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Manchester Indie Film Makers Group

Media Lounge

We are a group of collective creatives who use film and media to produce original productions which are hopefully both thought provoking and offer a fresh view of how film […]

Pirates, Pants and Wellyphants

First Floor Exhibition Hall

We're very excited that Nick Sharratt is now the subject of a magical exhibition at Central Library. The well loved author of classic picture books including Shark in the Park, […]

North West Film Archive – 40th Anniversary Exhibition

First Floor Display Cases

Since 1977, the North West Film Archive has been collecting and preserving the region’s filmed heritage, and making it available for people to enjoy.  This exhibition showcases a selection from […]

Manchester Voices – Interactive Exhibition

Archives+ Ground Floor

Manchester Voices is an ongoing project investigating and celebrating the accents, dialects, and people of Greater Manchester. It looks at the ways in which our use of language makes us […]

Chameleon Youth FREE Taster Session

We’ll provide the spark - You create the movement. Chameleon Youth is looking for raw dance talent. Chameleon Youth, Manchester’s youth dance company based at Central Library, is calling out […]