Armed Forces Day
Join the Archives+ team as we honour the outstanding contribution of the nation's armed forces at a special celebration for all the family. Pop along to our stall just outside […]
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Crime Central with Russ Thomas, Lesley Kara and Stephanie Sowden!
Performance SpaceJoining Rob Parker this month is Lesley Kara, Sunday Times Top Ten author of ‘The Rumour’, Stephanie Sowden, Manchester based debut author of ‘After Everything You Did’ and Russ Thomas, […]
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‘Musick’ in Manchester 1744/45
Henry Watson Music LibraryMusick in Manchester 1744/45 recreates the first ever public concert series known to have been given in Manchester, prefiguring the remarkable musical tradition that accompanied Manchester’s development into one of […]
Documenting Demolition: A Community Evidencing Project of Manchester’s LGBT+ Centre
Wolfson Reading RoomThe LGBT+ Centre (previously known as The Gay Centre) is located on Sidney Street, off Oxford Road and is the longest continuously running LGBT+ Community Centre in the UK. ‘Documenting […]
Word Central – Now We Are Six! Birthday Special!
Performance SpaceWord Central Open Mic Night Hosted by Tony Curry Presented by Manchester Libraries & Flapjack Press Join us at Manchester Central Library on Tues 26th July for our Now We Are […]
Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan – Workshop and Book Launch
Performance SpaceSuhaiymah Manzoor-Khan is a writer, poet, educator and activist, disrupting ideas of history, race, knowledge and violence, co-author of A Fly Girl’s Guide to University (Verve Poetry Press, 2019) and […]
Holiday Activities for 11-16 years
Join us at Central Library for free summer holidays activities for 11-16 year olds at Manchester Central Library - including a free lunch! 1/8/22 - Media Cubs pop-up TV studio […]
Who Built Wythenshawe? The Forgotten Story of Ernest & Shena Simon
Ground FloorThis exhibition traces the story of Wythenshawe during the twentieth century. From a humble collection of small villages, Wythenshawe was developed as a garden city to re-house the tens of […]
Summer Reading Challenge – Steam Punk Crafts
It's rusty, it has cogs and a propellor and it makes a racket...it's a Steampunk time machine. How do Steampunks get around and what do they wear? Make your own […]
Summer Reading Challenge – Musical Science
Performance SpaceExperimenting with simple upcycled electrical junk, we will build little noisy contraptions, learn how they work and make some lovely noise together. Engineer an old speaker to sound like a […]
Summer Reading Challenge – Amazing Flying and Flapping Creations
Performance SpaceJoin Jill to make some wonderful flying creatures, butterflies, bats, birds, whatever you wish to create. Why not drop and have a go at making your own. Suitable for families […]
Summer Reading Challenge – Amazing Flying and Flapping Creations
Join Jill to make some wonderful flying creatures, butterflies, bats, birds, whatever you wish to create. Why not drop and have a go at making your own. Suitable for families […]
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