Pirates, Pants and Wellyphants
First Floor Exhibition HallWe'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, […]
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North West Film Archive – 40th Anniversary Exhibition
First Floor Display CasesSince 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 FloorManchester 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 […]
ME – Portrait Exhibition
First Floor Display CasesThis special exhibition features work from artists taking part in creative workshops at the Booth Centre, which aims to bring about positive change in the lives of people who are […]
Piccadilly Gardens Exhibition: How Did Your Garden Grow?
Lower Ground Floor Exhibition SpaceThe Architecture School for Children have worked with 4 local schools from the Moss Side and Hulme area of Manchester, St Marys C of E Primary, Claremont Road Primary, Webster […]
Deities at the Bottom of the Garden
First Floor Exhibition HallIn this fascinating exhibition, artist Richard Bartle explores in minute detail the customs and icons of major world religions and belief systems. Manifested in a series of 12 scale modelled garden […]
Shared History, Shared Future: 70 Years of UK and Pakistan Relations
Virtual Archive, Ground Floor2017 is a landmark year for Pakistan, the nation turned 70 and the British High Commission marked this anniversary by showcasing important milestones, human stories, and the bonds which exist […]
Shirley Baker: Airport ’87
First Floor Exhibition HallA poignant look back at at Manchester Airport as seen through the lens of acclaimed photographer Shirley Baker, thirty years ago, having spent a day at the airport in 1987 capturing […]
Portrait Youth Exhibition
Wolfson Reading RoomManchester Metropolitan University’s Manchester Fashion Institute is involved in an exciting new project that explores the individual and civic identities of Greater Manchester’s young people through style, fashion and dress. Academics Jo Jenkinson, John […]
Hidden Histories, Hidden Historians
Archives+ Ground FloorManchester Histories presents Hidden Histories, Hidden Historians, a Heritage Lottery Fund supported exhibition. Five groups from across Greater Manchester have explored their own hidden histories to create a multi-media exhibition that […]
World War I’s Hidden Voices – Exhibition Launch
Performance SpaceIndia, Africa, the West Indies and recruitment through culture explored in two parallel exhibitions telling the story of World War 1 via the British colonial experience. Southern Voices exhibition, From […]
World War I’s Hidden Voices
Lwr Ground floor - City LibraryIndia, Africa, the West Indies and recruitment through culture explored in two parallel exhibitions: From the Shadows of War and Empire A documentary exhibition by Southern Voices Few know about […]
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.
