WHAT'S ON AT THE PORTICO LIBRARY, MANCHESTER
What's On at The Portico Library, Manchester
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Most Popular Shows and Events at The Portico Library, Manchester
What's On at The Portico Library, Manchester
Gothic Reading Group Session
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 9 May 2024
In this new reading group on various forms of Gothic literature, Prof Dale Townshend from Manchester Metropolitan University and Dr Natalie Zacek will lead a discussion of pre-circulated fictions that centre on eerie Anglo-Chinese encounter...Writing Working Class Folk
The Portico Library, Manchester
Saturday 11 May - Saturday 6 July 2024
Join Louis Glazzard for a friendly writing workshop exploring class and identity in writing about folk - lore and people. ...Living with Machines
The Portico Library, Manchester
Saturday 11 May 2024
An evening of strike and worker Ballads from the Industrial Revolution left forgotten in the British Library, now brought to life with brand new music by folk musicians Alice Jones, Simon Robinson, Katy Ryder and Pete Dilley....Following the Money: Opium and Trade in Manchester
The Portico Library, Manchester
Tuesday 14 May 2024
Industrial archaeologist Steve Little takes us to the Exchanges in Manchester to follow the trail and trade of opium, tea & silk....The Journey of Tea from China to the World on International Tea Day
The Portico Library, Manchester
Tuesday 21 May 2024
A talk on The Journey of Tea from China to the World on 21 May, International Tea Day, by Dr Fang Zong ??, Lee Kai Hung Chinese Culture Gallery, Manchester Museum, University of Manchester....Murder Mystery Experience at the Portico Library
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 23 May 2024
In this exciting murder mystery workshop, you will not only learn how to solve a thrilling crime, but also immerse yourself in the historic atmosphere of The Portico Library!...Brian Groom in Conversation on Made in Manchester
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 30 May 2024
Brian Groom will talk to Helen Nugent on his new book, Made in Manchester, a rich and vivid history of Britain's second city through the people who have made it....Infamous: A Closing Talk
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 6 June 2024
A closing talk on the main themes of the Infamous exhibition by Professor Yangwen Zheng....What's in a word and what's in a dictionary
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 12 June 2024
Join us for a session looking at the meanings of everyday words and phrases, and how dictionaries define words....Blackout the Jargon
The Portico Library, Manchester
Friday 14 June 2024
Join us for a session of blackout poetry, where participants can find meaning in a scientific text by creating a work of art....J P Worsfold & The Band of Gold
The Portico Library, Manchester
Saturday 15 June 2024
We welcome JP Worsfold & The Band of Gold to Manchester, supported by Bryony Lloyd, for an evening of folk songs evoking the natural world....Jennifer Reid sings Ballads
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 20 June 2024
Jennifer Reid sings some ballads to kick off our exploration of northern folk in the Portico Collection....Villette V Ruth: Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell (Online)
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 26 June 2024
This special partnership event explores the historical reality behind these two iconic women writers and the sexual status of women in Victorian life....Conservation of a Medieval Psalter
