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
Norman Kaplan: All Shall Be Afforded Dignity
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 24 April 2025
This display of artwork marks 30 years since the first democratic elections in South Africa. Norman Kaplan?s linocuts and prints speak to what life was like under the apartheid regime and remind us of the enduring relationship between art a...Anti-Apartheid Activism: The Reasons and the Action
The Portico Library, Manchester
Friday 25 April 2025
A panel discussion with clips of archive footage from documentaries about apartheid & the liberation of South Africa from the 1960s to 1990s...Standing Together
The Portico Library, Manchester
Tuesday 29 April 2025
Come join us at The Portico Library for an evening of spoken word and live music. Standing Together: Ending Men?s Violence Against WomenTogether, men and women can break the silence. Together, we can stand against injustice. Together, we ca...Folk Life Drawing: China and Hong Kong
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April - Wednesday 28 May 2025
HappeningInMCR and The Portico Library invites you to explore a Life Drawing class with a difference....The Portico Library Reunited and Schools: Twilight Event
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April 2025
Are you a Teacher? Teaching Assistant? School Librarian? A Literacy or History Lead in a school or college? This event is for you....String Sounds
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 1 May 2025
A handpicked collection of classical music from under-represented composers for small string ensembles....Reading the Beauty of Science: Discovering Books in the Portico Collection
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 8 May 2025
In this exploration of books in our historic collection, Jonathan Swinton looks at the beauty of science amongst some of the lesser-known books in our collection: from plants to harmony to computing....Late-Night Book Club: Hosted by Yvonne Battle-Felton
The Portico Library, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
We?re putting the club back in book club with an evening of readings, dancing, chatting, and more....Slow Reading Club: Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 14 May 2025
Join Libby Tempest for a cup of tea with Cranford. A bookclub but with a difference - just a few passages from a book to read & discuss....Jennifer Reid
The Portico Library, Manchester
Friday 16 May 2025
Kicking off an exploration of northern folk in the Portico Collection, acclaimed musician and researcher Jennifer Reid sings some ballads. The working classes made music as a provocation and this is a tradition that Jennifer Reid continues,...Northering: Story Telling Workshop
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 21 May 2025
Join contemporary storyteller Stephe Harrop for a creative writing workshop around stories and folk tales from the northern borders....Slow Reading Club: Charlotte Brontë's Shirley
The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 22 May 2025
A bookclub but with a difference - just a few passages to read & discuss. This time it is nature passages from Charlotte Bronte's Shirley....The Roads to Rome with Catherine Fletcher - Festival of Libraries
The Portico Library, Manchester
Friday 6 June 2025
Inspired by original research and filled with colour and drama, The Roads to Rome is an exploration of two thousand years of history as seen through one the greatest imperial networks ever built....Creative Writing Workshop / Autobiography - Festival of Libraries
The Portico Library, Manchester
Saturday 7 June 2025
In this workshop, Vashti will transport you through her autobiographical writing, videos, poetry, and photography to Jos Plateau in Nigeria...The A5 Travel Journal: 1 PLACE LEFT
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Make your own journal for going away to keep tickets, postcards etc in through traditional techniques....
The A5 Travel Journal: Bookbinding Workshop
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Make your own journal for going away to keep tickets, postcards etc in through traditional techniques....The A5 Travel Journal: FULLY BOOKED
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Make your own journal for going away to keep tickets, postcards etc in through traditional techniques....A crossed structure notebook: Book Binding Workshop
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 17 September 2025
We will make an A6 crossed structure notebook - a non-adhesive binding developed by Carmencho Arregui....Making a single section hardback book: Bookbinding Workshop
