemporary…

The Last Day of a Condemned Man

14:00 - 15:00 4 February 2014
Explore different editions of 'The Last day of a Condemned Man' (Victor Hugo), and find out about the abolition of death penalty in England and France.

Little Blue Man – Scratch Performance (A Work in Progress)

18:00 - 20:00 5 February 2014
Performer Carran Waterfield shares a work in progress: Little Blue Man. Drawing from a personal archive, the work explores the complexity of a father daughter relationship. A rare opportunity…

Aftermath: 100 years of creativity from conflict

7 February - 29 June 2014
How remarkable is it that, throughout our shared history, some people have been inspired to answer the worst examples of man’s inhumanity with acts of compassion and creativity? Aftermath…

QUATUOR DANEL Evening Concert

19:30 - 21:30 7 February 2014
Haydn Quartet in E flat, Op. 50 No. 3; Milhaud Quartet No. 2; Tchaikovsky Quartet No. 3; Haydn at the summit of his powers, followed by a rare chance to sample the prolific…

Quatuor Danel Open House

7 - 9 February 2014
The Quatuor Danel offers an intensive three days of coaching from 7th - 9th February 2014 for amateurs (Friday and Saturday) and students (Saturday and Sunday), including master…

Thursday late - Harpist

17:00 - 19:00 7 February 2014
A brand new opportunity to pop in after work, or a day’s shopping, and see the Library in a new light. Join us at 6pm for beautiful music in the Historic Reading Room.

Here be Dragons!

12:00 - 13:00 8 February 2014
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.

Jeanette Winterson “in Conversation” with Russell T. Davies * THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT *

16:00 - 18:00 9 February 2014
*** THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT *** Jeanette Winterson is Professor of Creative Writing at The University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing. Jeanette succeeds Martin Amis and…

RNCM Monday Recital Series

13:15 - 14:00 10 February 2014
Joaquín Rodrigo Fandango from Tres Piezas Españolas Pierre Petit Toccata James Girling, Bradley Johnson guitars Frank Bridge Three Songs Benjamin Britten Selected songs…

Chetham’s Sinfonia and Ensembles

19:30 - 21:30 11 February 2014
Chetham’s Sinfonia return to the Martin Harris Centre to perform Vltava from Smetana’s symphonic cycle, Má vlast, as well as a concerto with a student soloist. Chetham’s Ensembles,…

Aftermath: Testaments of youth

12:30 - 13:00 12 February 2014
In this 15 minute bite-size exploration of the Tout archive discover more about the lives and letters of the young people who wrote to their professor during WWI.

Aftermath: curator tour

11:00 - 12:00 13 February 2014
Drop in and join printmaker Alan Birch to learn more about the part of the exhibition he curated.

Conservation in Action / Caring for your Family Archive

10:00 - 15:00 13 February 2014
Drop in during the day to find out how we look after our collection, and how to care for your own family archive. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer any valuations.

Featured Artist: Richard Casey (Piano)

13:10 - 14:00 13 February 2014
Beethoven Variations op.34 Prokofiev Sonata no. 8 Prokofiev’s epic Sonata no. 8, very much the largest in his set of nine, was composed during the Second Word War. Richard places…

Psappha in collaboration with Vaganza

19:30 - 21:30 14 February 2014
PSAPPHA: The University of Manchester’s Contemporary Ensemble in Residence Manchester’s pre-eminent new music ensemble specialising in the performance of music by living composers.…

Chamber Ensembles

13:10 - 14:00 15 February 2014
Manchester University Music Society’s Chamber Festival Weekend continues with five premieres of works by undergraduate composers based here at the University of Manchester. These works…

MUMS Chamber Orchestra and Ensembles

19:30 - 21:30 15 February 2014
Messiaen Oiseaux Exotiques (Soloist: Daniel Chappell) Leo Geyer Sideshows (Soloist: Rachel Maby) Beethoven Symphony No.1 Manchester University Music Society close their Chamber…

University of Manchester Drama Society’s Manchester In-Fringe Theatre Awards (MIFTA’s)

19:00 - 21:00 19 February 2014
Following the success of the Autumn Showcase 2013, The University of Manchester Drama Society are back with their first performance of the awards season. The MIFTAs open with a bang…

Bus Stop Stories

20 February - 22 June 2014
At the start of 2013, John Shinnick, a Manchester photographer, set out to document the people using a local, city centre bus stop; a quiet stop were people rarely alight. The people…

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