Whose Knowledge Matters
First FloorWhose knowledge matters when we represent the city? Who decides what land to protect or destroy, whose heritage to celebrate, whose stories to tell and who gets ‘seen’ in the […]
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Women of Aktion
Archives+ Ground FloorAn exhibition sharing the story of the German Revolution 1918 and reclaiming the voices of the female revolutionaries who have, until now, been hidden from the official narrative. In November […]
The Hidden Tableaux’s Peterloo Massacre 1819
First Floor Exhibition HallHidden’ is an ongoing series of photographic tableaux by internationally acclaimed Artist and a Founder of ‘Rock Against Racism’, Red Saunders The Hidden Project shines photographic light on great moments […]
Remembering Resistance: A Century of Women’s Protest in the North of England
Performance SpaceRemembering Resistance is bringing to life the history of women’s protest in the North of England. The project is celebrating and cataloguing women’s efforts to bring about political change over […]
The Peaceful Weavers of Peterloo
Performance SpaceAn original production, written and performed by Charlotte Peters Rock, telling aspects of this important history, in songs and stories. The legacy of The Peaceful Weavers of Peterloo, has continued unabated, […]
Retro Silent Disco
Performance SpaceGET UP, STAND UP, STRUT YOUR FUNKY STUFF! The Retro Silent Disco is back by popular demand this July, Dance the night away in the brilliant Central Library to classic […]
£6
Peterloo Liberty Cap Workshop
Performance SpaceHelp revive the Peterloo liberty cap as a symbol of freedom and democracy by making your own with professional artists Paul Fitzgerald and Eva Schlunke. These will then become part […]
A Black Kingdom May Take The Place Of The White One
Performance Space‘A black kingdom may take the place of the white one’ – Henry Christophe I and The Kingdom of Hayti (1811-1820) A talk by Marlene L. Daut, Associate Professor, University of […]
The Road to Peterloo
Performance SpaceMusical concert performance of street ballads written around the time of the Peterloo Massacre, telling the story of the underlying circumstances, the events of the day, and the aftermath. Songs […]
£9 – £11
The International ArtActivistBarbie Flashmob Day
Performance SpaceCome and see Central Library transformed into the International ArtActivistBarbie FLASHMOB DAY headquarters. Featuring “ArtActivistBarbie”, an activist who draws attention to inequality and injustice by posing in museums and galleries […]
Peterloo Poems by Manchester People
Performance SpaceJoin us for this special event where we’ll have poets reading their own poems on the themes of Peterloo, with an audience to cheer them on. Or if you are […]
The Song of Peterloo: A Performance
Performance SpaceCarolyn O’Brien’s novel, The Song of Peterloo tells the powerful story of Manchester mill-worker, Nancy Kay. Desperate to provide for her ailing mother and sensitive son, Nancy is drawn into the […]
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