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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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