The Portico Library & Gallery

The Gallery

Gallery The Gallery is situated under the recently restored dome of the Portico Library which was opened in 1806.

Although the Portico is a private subscription Library the Gallery is open to the public free of charge from Monday to Friday, 9.30 to 4.30pm.

The dome The Gallery space, which is 1,000 square feet, accommodates up to 10 pairs of double-sided screens measuring approximately 6 ft high by 3ft 10ins wide. These can be arranged in a variety of positions and altogether make up 153 linear feet of hanging space.
There are also four display cases which can be hired on a separate basis.

Check out the new downloadable Library newsletter, The Quarterly, brilliant for keeping you up-to-date with the current events and exhibitions. Click on the link for the latest copy.

2008 Calendar

January

Tuesday 15th
Welcome to the New Year
A Portico lunch

February

Thursday 7th @ 4pm-8pm
Adopt-a-Book
(or... How to Get Your Name in Print!)
Download a leaflet/application form here.

March

Preview: Tuesday 4th
Heads Tell Tails
an exhibition of new works by sculptor Ken Clark

Thursday 13th
Manchester Botanic Garden
a talk by Anne Brooks

April

Before the Barbarians
an exhibition showcasing the Assyrian related holdings in the Portico Collection

Thursday 17th
The Wolf on the Fold
Images of the Assyrian Empire
a talk by Dr Kevin Harrison

May

Rhapsody in Red Brick
an exhibition by Michael Gutteridge

Thursday 15th
Letters to America:
Mrs Gaskell's Daughters and the Harvard Professor
a talk by Dr Irene Wiltshire

Thursday 22nd
Church Crawling
a talk by Mike Harding

See What's On Now for more details of events May !

June

Small Things
An exhibition of works by father and son artists Anthony and Nathan Pendlebury

See What's On Now for more details of events June !

July

Proprietary Pieces
an exhibition of works from some of the members of the Library

Tuesday 8th
A Bookworm at Work
a talk by Dr Manolis Pantos

August

Sea Journey
an exhibition by Leo Donaghy

Wednesday 6th
Summer Holidays
A Portico lunch

Tuesday 12th
Ordsall Hall ~ a tour
Ordsall Hall dates back over 820 years. Throughout history it has been put to many uses - a family home, working men's club and church hall. Join us on this fascinating tour of this reputedly haunted hall!

September

Annie Horniman & The Manchester Theatre
a collaborative exhibition with Manchester Central Library. Both venues will be showing material

Wednesday 10th
Annie Horniman
a talk by Sheila Gooddie

Thursday 15th
T.E.G. Seminar
Alternative Venues as Touring Exhibition Spaces

Thursday 25th
Quarry Bank Mill & the Cotton Industry
An afternoon tea & talk by Roy Westall

October

The Assembly
The Portico's Annual Schools' Exhibition & Art Prize
See The Assembly page for more details

Thursday 16th
Passion is the Key... for work & Play!
A talk by Clare Moody

November

Wednesday 12th
Facial Reconstruction
a talk by John Prag

Thursday 13th
The Portico Prize Award Ceremony
please see the Portico Prize page for more details

December

TBC

For further details and pictures on this months exhibitions and events please check the What's On Now link at the top of the page.

For further details on any of the above or to book your place at an event, please contact the Exhibitions Organiser or the Librarian or telephone 0161 236 6785.