Manchester Museum, The John Rylands Library

Curator Tour: Carcanet CANCELLED

11:00 - 11:30 15 May 2020
Explore the story of Manchester’s Carcanet Press, as we delve into our newest exhibition. Celebrate the enduring power of poetry, discover how the Press continues to promote new poets…

Finds Liaison

10:00 - 16:00 15 May 2020
Finds Liaison 10am-1pm and 1.30-4pm Heather Beeton , the Finds Liaison Officer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme will be in Manchester Museum. Come and see her if you have you need…

Aperture CANCELLED

10:30 - 11:30 17 May 2020
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. Calling all photographers! This is a fantastic opportunity to capture the beauty of our Historic Reading Room, before the Library opens to the general…

Grubtime Natter - The Miniature Muse. Insects in Art and Culture

12:30 - 13:30 20 May 2020
Wednesday 20 May 12.30-1.30pm Sylvia’s Space Scarabs, Moths and Spiders – find out more about some of the stories of the beasts featured in Beauty and the Beasts – have your lunch…

The Carcanet Cat: Printing demo CANCELLED

11:15 - 11:30 20 May 2020
See our Columbian Printing Press in action as we print the purrrfect cat! Paws for a print to learn about Manchester-based Carcanet Press. To celebrate 50 years of poetry publishing,…

The Children of Extinction: An Evening of Dinosaur Philosophy with Dr. Leonard Finkelman

18:00 - 21:00 21 May 2020
What do philosophy and dinosaurs have in common? Join us for an evening with Dr. Leonard Finkelman to find out how philosophy can help improve our understanding of the earth’s past…

Wordwear! CANCELLED

10:30 - 12:00 26 May 2020
Make your own piece of mood jewellery, inspired by poems to express how you feel. Taking different coloured beads to express different emotions, you’ll create your very own mood jewellery.…

The Carcanet Cat: Printing demo CANCELLED

11:15 - 11:30 3 June 2020
See our Columbian Printing Press in action as we print the purrrfect cat! Paws for a print to learn about Manchester-based Carcanet Press. To celebrate 50 years of poetry publishing,…

Toddler Tales CANCELLED

11:00 - 11:45 4 June 2020
Find a cosy corner, pull up a cushion and listen to fun stories. Join in playtime, creating a story world of your own. Free, no need to book, just drop in. Family friendly, children 5 yrs and under.

Event Cancelled - See, Make and Do at the Museum - Autism-Friendly

09:15 - 11:15 13 June 2020
Event Cancelled Sat 13 June: 9.15-11.15am See, Make and Do at the Museum - Autism-Friendly Join us for early openings at the Museum aimed at children who have autism and other needs,…

The Carcanet Cat: Printing demo CANCELLED

11:15 - 11:30 17 June 2020
See our Columbian Printing Press in action as we print the purrrfect cat! Paws for a print to learn about Manchester-based Carcanet Press. To celebrate 50 years of poetry publishing,…

Finds Liaison

10:00 - 16:00 19 June 2020
Finds Liaison 10am-1pm and 1.30-4pm Heather Beeton , the Finds Liaison Officer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme will be in Manchester Museum. Come and see her if you have you need…

Curator Tour: Carcanet CANCELLED

11:00 - 11:30 20 June 2020
Explore the story of Manchester’s Carcanet Press, as we delve into our newest exhibition. Celebrate the enduring power of poetry, discover how the Press continues to promote new poets…

Aperture CANCELLED

10:30 - 11:30 21 June 2020
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. Calling all photographers! This is a fantastic opportunity to capture the beauty of our Historic Reading Room, before the Library opens to the general…

Our Shared Cultural Heritage Radical Reading Group in collaboration with DecoloniseUoM

14:00 26 June 2020
Our Shared Cultural Heritage Radical Reading Group in collaboration with DecoloniseUoM The Radical Reading Group embraces the opportunity for young people to reflect on how they might…

The Carcanet Cat: Printing demo CANCELLED

11:15 - 11:30 1 July 2020
See our Columbian Printing Press in action as we print the purrrfect cat! Paws for a print to learn about Manchester-based Carcanet Press. To celebrate 50 years of poetry publishing,…

Event Cancelled - See, Make and Do at the Museum - Autism-Friendly

09:15 - 11:15 11 July 2020
Event Cancelled Sat 11 July: 9.15-11.15am See, Make and Do at the Museum - Autism-Friendly Join us for early openings at the Museum aimed at children who have autism and other needs,…

The Carcanet Cat: Printing demo CANCELLED

11:15 - 11:30 15 July 2020
See our Columbian Printing Press in action as we print the purrrfect cat! Paws for a print to learn about Manchester-based Carcanet Press. To celebrate 50 years of poetry publishing,…

Curator Tour: Carcanet CANCELLED

11:00 - 11:30 17 July 2020
Explore the story of Manchester’s Carcanet Press, as we delve into our newest exhibition. Celebrate the enduring power of poetry, discover how the Press continues to promote new poets…

Finds Liaison

10:00 17 July 2020
Finds Liaison 10am-1pm and 1.30-4pm Heather Beeton , the Finds Liaison Officer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme will be in Manchester Museum. Come and see her if you have you need…

The Carcanet Cat: Printing demo CANCELLED

11:15 - 11:30 29 July 2020
See our Columbian Printing Press in action as we print the purrrfect cat! Paws for a print to learn about Manchester-based Carcanet Press. To celebrate 50 years of poetry publishing,…

Film Premiere - 'The God of Small Things: Visions of Kerala’

17:00 - 18:30 2 August 2020
Delve into images and literature of Kerala, India, featuring a reading of fragments of Indian author Arundhati Roy’s marvellous novel, The God of Small Things (Chapter 1). Brought to…

Challenging Colourism and Western Beauty Standards Workshop 1

03:00 - 04:30 4 August 2020
A workshop about colourism and beauty standards within the South Asian community with Samihah Mudabbir. Session 1 will start with a presentation introducing colourism, colonialism and…

Wordwear! CANCELLED

10:30 - 12:00 4 August 2020
Make your own piece of mood jewellery, inspired by poems to express how you feel. Taking different coloured beads to express different emotions, you’ll create your very own mood jewellery.…

75th Anniversary Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Manchester Musuem and Manchester City Council

6 August 2020
75th Anniversary Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Manchester Museum and Manchester City Council Manchester remembers the events of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years on To commemorate the dropping…

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