Events and exhibitions
Find out what events are taking place and what’s coming up.
Collections Gallery
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The Secret Public
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Manchester Digital Exhibitions
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Regular activities
Find out more about our drop-in activities.
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Welcome to the club with DJ Paulette and Kamila Rymajdo
8 May 2025, 6pm-8.30pm
In Welcome to the club, Manchester legend DJ Paulette shares the highs, lows and lessons of her thirty-year music career, with insights from some famous friends. DJ Paulette will b.. -
The 2025 Sherman Lecture: Moses Gaster; Scholar, Collector, Rabbi, Activist
20 May 2025, 5pm-6.30pm
Under the auspices of the Manchester University Centre for Jewish Studies: Professor Philip Alexander “Moses Gaster (1856-1939) – Scholar, Collector, Rabbi, Activist: His scho.. -
In Conversation: Jon Savage and Richard Dyer on The Secret Public
28 May 2025, 12.30pm-2pm
Join us at the John Rylands Library for a discussion of Jon Savage’s 2024 book The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Resistance Shaped Popular Culture (1955–1979) and of The Secret Publ.. -
Contemporary Gothic Reading Group: Susan Barker on her new novel, Old Soul
4 June 2025, 3pm-4.30pm
As part of Manchester City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries 2025, Manchester Metropolitan University presents a special edition of its Contemporary Gothic Reading Group. Th.. -
Festival of Libraries: 125 Years of The Rylands
7 June 2025, 11am-4pm
Join us as we celebrate its 125th birthday. As part of the Festival of Libraries we’ll be taking a trip down memory lane to look at the beginnings of the Library through fascinat.. -
A Queer History of Pop: Jon Savage in conversation with Emma Warren
19 June 2025, 6.30pm-8.30pm
Celebrating the release of the new paperback edition of this seminal book, Jon reflects on the various topic's, themes, influences and the creative process of researching and writi..