Events
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What's on guide
For a comprehensive illustration of events, exhibitions and competitions please use the link below.-
What's On - Spring 2010 (PDF, 1,003 KB)
Timetable of events
| Event | Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unusual Views: Photography Tour of the Library | Tuesday 9 | 12noon - 1pm | T |
| Japanese Collection Close-Up | Thursday 11 |
12noon - 12.45pm |
T |
| Here Be Dragons! Children's Tour | Wednesday 17 | 12noon - 12.45pm | F, FF, T |
| Collection Close-Up and Library Tour | Thursday 18 | 12noon - 12.45pm | T |
| Heroes & Kings Curator Tour | Thursday 25 | 12noon - 12.45pm | T |
| Film Showing: The Kite Runner | Thursday 25 | 6pm - 8.30pm | F, T |
| Japanese Collection Close-Up | Saturday 27 | 12noon - 12.45pm | T |
| Explorer Tour | Saturday 27 | 12noon - 1pm | T |
| Event | Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation in Action | Tuesday 2 | 11am - 2pm | F, D |
| Anthony Dowd Collection Close-Up | Thursday 4 |
12noon - 12.45pm |
T |
| Explorer Tour | Wednesday 10 | 12noon - 1pm | T |
| Here Be Dragons! Children's Tour | Saturday 13 | 12noon - 12.45pm | F, FF, T |
| Collection Close-Up and Library Tour | Thursday 18 | 12noon - 12.45pm | T |
| Anthony Dowd Collection Close-Up | Saturday 20 |
12noon - 12.45pm |
T |
| Unusual Views: Photography Tour of the Library | Saturday 20 | 12noon - 1pm | T |
| Heroes and Kings Public Lecture | Thursday 25 | 6pm - 7.30pm | F, T |
| Storytelling Workshops | Wednesday 31 | 10.30am - 1.30pm / 2pm - 5pm | F, FF, T |
Key to abbreviations in timetables of events
F = Free, FF = Family Friendly, T = Ticketed, D = Drop InAbout the events
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What's On - Spring 2010 (PDF, 1,003 KB)
Cartographic Tales of the City: Manchester and Mapping
Historic Reading Room
Run extended to 28 March 2010
Mapping Manchester explores the growth of the city, road networks and public transport, Manchester as the industrial powerhouse of the 19th Century, the social geography of housing, changing moralities and leisure mapping such as plans of Belle Vue - arguably the world's first theme park.
On display are maps, plans and photographs of Manchester published over the last 250 years.
From February, visitors can see a full scale reproduction of the Russian map of central Manchester which received a lot of press coverage in August 2009.
Heroes and Kings: The Shahnama of Ferdowsi
Christie Gallery
18 February 2010 to 27 June 2010
The Shahnama, or Book of Kings, is an epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi. The national epic of Iran, it tells the mythical and historical past of the Persian empire from the creation of the world up until the Arab conquest in the 7th Century.
Heroes and Kings offers a rare opportunity to see the exciting and beautiful Shanameh manuscripts, some of which are more than 500 years old.
The exhibition explores the language, art, history and mythology of the Shahnama through a series of themed displays.
If you would like more information about the many related events, lectures, family days and films running aside this exhibition, please contact the Visitor Services Team on 0161 306 0555 or jrl.events@manchester.ac.uk
The Provincial Forge - Europas
Cloister cabinets
10 February 2010 to 7 April 2010
The provincal Forge presents Europas, the second instalment of its three cycle programme of exhibitions which physically re-work and re-present artists publications from around the world.
Collection Close-Up with Library Tour
Every third Thursday in the month from 12.00 noon to 12.45pm.
With one of our curators, enjoy a closer look at matarial from the Library's world famous collections and find out more about this magnificent building.