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Sex Pistols in Manchester – Exhibition
First Floor Display CasesOn 4 June 1976, the Sex Pistols played for the first time in Manchester at the Lesser Free Trade Hall. The gig is seen as the catalyst for the Manchester […]
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From Millworkers to Millennials: Jean Hobson
First Floor Exhibition HallFrom Millworkers to Millennials: paintings, drawings and screen prints by Jean Hobson When Jean Hobson started drawing Manchester’s old buildings in 2007, she did not realise she was charting a […]
Manchester Loving Earth Project – Textile Exhibition
Ground FloorThis exhibition of over 70 Loving Earth Project textile panels will be at six city centre venues in Manchester. Central Library is one of these venues and has 10 panels […]
BBC100 in Greater Manchester
Archives+ Ground FloorThis year the BBC celebrates its centenary. Archives+ has partnered with the BBC Archives and Greater Manchester’s ten archives services to select interesting local items from the BBC’s radio and […]
Rooms of Our Own
Lwr Ground Floor - Manchester Histories HubA National Lottery Heritage Funded project to reveal the hidden ‘herstory’ of the Pankhurst Trust. Delivered in partnership with Manchester Histories. This exhibition displays the Pankhurst Trust’s organisational archive, now […]
Fly On The Wall Press Christmas Celebrations!
Performance SpaceCome celebrate four years of northern indie publishing with Fly on the Wall Press - bring your best Xmas outfit for a chance to win a prize! The four year […]
Free – £16.76
From dedicated performance spaces to stairwells, screens, nooks and domes, Central Library might directly inspire your next event or intervention. Contact us to arrange a tour.
