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Reuniting the Portico Library

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The Portico was opened as a library and newsroom in 1806. It was split into two in the 1920s. The ambitious project to reunite the building for the people of Manchester and beyond is supported by experimental events on the building & collections.

Eventos en esta colección

  • Imagen principal de Charles Dickens and his Manchester Connections

    Charles Dickens and his Manchester Connections

    Sat, Mar 7, 5:00 PM

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  • Imagen principal de Hidden in Print: Women in the Portico Tour

    Hidden in Print: Women in the Portico Tour

    Thu, Mar 12, 6:00 PM

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  • Imagen principal de Public Opening: Everything and Nothing - what makes a 220 year old library?

    Public Opening: Everything and Nothing - what makes a 220 year old library?

    Thu, Mar 19, 6:00 PM

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  • Imagen principal de Behind the Scenes & Highlights of the Collection Tour

    Behind the Scenes & Highlights of the Collection Tour

    Thu, Apr 23, 6:00 PM

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  • Imagen principal de Behind the Scenes & Highlights of the Collection Tour

    Behind the Scenes & Highlights of the Collection Tour

    Thu, Jan 22, 6:00 PM

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  • Imagen principal de Mike Harding: Tales from the North

    Mike Harding: Tales from the North

    Thu, Dec 18, 6:00 PM

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  • Imagen principal de Changes in Light: Screening & Panel Discussion

    Changes in Light: Screening & Panel Discussion

    Thu, Nov 20, 6:00 PM

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  • Imagen principal de We Are Family: Six Kids and a Super-Dad

    We Are Family: Six Kids and a Super-Dad

    Sat, Nov 1, 11:00 AM

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  • Imagen principal de Islamic Art Illumination Workshop

    Islamic Art Illumination Workshop

    Fri, Oct 24, 6:00 PM

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  • Imagen principal de Bitter and Mild: Trial Show with Tom Kitching & Jennifer Reid

    Bitter and Mild: Trial Show with Tom Kitching & Jennifer Reid

    Thu, Jul 24, 6:00 PM

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  • Imagen principal de Henna & Ottoman Elegance

    Henna & Ottoman Elegance

    Thu, Jul 3, 6:00 PM

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  • Imagen principal de Holiday Sketches: A conversation

    Holiday Sketches: A conversation

    Tue, Jun 17, 6:00 PM

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  • Imagen principal de Folk Life Drawing: China and Hong Kong

    Folk Life Drawing: China and Hong Kong

    Wed, May 28, 6:30 PM

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  • Imagen principal de Slow Reading Club: Charlotte Bronte's Shirley

    Slow Reading Club: Charlotte Bronte's Shirley

    Thu, May 22, 6:00 PM

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  • Imagen principal de Northering: Story Telling  Workshop

    Northering: Story Telling Workshop

    Wed, May 21, 2:30 PM

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  • Imagen principal de Jennifer Reid

    Jennifer Reid

    Fri, May 16, 6:00 PM

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  • Imagen principal de Slow Reading Club: Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford

    Slow Reading Club: Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford

    Wed, May 14, 3:00 PM

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  • Imagen principal de Late Night Book Club

    Late Night Book Club

    Fri, May 9, 8:00 PM

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  • Imagen principal de Reading the Beauty of Science: Discovering Books in the Portico Collection

    Reading the Beauty of Science: Discovering Books in the Portico Collection

    Thu, May 8, 6:00 PM

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  • Imagen principal de String Sounds: Live Quartet

    String Sounds: Live Quartet

    Thu, May 1, 6:30 PM

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Organizador de Reuniting the Portico Library
Still in its original 1806 building, the Portico Library celebrates both the historic and the contemporary culture of Manchester, welcoming the public, researchers and members to its unique 19th-century book collection and 21st-century events and exhibitions.