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
Behind the Scenes & Highlights of the Collection Tour.
The Portico Library
Thu 23 Apr - Thu 21 May 2026
Haunted Book Club Live: The Old Nurse's Tale
The Portico Library
Thu 14 - Thu 21 May 2026
Curator's Tour: Everything and Nothing
The Portico Library
Sat 9 May - Mon 6 Jul 2026
What's On at The Portico Library, Manchester
Bookbinding: A handy pocket notebook
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 15 April 2026
We will make?a small hardback notebook, suitable for the pocket or handbag....Mysterious Book of The Week - Free drop in
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 16 April 2026
Join us in a relaxed session to explore a selection of mysterious books of the week at the Portico Library. Selected by the library team and volunteers. In the session you will have a chance to explore, hold and experience historic books up...Behind the Scenes & Highlights of the Collection Tour.
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 23 April - Thursday 21 May 2026
Sneak behind the scenes of the Regency Portico Library and discover some of evocative spaces and things. Dive into a 19thC book or two too....Shakespeare's Twilight: Yoga Flow
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 23 April 2026
Try an experimental yoga flow class that combines readings from Shakespeare with movement to welcome twilight....Life Drawing with HappeningInMCR
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 29 April - Wednesday 27 May 2026
For our first immersive life modelling session of 2026, HappeningInMCR are pleased to be working with life model Squid....The Portico Kitchen Supper Club
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 30 April 2026
Join the Portico Kitchen team for a series of unique dining experiences in one of the city?s most extraordinary settings....Curator's Tour: Everything and Nothing
The Portico Library, Manchester
Saturday 9 May - Monday 6 July 2026
An exclusive, small group tour of Everything and Nothing exhibition, exploring the story of The Portico Library through objects and stories....Literary Afternoon Tea: A Clockwork Orange
The Portico Library, Manchester
Saturday 9 May 2026
Join the Portico Kitchen team for a unique afternoon tea experience inspired by great works of literature from Manchester & the wider world....Haunted Book Club Live: The Old Nurse's Tale
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 14 - Thursday 21 May 2026
A Book Club you don?t have to do the reading for. We?ll read it to you? Explore an eerie tale by Manchester's own Elizabeth Gaskell....‘What Remains' at the Portico ft John Haycock Dan Bridgwood Hill Sam McLoughlin Zaffar Kunial
The Portico Library, Manchester
Saturday 16 May 2026
A celestial journey through light, sound & setting... John Haycock performs his?new album What Remains with Dan Bridgwood-Hill?in the historic Portico Library in Manchester....Slow Reading: Charles Dickens' Pictures from Italy
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 20 May 2026
A bookclub with a difference - a few passages to read & discuss in a relaxed environment, then look at related books in the collection....Dining with Jane Austen: Tastes of the Regency
The Portico Library, Manchester
Saturday 23 May 2026
To celebrate the 250th anniversary of her birth, join the Portico Kitchen for an afternoon of thoughtful conversation and delectable bites centred on the work of Jane Austen....Love in May: Yoga Flow
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Try an experimental yoga flow class that combines readings from Elizabeth Barrett Browning around love and Spring....The Material City: A Collection in Progress
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 28 May 2026
What makes up the city, why do we have it, and how did it get here? These are three questions The Material City Project likes to ask on a daily basis. In Manchester we walk past concrete, tarmac, all types of stone, and so many other materi...Slow Reading: Robert Browning in Italy
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 3 June 2026
A bookclub with a difference - a few passages to read & discuss in a relaxed environment, then look at related books in the collection....
Another Stranger: Cressida's Tale
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 4 June 2026
In a world where the lives of strangers and survivors are weighed and traded for political gain, this Cressida is determined to define her own value. With Stephe Harrop....The Minds Eye in Reading: A World Without Mental Pictures
The Portico Library, Manchester
Saturday 13 June 2026
What is it like when you don't see images in your head when you read, or can't see memories as pictures? Perhaps you already can't?...Bookbinding: Creating a portfolio for loose A4 sheets
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Artists have long used portfolios to hold, protect and transport their work, however they are also useful for everyday filing, safely holding loose sheets in one place. They can be custom-made to any size - ours will be for holding A4 sheet...Zuihitsu of Sound - A New Way to Listen
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 25 June 2026
From the silent, snow-clad forests of Finland to the beating heart of Manchester comes the intimate and curious?Zuihitsu of Sound - A New Way to Listen. Free your mind as you explore and wonder at the ways fragments of sound and silence can...Slow Reading: de Stael's Corinne or Italy
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 8 July 2026
A bookclub but with a difference - a few passages to read & discuss in a relaxed environment. Join our love affair with Italy this summer!...Bookbinding: A multi-section journal / notebook
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 16 September 2026
This attractive A6 notebook/journal features an Italian patterned paper front cover (with a colour co-ordinated book cloth on the rear cover)....Bookbinding: Paper Magic
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 11 November 2026
An opportunity to get creative making a variety of ingenious, fun and useful items.?A treat for yourself and an opportunity to make some unique Christmas gifts.?...How to get to The Portico Library, Manchester
Most Popular Shows and Events at The Portico Library, Manchester
Behind the Scenes & Highlights of the Collection Tour.
The Portico Library
Thu 23 Apr - Thu 21 May 2026
Haunted Book Club Live: The Old Nurse's Tale
The Portico Library
Thu 14 - Thu 21 May 2026
Curator's Tour: Everything and Nothing
The Portico Library
Sat 9 May - Mon 6 Jul 2026
