Creative Manchester

Creativity + AI: Music

12:30 - 14:30 12 May 2025
Presented in partnership by Creative Manchester, Digital Futures and the Turing Innovation Catalyst (TIC) Manchester, the CreaTech 2025 series of events aims to support the development…

Silent Skies

18:00 - 20:30 14 May 2025
Silent Skies is a co-created exhibition led by Dan Musaheb, Ardwick Climate Action and supported by Prof. Jennifer O’Brien, The University of Manchester, looking at both the historic…

CreaTech Innovation Showcase 2025

13:00 - 17:30 22 May 2025
Join us for an afternoon discovering business and research applications of CreaTech with panel talks, lightning pitches and product demos! CreaTech, as described by the Creative Industries…

Stained Metal - 'Solstice & Equinox' Series with Inua Ellams

17:30 - 19:45 28 May 2025
To celebrate his appointment as Honorary Research Fellow at The University of Manchester, acclaimed poet, playwright, and performer Inua Ellams launches his latest project, Stained…

Blackout the Jargon (Festival of Libraries 2025)

16:00 - 18:00 4 June 2025
Join Creative Manchester and the Linguistic Diversity Collective for a session of ‘blackout poetry,’ finding meaning in a scientific text by selecting certain words and redacting the…

Creative Café: Crafting Connections – A Heritage for Wellbeing Toolkit (Festival of Libraries 2025)

13:00 - 14:45 4 June 2025
Join Creative Manchester and Manchester Histories as they unveil their new Heritage for Wellbeing Toolkit, designed to spark creativity and foster meaningful connections. This toolkit…

What's in a Word, and What's in a Dictionary?

15:00 - 16:30 4 June 2025
How would you describe the meanings of everyday English words such as rose, aunt, or giggle? You have probably come across words in one language that have several translations in another…

Writing for Wellbeing (Festival of Libraries 2025)

14:30 - 16:30 5 June 2025
Expressing yourself and crafting an object have long been studied and considered a way to relieve stress and emotional turbulence. We are told that “talking helps” and that making “something…

Writing for Wellbeing (Festival of Libraries 2025)

12:00 - 14:30 6 June 2025
Expressing yourself and crafting an object have long been studied and considered a way to relieve stress and emotional turbulence. We are told that “talking helps” and that making “something…

Writing for Wellbeing (Festival of Libraries 2025)

12:00 - 14:00 7 June 2025
Expressing yourself and crafting an object have long been studied and considered a way to relieve stress and emotional turbulence. We are told that “talking helps” and that making “something…

Creativity + AI: Publishing

15:00 - 17:00 16 June 2025
The rapid expansion of AI is impacting and changing the publishing industry. We will be asking a panel of publishers, authors and librarians to reflect on the pace of change in the…

Solstice and Equinox Lecture: An evening with Professor of Public History David Olusoga and musician Jazzie B

18:30 - 22:00 20 June 2025
Join us for an unforgettable evening at Jodrell Bank with Soul II Soul founder Jazzie B in conversation with David Olusoga, Professor of Public History. This discussion will be followed…

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Jodrell Bank

Martin Harris Centre

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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