Sat 21 Sep, 8pm Tickets: £19 / £17 Booking required In the summer of 1965 a chance meeting between John Howarth and the brothers Larry and Gerry Kearns saw the beginning of years of fun and music for The Oldham Tinkers and all who chanced upon them on their travels. All these years later, their longstanding career has … Continued
Sat 15 Jun, 3 – 4pm Free, booking recommended In this 200th anniversary year of the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester, and in conjunction with Manchester Art Gallery’s Getting Together to Get Things Done exhibition, cultural historian Dr Lindsay Porter looks at depictions of the crowd in the French Revolution, showing how it is by turns … Continued
Wed 3 Jul, 6 – 8pm Free, booking recommended Our celebration event is inspired by Peterloo and young people’s involvement in protest over the last 200 years. Bringing young people together from schools, colleges, youth groups and arts organisations, they will present us with poetry, music, theatre performances, stories and more. All in front of the back … Continued
Thu 11 Jul, 5.30pm – 7pm Free, booking required. The Parliamentary Archives and the History of Parliament Trust invite you to a special event marking the bicentenary of the Peterloo Massacre and the opening of an exhibition on ‘Parliament & Peterloo’. ‘Remembering Peterloo: protest, satire and reform’ will examine the latest research on Peterloo with … Continued
Wed 17 Jul, 6pm – 7pm Free event, booking required. Ever spent an entire film rolling your eyes at the historical inaccuracies? Jacqueline Riding, historian, author and historical advisor on the film ‘Peterloo’ takes us behind the scenes. Jacqueline Riding worked with writer and director Mike Leigh for over two years on his epic film … Continued
Thu 4 July – Thu 26 September 2019 Open Mon – Sat, 9am – 6pm Booking required. This free exhibition explores the political and social background to the Peterloo massacre and Parliament’s reaction to it. Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London and the History of Parliament Trust contributed to the exhibition. They have discovered documents … Continued
17 May 2019 – 26 January 2020 Free, no booking required. Yemen: Inside a Crisis is the UK’s first exhibition to address Yemen’s on-going conflict and humanitarian crisis. Showcasing around 50 objects and photographs, alongside personal stories, the exhibition gives insight into the realities faced by Yemenis every day.
Wed 7 Aug, 1pm – 4pm Free event, booking recommended Photo Credit: ©Alf Ribeiro/Shutterstock.com Join the British Council, in partnership with Manchester Histories at this exciting one-off event. Featuring a ‘takeover’ of the gallery, we’ll be providing a space for families and young people in Greater Manchester to get involved with range of interactive sessions and … Continued
Tue 2 Jul, 5.30pm – 7pm Running time: 90 minutes, no interval. Tickets: £5, Booking required In partnership with the University of Manchester and the Guardian, join our panel chaired by Guardian northern editor Helen Pidd and including Professor Andy Westwood and Lisa Nandy MP, as they discuss the devolution of government and its impact on … Continued
Tue 18 Jun, 5.30pm – 7pm Running time: 90 minutes, no interval. Tickets: £5 Booking required. In partnership with the University of Manchester and the Guardian, we will be hosting a panel, including author and speaker on girls’ rights Sufiya Ahmed; Professor Francesca Gains from the University of Manchester; Gary Younge, Guardian columnist; Frances Jones, CLES; Joanna Hunt, the … Continued
