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theatre Palace Theatre Tour
Palace Theatre | 11 August 2023

Opened in 1891, The Palace Theatre is one of Manchester’s oldest and most beautiful theatres. Get behind the scenes with this tour.

heritage Marketing the Manchester Ship Canal 1919-1939
Manchester Central Library | 29 July 2023 – 15 January 2024

Marketing the Manchester Ship Canal showcases original publicity material and print adverts created as marketing for the Port of Manchester.

music Party Lines: Ed Gillett in conversation with Fergal Kinney
Manchester Central Library | 17 August 2023

Blackwells Books and Manchester Libraries invite you to join Ed Gillett in conversation with Fergal Kinney at the book launch of Party Lines

heritage Elizabeth Raffald – England’s Most Influential Housekeeper
Manchester Central Library | 13 September 2023

Manchester-based historian Neil Buttery presents a talk about the rise & fall of one of Britain’s most influential cookery writers, Elizabeth Raffald.

talk Emmeline’s Birthday Party
The Pankhurst Centre | 16 July 2023

Discover the story of the Pankhurst Family at home and the founding of the Suffragette movement from this historic building in 1903.

heritage Meet the Historian and Broadcaster Dan Snow
The Manchester Museum | 28 June 2023

Manchester Museum host TV historian Dan Snow in conversation with Dr Campbell Price, the museum’s Curator of Egypt and Sudan.

heritage A Tale of Manchester Life – Elizabeth Gaskell’s Manchester
Elizabeth Gaskell's House | 2 April 2023

A new exhibition exploring how Elizabeth Gaskell presented Manchester and its people through her novels and short stories, and the impact she had through her writing.

literature Women Adapting Women (online)
Elizabeth Gaskell's House | 8 March 2023

Join Elizabeth Gaskell’s House online for a revealing look at women’s classics of the 19th century and their re-invention for the small and big screen.

heritage Palace Theatre Heritage Open Day Tour
Manchester Opera House | 16 September 2022

Always wanted to take a peek around the glorious Palace Theatre?

heritage The Big Splash
Victoria Baths | 9 – 10 September 2022

For three days only, The Big Splash is your chance to swim at Manchester’s beautiful Grade II* listed Victoria Baths this September.

heritage Manchester Museum: Meet the South Asia Gallery Collective
The Whitworth | 23 July 2022

Get an insight into Manchester Museum’s ground-breaking South Asia Gallery, its development, vision and goals.

Part of South Asian Heritage Month Festival

festival South Asian Heritage Month Festival
The Whitworth | 22 – 23 July 2022

Manchester Museum is celebrating South Asian Heritage Month with an unmissable two-day festival featuring film, music, workshops and more.

heritage Hand Stitched Banner Making Workshop for adults
Manchester Central Library | 13 June 2022

Leading up to Refugee Week, Manchester Libraries will be holding a series of banner making workshops with artist Ibukun Baldwin.

heritage Hand Stitched Banner Making Workshop for adults
Manchester Central Library | 16 June 2022

Leading up to Refugee Week, Manchester Libraries will be holding a series of banner making workshops with artist Ibukun Baldwin.

families Behind the Scenes Tour
Manchester Central Library | 28 July 2022

Explore the areas not normally accessible to the general public at Central Library and discover how they tell the story of this iconic building.