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  • Whose Knowledge Matters

    First Floor

    Whose 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 […]

  • Women of Aktion

    Archives+ Ground Floor

    An 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 Hall

    Hidden’ 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 […]

  • The Peaceful Weavers of Peterloo

    Performance Space

    An 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 Space

    GET 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 Space

    Help 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 Space

    Musical 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 Space

    Come 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 Space

    Join 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 Space

    Carolyn 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 […]

  • In Conversation with Carolyn O’Brien

    Performance Space

    Carolyn 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 agitation […]