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Collections Encounter: Deaf Community, Culture and Collections

Book illustration showing a hand in a position representing letter A. dates from 1620.
Dates:14 June 2024
Times:14:00 - 15:30
What is it:Drop-in session
Organiser:John Rylands Library
How much:Free
Who is it for:General public
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Drop into the Historic Reading Room and explore Deaf community and culture from the late 19th?century to the 1980s. With curator Steven Hartshorne, delve deeper into the stories behind current exhibition ‘We Have Always Been Here’. View objects, including those from the archive of librarian and Deaf activist, Richard Goulden. Part of Manchester Library Festival.

BSL interpreters including Thomas Holroyd have been booked for this event.

Find out more about the ‘We Have Always Been Here’ exhibition in this link?https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/rylands/visit/events/always-been-here/

Price: Free

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