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Reuniting the Portico Library

The Portico Library

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The Portico was opened as a library and newsroom in 1806. It was split into two in the 1920s. The ambitious project to reunite the building for the people of Manchester and beyond is supported by experimental events on the building & collections.

Les événements de cette collection

We Are Family: Six Kids and a Super-Dad
Sat, Sep 13, 11:00 AM
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Bitter and Mild: Trial Show with Tom Kitching & Jennifer Reid
Thu, Jul 24, 6:00 PM
Libre
Henna & Ottoman Elegance
Thu, Jul 3, 6:00 PM
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Holiday Sketches: A conversation
Tue, Jun 17, 6:00 PM
Libre
Folk Life Drawing: China and Hong Kong
Wed, May 28, 6:30 PM
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Slow Reading Club: Charlotte Bronte's Shirley
Thu, May 22, 6:00 PM
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Northering: Story Telling Workshop
Wed, May 21, 2:30 PM
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Jennifer Reid
Fri, May 16, 6:00 PM
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Slow Reading Club: Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford
Wed, May 14, 3:00 PM
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Late Night Book Club
Fri, May 9, 8:00 PM
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Reading the Beauty of Science: Discovering Books in the Portico Collection
Thu, May 8, 6:00 PM
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String Sounds: Live Quartet
Thu, May 1, 6:30 PM
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Anti-Apartheid Activism: The Reasons for the Action
Fri, Apr 25, 6:00 PM
Libre
The Unbuilt Room at the Portico Library
Fri, Apr 4, 7:00 PM
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The Unbuilt Room at the Portico Library
Fri, Apr 4, 6:00 PM
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The Unbuilt Room at the Portico Library
Thu, Apr 3, 8:00 PM
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The Unbuilt Room at the Portico Library
Thu, Apr 3, 7:00 PM
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The Unbuilt Room at the Portico Library
Thu, Apr 3, 6:00 PM
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Northering: Spoken-Word Storytelling with Stephe Harrop
Thu, Mar 27, 5:30 PM
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The Influence of Kate Greenaway on Illustration & Illustrators
Thu, Mar 20, 6:00 PM
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The Portico Library

Organisateur de Reuniting the Portico Library

Still in its original 1806 building, the Portico Library celebrates both the historic and the contemporary culture of Manchester, welcoming the public, researchers and members to its unique 19th-century book collection and 21st-century events and exhibitions.

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'Polite Society?' Mini Festival

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A mini festival exploring politeness, mental health and customs through discussion and art as part of the 'Sit Down and Get Out . the Trouble with polite society exhibition', 9-12 March 2022.

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Dining In: Eating, Cooking and Food in Manchester

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Dining In: Exploring Manchester’s histories through our stomachs is an exhibition about the history of dining and food in the Northwest of England, how that’s changed over time, and the future of food and dining through interactive events.

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Echoes - China & Hong Kong

1 événement à venir

Echoes invites audiences to engage with the Portico Library's collection & the communities who are reclaiming the colonial narrative written & illustrated in the Library's books. It navigates Britain’s complex colonial relations with China & Hong Kong.

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In the Margins Events

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For In the Margins, a group of artists, writers, students, and Manchester residents have come together to challenge the traditionally ‘male, stale, and pale’ reputation of historic libraries by asking: Whose voice is loud enough to be heard?

Image de la collection pour Infamous: Opium, Silk, Tea & the Mission

Infamous: Opium, Silk, Tea & the Mission

1 événement à venir

From descriptions of botany, the stealing of plant samples and trade secrets in silk manufacture to descriptions of China and people in East Asia, Infamous explores a key and difficult period in the relationship between the two nations.

Image de la collection pour New books for older children, teens & young adults

New books for older children, teens & young adults

1 événement à venir

Free events with writers and groups to highlight new writing for older children and young Adults. Part of our Portico Sadie Massey Award Programme.

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Rewriting the North

Aucun événement à venir

The Portico Library is pleased to announce the re-launch of Rewriting the North, a programme of events celebrating writers and writing connected with the North of England.

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The Portico Kitchen

1 événement à venir

Introducing the Portico Kitchen, a centre for food writing, history and culture in one of Manchester’s oldest lunch spots. Keep your eyes open for our exciting programme of food-based events including talks, workshops and ever popular Portico Feasts.

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Tracing the art of a Stolen Generation: Carrolup

Aucun événement à venir

A selection of the treasured collection created by Aboriginal children interned at the remote Western Australian settlement of Carrolup in the 1940s will be showcased at The Portico Library in Manchester until September 26.

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Image de la collection pour 'Polite Society?' Mini Festival

'Polite Society?' Mini Festival

Aucun événement à venir

A mini festival exploring politeness, mental health and customs through discussion and art as part of the 'Sit Down and Get Out . the Trouble with polite society exhibition', 9-12 March 2022.

Image de la collection pour Dining In: Eating, Cooking and Food in Manchester

Dining In: Eating, Cooking and Food in Manchester

Aucun événement à venir

Dining In: Exploring Manchester’s histories through our stomachs is an exhibition about the history of dining and food in the Northwest of England, how that’s changed over time, and the future of food and dining through interactive events.

Image de la collection pour Echoes - China & Hong Kong

Echoes - China & Hong Kong

1 événement à venir

Echoes invites audiences to engage with the Portico Library's collection & the communities who are reclaiming the colonial narrative written & illustrated in the Library's books. It navigates Britain’s complex colonial relations with China & Hong Kong.

Image de la collection pour In the Margins Events

In the Margins Events

Aucun événement à venir

For In the Margins, a group of artists, writers, students, and Manchester residents have come together to challenge the traditionally ‘male, stale, and pale’ reputation of historic libraries by asking: Whose voice is loud enough to be heard?

Image de la collection pour Infamous: Opium, Silk, Tea & the Mission

Infamous: Opium, Silk, Tea & the Mission

1 événement à venir

From descriptions of botany, the stealing of plant samples and trade secrets in silk manufacture to descriptions of China and people in East Asia, Infamous explores a key and difficult period in the relationship between the two nations.

Image de la collection pour New books for older children, teens & young adults

New books for older children, teens & young adults

1 événement à venir

Free events with writers and groups to highlight new writing for older children and young Adults. Part of our Portico Sadie Massey Award Programme.

Image de la collection pour Rewriting the North

Rewriting the North

Aucun événement à venir

The Portico Library is pleased to announce the re-launch of Rewriting the North, a programme of events celebrating writers and writing connected with the North of England.

Image de la collection pour The Portico Kitchen

The Portico Kitchen

1 événement à venir

Introducing the Portico Kitchen, a centre for food writing, history and culture in one of Manchester’s oldest lunch spots. Keep your eyes open for our exciting programme of food-based events including talks, workshops and ever popular Portico Feasts.

Image de la collection pour Tracing the art of a Stolen Generation: Carrolup

Tracing the art of a Stolen Generation: Carrolup

Aucun événement à venir

A selection of the treasured collection created by Aboriginal children interned at the remote Western Australian settlement of Carrolup in the 1940s will be showcased at The Portico Library in Manchester until September 26.