Past events
Explore past events held at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library.
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Collection Encounter: The Terence Pepper collection
1 December 2023, 2pm-4pm
Come along to delve into the Terence Pepper collection, a realm of popular culture and iconic magazines newly housed in the British Pop Archive here at the Library. Terence will jo.. -
The Rylands Lunchtime Online Seminar: New Light on the Oldest European Printed Book: the Blockbook Apocalypse
30 November 2023, 1pm-1.45pm
The stylistic dating of the unique copy of the first edition of the blockbook Apocalypse (Rylands 3103) placed it around 1425. In 1965/66 Allan Stevenson offered instead, using the.. -
40 Years of City Life
25 November 2023, 2pm-4pm
Drop in to see a selection of objects from the archive of Andy Spinoza, one of the founders of City Life. Andy will also be on hand to chat and answer all your questions about the.. -
‘Ring in the True’: The evolution of independent press in Manchester
23 November 2023, 6pm-7.45pm
Join us in the beautiful setting of our Historic Reading Room for a panel discussion on the evolution of independent press in Manchester from the 1960s through to the present day... -
The Rylands Lunchtime Online Seminar: DNA in the Archive: Using Genetics to Trace Manuscripts and Books
16 November 2023, 1pm-1.45pm
In this online session Jerome de Groot will introduce new cutting-edge technologies that are being applied to manuscripts and archives. Genetic sequencing has led to huge shifts.. -
Risky Business; Would You Be Swayed?
10 November 2023, 6pm-8pm
This event blends storytelling, archive exploration, and a discussion-stimulating game as you aim to influence your own fictional financial investment. Part of the Being Human Fest.. -
Pressing Ventures at the Rylands
10 November 2023, 1pm-4pm
Part of the Being Human Festival, the John Rylands Research Institute and Library hosts two engaging drop-in activities inspired by Dr Edmond Smith's research into cultural and soc.. -
The Rylands Lunchtime seminar: Haunting at the Rectory: Women’s Words and the Ghostly Roots of Methodism
2 November 2023, 1pm-1.45pm
Please join us for a fascinating seminar delving into the unknown, as we explore a historical haunting and its place in Methodist history. This talk will explore the story of a g.. -
Founders and Funders: What Next?
27 October 2023, 1pm-4pm
Join the John Rylands Research Institute and Library in activities to promote and explore collections close to our current exhibition Founders and Funders: Slavery and the building.. -
PNR at 50 (Manchester Literature Festival 2023)
19 October 2023, 7pm
7pm (Drinks Reception from 6pm) Join us for the annual Rylands Poetry Reading and raise a toast to PN Review, celebrating 50 years of p.. -
Medieval Manuscript Collection Encounter
23 September 2023, 2pm-3.30pm
Enter the enchanting world of Western Medieval Manuscripts, held within the extraordinary neo-gothic setting of the John Rylands Research Institute and Library. Part of the Manches.. -
Workers' Playtime: Curator Tour
7 September 2023, 2pm-2.30pm
Did industrial workers in Victorian Lancashire have time to participate in literary culture and leisure pursuits? From the Factory Acts to the First World War, this tour will expl.. -
Collection Encounter: Workers' Words
16 August 2023, 2pm-3.30pm
Drop in and delve into the fascinating tales of culture, community, and resilience from industrial Lancashire, which have inspired our current exhibition, Workers' Playtime. Our ex.. -
Sharing Stories: Co-operative Heritage Trust Archives
12 August 2023, 1pm-3pm
As part of the Workers' Playtime exhibition programme, Co-operative Heritage Trust Archives join the Rylands for this special collection encounter event. Items selected will focus.. -
Workers' Playtime: Curator Tour
3 August 2023, 2pm-2.30pm
Did industrial workers in Victorian Lancashire have time to participate in literary culture and leisure pursuits? From the Factory Acts to the First World War, this tour will expl.. -
Collection Encounter: Workers' Words
26 July 2023, 2pm-3.30pm
Drop in and delve into the fascinating tales of culture, community, and resilience from industrial Lancashire, which have inspired our current exhibition, Workers' Playtime. Our ex.. -
The Affective Value of the Last Will & Testament in Early Modern Studies
13 June 2023, 4pm-5.30pm
A talk on Final Words: The Affective Value of the Last Will & Testament in Early Modern Studies presented by Erica Fudge (Strathclyde). This event is part of Affective Artefacts,.. -
Workers' Words from Lancashire Life
10 June 2023,
The Rylands is pleased to present a day of free activities inspired by the stories of culture, community and resilience from industrial Lancashire featured in our Workers’ Play.. -
Of Song and Speech: Music and Words from Industrial Lancashire
8 June 2023, 5.30pm-7.15pm
Join us in the John Rylands Research Institute and Library for an evening celebrating the culture of the 19th-century working classes. There will be a chance to explore rich colle.. -
Creative Arts Archive Encounter with Factory Academy’s Future Cultural Leaders
7 June 2023, 12pm-1pm
Connect with a behind-the-scenes view into creative processes, artistic expression, and cultural history in the Rylands’ magnificent Historic Reading Room. Factory Academy’s Fu.. -
Smelling the Past: An Archaeology of the “Vast Structure of Recollection”
30 May 2023, 4pm-5.30pm
A talk on Smelling the Past: An Archaeology of the “Vast Structure of Recollection” delivered by William Tullett (Anglia Ruskin). This event is part of Affective Artefacts, a.. -
Gardens in the Mughal and Ottoman Empire
23 May 2023, 4pm-5.30pm
An evening with guest speakers Asli Niyazioglu (Oxford) and Neha Vermani (Sheffield) will be speaking on the following topics: Asli Niyazioglu (Oxford): Why did 16th-Century Ottoma.. -
Maps, magic and the Manchester Geographical Society: working with colonial collections at the University of Manchester Library
18 May 2023, 5.30pm-7.30pm
Join us at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library for a number of presentations which explore the nature of colonial collections and the stories they reveal about empire a.. -
Manchester Centre for Correspondence Studies Lecture- Professor Max Saunders
11 May 2023, 5.30pm-7.15pm
The Case for a Writer’s Collected Letters: Ford Madox Ford and the Editing of Modern Correspondence At a time when the digitization of so many library archives has made it easi.. -
Workers' Playtime: Curator Tour
4 May 2023, 2pm-2.30pm
Did industrial workers in Victorian Lancashire have time to participate in literary culture and leisure pursuits? From the Factory Acts to the First World War, this tour will expl..