Martin Harris Centre, The John Rylands Library

Darkness and Light: Exploring Gothic

16 July 2015 - 10 January 2016
EXTENDED UNTIL 10 JANUARY This intriguing exhibition reveals how Gothic architecture and anatomy inspired and influenced a literary genre, and how the lasting legacy of Gothic can be…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 16 September 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

Gothic Film Showing: The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920)

19:00 - 21:00 17 September 2015
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a 1920 German silent horror film, directed by Robert Wiene and written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer. Considered the quintessential work of German…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 18 September 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

Darkness and Light: a Gothic tour

14:00 - 15:00 19 September 2015
Join us for an immersive behind-the-scenes tour of The John Rylands Library in all its Victorian Gothic splendour; you’ll take in the original entrance hall, our eerie cellars and the…

Tour en Français - French language only tour

11:00 - 12:00 19 September 2015
La Bibliothèque John Rylands Deansgate ouvre ses portes pour vous emmèner à l'intérieur, et vous faire découvrir le site, dédié aux livres et à son architecture Victorienne. Cette visite…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 23 September 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

Explorer tour

14:00 - 15:00 24 September 2015
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you!

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 25 September 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

Pagelight Production presents: 'The Box of Tricks'

19:00 - 20:00 25 September 2015
Co-written by Stephen M Hornby and Ric Brady Directed by Helen Parry Mike returns home for his estranged brother's funeral refusing to even carry his coffin. He is given his brother's…

"Ballroom Blitz"

13:05 30 September - 13:55 29 October 2015
Due to popular demand we're bringing Ballroom back to the Martin Harris Centre. Whether you've danced with us before or are a complete novice, you'll love these new routines! An…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 30 September 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

Noisy Bodies

1 October - 20 December 2015
Manchester-based contemporary artist Daksha Patel fuses art with science in this exclusive exhibition. Her intriguing work explores how scientific systems visualise, map and measure…

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:10 - 14:00 1 October 2015
Haydn Quartet in F Minor, Op. 20, No. 5 Bartók Quartet No. 1, OP. 7 The University's magnificent string quartet-in-residence opens its 11th season at the Martin…

Quatuor Danel Seminar: ' The Road to Sublimity'

14:30 - 15:30 1 October 2015
Professor Barry Cooper and the Quatuor Danel tell the fascinating story of the genesis of Beethoven's Op. 131.

Toddler Tales

10:30 - 11:30 1 October 2015
Come and join us in our cosy corner and pull up a cushion. Enjoy great stories, songs and other fun activities. Just drop in! Suitable for ages 0 - 5

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 2 October 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert with Alexander Melnikov (piano)

19:30 - 21:30 2 October 2015
Mozart Adagio and Fugue K546 Beethoven Quartet in C sharp minor, Op. 131 Weinberg Piano Qunitet, Op. 18 The Quatuor Danel's Friday series begins with…

Children’s spookily gothic tour

11:00 - 12:00 3 October 2015
Join us for a fun behind-the-scenes tour of The John Rylands Library. Did you know that back in Victorian times, when the Library was built, Gothic writing was all the rage? So there’s…

MUMS Welcome Concert

17:00 - 19:00 4 October 2015
Programme to include: Berlioz Damnation of Faust Debussy Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra (with soloist Sebastian Marshall) Fauré Pelléas et Mélisande Suite…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 7 October 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

Gothic Film Showing: Nosferatu (1922)

19:00 - 21:00 8 October 2015
Nosferatu is a 1922 German Expressionist horror film, directed by F. W. Murnau, starring Max Schreck. Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent…

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert - 'Duality' Robert Buckland (Saxophones) and Peter Lawson (piano)

13:10 - 14:00 8 October 2015
Robert Buckland and Peter Lawson celebrate 25 years performing together with the release of their highly acclaimed new CD: DUALITY, featuring music by Tim Garland, Barbara Thompson,…

Introductory tour

15:00 - 15:30 9 October 2015
Your chance to learn about this fascinating building and some of its history. Just turn up! Please note that we cannot accept large groups on this tour. If your group would like a…

Sunspots

19:30 - 20:30 9 October 2015
Sunspots is a poetic, musical, and visual journey from the birth of the Sun, through its long and eventful life, towards its ultimate death. Is the Sun a god, a man, a woman, or simply…

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