Holiday Sketches: Two Artists and an Archaeologist Husband go on Holiday in 1863
May
2
to Aug 28
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Holiday Sketches: Two Artists and an Archaeologist Husband go on Holiday in 1863

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It was such a pleasure to me to sit out in the open garden and paint.’

Holiday Sketches uses books from the Portico Collection and loaned art works to explore travel by a female artist, with her friend and husband, to an island, then in the Ottoman Empire, and the people she met and drew.

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FULLY BOOKED - Songs The Morning Sang poetry and photography walks
Jul
8
10:30 AM10:30
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FULLY BOOKED - Songs The Morning Sang poetry and photography walks

Poet and presenter for the Verb on Radio 4 Ian McMillan and photographer Andrew Brooks will be sharing more about their exhibition The Songs The Morning Sang at the Portico Library. Then they will take a group each out onto the streets of Manchester to explore similar details and sights.

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Standing Together
Apr
29
6:00 PM18:00
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Standing Together

Come join us at The Portico Library for an evening of spoken word and live music.

Standing Together: Ending Men’s Violence Against Women

Together, men and women can break the silence. Together, we can stand against injustice. Together, we can end men’s violence against women.

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