The Great Hall Exhibition
Manchester Town Hall closed in January 2018 and work then began on a labour of love: a once-in-a-lifetime chance to repair, protect and update this architectural masterpiece for future generations. The Great Hall […]
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Lower Ground Floor Exhibition Space
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Shakespeare and Manchester: A Victorian Powerhouse Exhibition
First Floor Display CasesFor the first time, this exhibition tells the story of how seven personalities transformed Manchester into a global centre of Shakespearean theatre in the Victorian era and reveals present day […]
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Building China: People’s Infrastructure
Lower Ground Floor Link"Building China: People’s Infrastructure" invites audiences to encounter China from the kitchen table and the street corner rather than the skyline. Bringing together photographs and prints from the 1950s to […]
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Heritage Meets Heritage – Echoes of Sahyadri
First FloorExhibition featuring 12 UNESCO Heritage Forts. Organised by Leena Desshmukh, Founder of Sahyadri CIC UK, in collaboration with Sahyadri Pratishtan India. This exhibition honours the extraordinary hill forts of the […]
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Exiles and Descendants
Archives+ Ground FloorThis exhibition from Polonia Northern England uncovers the remarkable history of a Polish community (Polonia) deported and displaced during WWII. Through photographs, letters, and personal documents, it showcases experiences of […]
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Cultural Masterplanning – How Manchester changed the way we make cities
A major new exhibition at Manchester Central Library explores the process of Cultural Masterplanning and how creative interventions in urban spaces undergoing redevelopment can reconnect fragmented places with their past and allow us […]
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Full Volume Podcast Episode15: Shaun Wilson
FeaturedOnlinePresenters Alan Lynch and his co-host Gary Parkinson – bring you all the latest and greatest from across Manchester Libraries. This May, Alan sits down with rising Cumbrian author Shaun […]
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Half Term Holidays Programme
Looking for some family fun over the holidays? Check out our full half-term activity programme. With crafts, games, and activities to be found across the library every day of the […]
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Italian Storytime
Children's LibraryOur monthly morning sessions are interactive and fun, involving a blend of themed stories, rhymes, and a final craft activity. Learn new phrases whilst gesturing, chanting, and singing. We can’t […]
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Spanish Storytime
Children's LibraryHola! Come and join María at the Spanish Story Time monthly sessions, where you can listen to a story in Spanish and learn phrases and vocabulary, whilst having fun. We […]
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Music Q&A: ‘THE BEAUTIFUL DEATH OF OZZY OSBOURNE’ with KEITH KAHN-HARRIS
FeaturedHenry Watson Music LibraryAcclaimed author Keith Kahn-Harris will be coming to the Henry Watson Music Library to discuss his new book 'The Beautiful Death of Ozzy Osbourne'. What is a ‘good death’? How about this: […]
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Manchester Literature Festival presents Tayari Jones
Performance SpaceOne of the most irresistible voices in contemporary fiction Tayari Jones discusses her highly anticipated new novel Kin. Born days apart, Vernice and Annie share loss and friendship. Growing up in segregated America, their paths diverge, […]
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.
