Living Library: Domestic Violence
Every year, over two million people in the UK experience domestic abuse. None of them should have to wait until they’re in crisis before we pay attention. We need to […]
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Confucius Institute Talk: The portrayal of gay characters in Chinese cinema
Performance SpaceThis talk will introduce the audience to the changing representations of gay characters in films from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The films that will be explored include, but […]
North West Mixtape
Performance SpaceJoin us for this closing event 'North West Mixtape' in which selections of archive audio from the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project are celebrated. We've spent the last three years […]
Word Central
Performance SpaceWORD CENTRAL RETURNS TUESDAY 31 MAY 2022 James Hartnell is a poet, newspaper columnist and writer who has been published globally. He is presently editor of Current Accounts, the international […]
Shadow Girl
Shadow Girl is a new adventure story about a girl called Sabrina, who has a vivid imagination. It is a playful and adventurous show about friendship, growing up and discovering […]
Sunday Funday: A Royal Celebration
Performance SpaceEnjoy a free, fun packed afternoon with lots to do for all the family as we come together to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. There wil be Jubilee themed art […]
Every Picture Tells a Story
Archives+ Ground FloorHeritage Schools (part of Heritage England), Archives+ and artist Lorraine Rudyard, have created an exhibition working with 12 year-5 classes from Manchester schools. The schools have created figures for scenes […]
Manchester Histories Festival 2022
Performance SpaceManchester Histories Festival are delighted to be returning to Manchester Central Library. Throughout the festival, the library will play host to a series of events featuring talks from environmental activists […]
For those who are to come
Wolfson Reading RoomFor those who are to come presents the diverse faces and colours of Amazonia. The exhibition was first shown at COP26 and is now in Manchester for the first time […]
The Wicked Problem from Ergon Theatre
Performance SpaceWhat would you put first, the planet or your family? Set in the year 2061, the audience act as jury for the trial of an individual who has broken a […]
David Adetayo Olusoga OBE
Performance SpaceOn Sunday 7 June 2020, protestors marching to support the Black Lives Matter movement in Bristol tore down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston and threw it in the […]
Climate Change is a Race and Migration Issue
Performance SpaceThis panel presentation and discussion will look at the history of migration, and how environmental refugees have always been there but have been increasing drastically over recent decades. Manchester’s history […]
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