Sat 29 Jul – Sun 3 Nov, 11am – 5pm (house closed Thursday and Friday) Admission charges apply. No booking required. Dunham Massey is hosting Local Lives: Small Change, Big Difference as part of the National Trust’s People’s Landscapes year-long programme. Taken by Manchester based photographer Jan Chlebik, the exhibition focuses on the local people who are doing their bit … Continued
Sat 13 July – Sun 29 September Daily 10.30am – 5pm The films will be shown at both Quarry Bank & Dunham Massey Admission fees apply, no booking required. 200 years after the Peterloo Massacre, artist family Gary, Grace, Hope and Merrick will create and present two new films that will be shown simultaneously at … Continued
Wed 8 May, 9.30am – 3.30pm Free, no booking required. CPD events for primary and secondary school teachers Are you a teacher in a primary or secondary school in Greater Manchester? Do you want to find out more about Peterloo, to gain access to FREE learning resources and to explore ideas for teaching Peterloo in your … Continued
Tue 21 May, 9.30am – 3.30pm Free, no booking required. CPD events for primary and secondary school teachers Are you a teacher in a primary or secondary school in Greater Manchester? Do you want to find out more about Peterloo, to gain access to FREE learning resources and to explore ideas for teaching Peterloo in your … Continued
Thu 25 Apr, 9.30am – 3.30pm CPD events for primary and secondary school teachers Are you a teacher in a primary or secondary school in Greater Manchester? Do you want to find out more about Peterloo, to gain access to FREE learning resources and to explore ideas for teaching Peterloo in your classroom? The Peterloo 2019 project, … Continued
Wed 8 May, 7pm – 9pm Free, booking required. “At Newtown, we were welcomed with open arms by the poor Irish weavers, who came out in their best drapery, and uttered blessings and words of endearment. Some of them danced and others stood with clasped hands and tearful eyes, adoring almost, that banner whose colour … Continued
Sun 7 Jul, 2pm Free, no booking required. On August 16th 1819, a peaceful gathering of 50,000-60,000 people met in St. Peter’s Fields to protest in favour of greater political representation. Within twenty minutes, 15 people were dead and 650 injured after a disorderly and violent attempt by the authorities to use cavalry to break … Continued
Sun 7 Jul, all day Various locations, no booking required. On 16 August 1819, more than 60,000 people flooded into St Peter’s Field from all over Manchester. They came in peace, united in their passion for the right to vote. But as the speeches began, armed troops on horseback charged into the crowd, killing 15 … Continued
Sat 3 Aug, 10am – 4pm Free, no booking required. Come and see Manchester Central Library transformed into the International ArtActivistBarbie FLASHMOB DAY headquarters. Featuring “ArtActivistBarbie”, an activist who draws attention to inequality and injustice by posing in museums and galleries around the globe. See her work on Twitter @BarbieReports. The space will live stream … Continued
Wed 14 Aug, 12pm – 6pm Free, no booking required. This year, The Heritage Lottery Fund South West funded a partnership project between Scary Little Girls and The Heroine Collective to gather the in-depth oral testimonies of almost 100 Greenham Women. The team have travelled up and down the country interviewing the women, taking original photographs … Continued
