Martin Harris Centre, The John Rylands Library

Explorer tour

14:00 - 15:00 23 May 2017
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you.

Sexuality Summer School Public Performance Lecture: Holly Hughes: Dyke Interrupted

20:00 - 21:30 23 May 2017
Sexuality Summer School (22nd – 26th May 2017): Why Be Normal? Holly Hughes is an internationally acclaimed lesbian performer whose work has been challenging normative ideas about…

Words, words, words! The power of print demonstration

11:30 - 11:50 31 May 2017
See our Columbian printing press in action. Find out more about the history of printing and be inspired by the printed words from our 'The Life of Objects' exhibition.

Words, words, words! The power of print demonstration

14:30 - 14:50 31 May 2017
See our Columbian printing press in action. Find out more about the history of printing and be inspired by the printed words from our 'The Life of Objects' exhibition.

“Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”

14:00 - 16:00 1 June 2017
Where do you keep your most treasured things, and what sorts of things are important to you? Pop in and we’ll help you make your own decorated box to hide away your most precious possessions…

Collections Encounter: More than just books

14:00 - 15:00 2 June 2017
Take this opportunity to get closer to some of our collections. Explore further some of the amazing lives of the people featured in The Life of Objects exhibition. No need to book, just turn up.

ESTIVAL 2017

6 - 9 June 2017
Join Manchester University Music Society in their unique equivalent to the 'Proms'! MUMS celebrate the end of the academic year by packing nine concerts into four days in an unmissable…

Manchester University Music Society Music & Drama Mashup Showcase – Estival 2017

19:30 - 21:00 6 June 2017
This year the Mashup is back, bigger and better than ever before! With music and drama students coming together to create musical scenes and pantomime dreams, June 6th's evening concert…

Tell-tale Objects: A Curator Tour

11:30 - 12:00 6 June 2017
Join us for a curator-led tour around The Life of Objects exhibition. We’ll be delving deeper into the stories behind the items on display and looking at how they connect personal…

Manchester University Music Society Concerto Concert – Estival 2017

19:30 - 21:00 7 June 2017
Programme to include: Higdon Percussion Concerto Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor This evening showcases the striking contrast between the much-loved, romantic Violin Concerto…

Summer Proms Extravaganza Relaxed Performance

11:00 - 12:00 7 June 2017
Join us for a spectacular summer proms concert for everyone to enjoy. From classical favourites to a selection of well-known contemporary songs, come along, sing-along and enjoy! …

Ad Solem and Cosmo Singers Lunchtime Concert – Estival 2017

13:10 - 14:00 8 June 2017
Summer is Icumen in! Ad Solem and The Cosmo Singers come together in concert to bring you choral works by Finzi, Ireland, Delius, Ligeti, Barber, MacMillan and more!

Manchester University Wind Orchestra and Manchester University Brass Band – Estival 2017

19:30 - 21:00 8 June 2017
Programme to Include: Bernstein, arr. Duthoit West Side Story Selection John & Zimmer, arr. Custer The Lion King Tchaikovsky, arr. Godfrey 1812 Overture Simon Dobson Torsion…

Toddler tales

11:00 - 11:45 8 June 2017
Find a cosy corner, pull up a cushion and listen to fun stories. Join in playtime, creating a storyworld of your own. Suitable for families with children 5 and under.

Manchester University Music Society Grade-1-athon – Estival 2017

13:10 - 14:00 9 June 2017
Beloved tunes, 50 students, all grade 1 standard - how much better can one concert be? Join us for the ever-popular Manchester University Music Society Grade1athon orchestra, in which…

Manchester University Music Society Symphony Orchestra – Estival 2017

19:30 - 21:00 9 June 2017
Manchester University Music Society Symphony Orchestra returns with an exhilarating programme from Middle Eastern folk tales. Featuring Nielsen’s inventive Aladdin Suite and Rimsky-Korsakov’s…

Explorer tour

14:00 - 15:00 13 June 2017
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you.

Object Obsession: Fetish

17:30 - 21:30 15 June 2017
A lock of hair, an unreadable book and a pair of ballet shoes. Join us for an evening of the unexpected. We’ll be using items from the collections to explore how objects become charged…

The University of Manchester Community Festival

11:00 - 15:00 17 June 2017
Come and experience our free Community Festival packed with fun family-friendly interactive activities. We are throwing open our doors for our local neighbours to discover the variety…

Explorer tour

14:00 - 15:00 27 June 2017
Ever wondered where some of the Library doors and staircases lead to? Then this is the tour for you.

FLARE17

5 - 7 July 2017
Flare International Festival of New Theatre returns to the Martin Harris Centre as part of FLARE17. Following the success of FLARE15, we host Future Flares, showcasing new work from…

FUTURE FLARES Double Bill #1 A work of ART by Dead Pig and Civilisation by Emma Gannon

17:00 - 18:00 5 July 2017
A work of ART by DEAD PIG (UK) ‘The next day another turn came, and so it continued always the same...’ An image-based performance - a living breathing art work - trapped for eternity…

FUTURE FLARES Double Bill #2: Katie and Pip by Tin Can People and Boys will be Girls and Girls will be Boys by KASK/Mole Wetherell

17:00 - 18:00 6 July 2017
Katie and Pip by Tin Can People (UK) Katie & Pip celebrates the relationship between Katie, a 15 year old girl with type 1 diabetes, and ‘Pip’ her 5 year old border collie, trained…

Toddler tales

11:00 - 11:45 6 July 2017
Find a cosy corner, pull up a cushion and listen to fun stories. Join in playtime, creating a storyworld of your own. Suitable for families with children 5 and under.

FUTURE FLARES Friday Rise to Vertex by Stitch Theatre

17:00 - 18:00 7 July 2017
Rise to Vertex by Stitch Theatre (UK) “There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.” Willa Cather…

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