Fri 16 Aug, 4pm – Book Now 6.15pm – Book Now Ed Glinert, Manchester tour guide and Peterloo Memorial Campaign member, who has worked with the leading political activist Paul Foot and the Peterloo film director Mike Leigh, leads this tour explaining the entire Peterloo story on the day of the 200th anniversary. The date … Continued
Thu 9 May, Thu 13 Jun, Tue 16 Jul, Tue 13 Aug, Tue 10 Sep 3-4pm Free, no booking required. Find out more about Peterloo through The John Rylands’ Library’s fascinating collection. Explore the background and build-up to the tragic event at St Peter’s Fields in August 1819.
Fri 7 Jun – Sat 28 Sep 2019 Library opening times Hidden’ is an ongoing series of photographic tableaux by internationally acclaimed Artist and a Founder of ‘Rock Against Racism’— Red Saunders The Hidden Project shines photographic light on great moments in the long struggle of working people for democracy and social justice. The aim of … Continued
Sat 22 Jun, 3 – 4pm Booking recommended Sound as Being will present ‘Peterloo in Sound’ a 5.1 sound composition by Dr. Mark Pilkington (Thought Universe Music) inspired by a historical event that came to be known as ‘The Peterloo Massacre’, that happened in Manchester, England on the 16th August, 1819. The sound material consists … Continued
Sun 8 June, 2 – 2.45pm Free, drop in Hear songs of protest, democracy and freedom from Manchester Community Choir, performing in the gallery of the Peterloo exhibition Get together and get things done. They will sing songs that reflect and embody the key values of Protest, Democracy and Freedom. Sing John Ball tells the … Continued
Tue 6 Aug, 11.30am – 1.15pm Booking recommended. This walking tour explores the history of Peterloo. It was the time of the Regency, gorgeously costumed dandies, exotic architecture and society balls –but not in Manchester where the workers starved in abject poverty and all political protest was stamped out. We explain and explore the state of … Continued
Fri 7 Jun – Mon 19 Aug Click here for Library opening times Free, no booking required. Whose knowledge matters when we represent the city? Who decides what land to protect or destroy, whose heritage to celebrate, whose stories to tell and who gets ‘seen’ in the visual and spatial record of the city? This … Continued
Fri 7 Jun – Mon 19 Aug Click here for Library opening times Free, no booking required An exhibition sharing the story of the German Revolution 1918 and reclaiming the voices of the female revolutionaries who have, until now, been hidden from the official narrative. In November 1918, Germany erupted with a revolution which led … Continued
Sat 3 Aug – Fri 6 Sep 2019 Click here for Library opening times Free, no booking required On the anniversary of Peterloo, we want you to think of the world of ‘Libertalia’ a place where all are free and equal, as a ‘way of being’. Something the people of Peterloo wanted so much for … Continued
Thu 18 Jul, Tue 13 Aug Click here for Library opening times Free, no booking required. Watch the event trailer Watch the after event discussion ‘What do people who feel they are nothing, have nothing, do to be heard? Linda Brogan, who excavated the Reno cellar club in Moss Side MCR, and Manchester Histories have joined … Continued
