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Collecting and interpreting ‘Ancient Egypt’
The Manchester Museum | 21 March 2023

Manchester Museum holds one of the UK’s largest Egyptology collections. What’s the story behind this fascinating collection?

The Dalton Lecture – What is life?
Royal Northern College of Music | 8 March 2023

Multi-award-winning scientist Sir Paul Nurse considers the most fundamental question in biology, “What is Life?”

I want to break free – Matt Qvortrup in conversation
Blackwell's Manchester | 8 November 2022

Blackwell’s welcome Matt Qvortrup to the shop to launch his latest book, I want to break free

Mozart and the Wolf Gang book launch
International Anthony Burgess Foundation | 20 October 2022

The launch of Anthony Burgess’s Mozart and the Wolf Gang, the seventh book in the Irwell Edition series. With live music and free wine.

Manchester Histories Festival – Expansion rebellion
Manchester Central Library | 9 June 2022

Author Celeste Hicks in conversation with Dr Jenna Ashton about her new book on using the law to fight a runway and save the planet.

Sir Robert Scott Book Launch: ‘Win a Few, Lose a Few’
HOME | 9 June 2022

In this free event, Bob Scott looks back on an unusual life with several careers.

Dr. Yan Wang Preston in-conversation with Thomas Dukes
Castlefield Gallery | 10 April 2022

Dr. Yan Wang Preston introduces the photographic series, English Gardens, and talks about her research into why the landscape looks the way it does.

Museums and Galleries Responding to the Climate and Ecological Crisis
The Whitworth | Until 8 March 2022

Museums and Galleries Responding to the Climate and Ecological Crisis asks what can museums do to reduce their environmental impact.

A Masterclass: Queer History with Prof Charles Upchurch
Manchester Central Library | 24 February 2022

Pioneering research by US Historian Charles Upchurch asks when did the popular ‘GAY’ LGBT+/Human Rights Campaign really start?

‘Art, AIDS, Activism’: David Wojnarowicz, Stuart Marshall & Kia LaBeija
Manchester School of Art | 17 February 2022

Greg Thorpe discusses the work of 3 visual artists whose work on HIV and AIDS politicise(d) the virus in ways that are inextricably linked.

Derek Jarman: FILM CANVAS WRITING POLITICS AND NOW!!
Manchester School of Art | 8 February 2022

To mark his 80th birthday, this panel discussion on Derek Jarman coincides with the major exhibition of his work at Manchester Art Gallery.

Queer Hope and Joy: Greater Manchester LGBTQ+ Arts and Culture Network Conference 2023
Contact | Until 10 February 2022

Greater Manchester LGBTQ+ Arts and Culture Network hosts a day of discussion, provocation and inspiration, exploring issues affecting LGBTQ+ communities.

¡No Pasarán! – North West International Brigade Memorial Group
Manchester Central Library | 12 February 2022

North West International Brigade Memorial Group invite you to ¡No Pasarán!, a day of commemoration of those who fought in the Spanish Civil War.

Queer Joy and Radical Acts: Greater Manchester LGBTQ+ Arts and Culture Network Conference 2022
HOME | 19 January 2022

Queer Joy and Radical Acts is a day of discussion, provocation and inspiration, exploring issues affecting LGBTQ+ communities.

SWASHBUCKLERS – Dan Hanks in conversation with Gemma Amor
Blackwell's Bookshop | 25 November 2021

Blackwell’s Bookshop host the launch of Dan Hanks’ latest novel SWASHBUCKLERS – a nostalgic, wintery story perfect for fans of Ghostbusters, Gremlins and Stranger Things!