SALC at Manchester Histories Festival 2014

6.30pm - 8pm, Thursday 27 March 2014

Manchester and Germany A friendship Join in a panel discussion about Manchester and Germany’s close pre-World War One friendship.

University Place The University of Manchester, 178-186 Oxford Rd, Manchester, M13 9PL PRICE: FREE Register online (via MHF website)

3pm - 3.50pm, Saturday 29 March 2014

Saturday 22 March - Saturday 29 March 2014

Quakers and refugees

Northern Lives & National Icons

Horsfall

An exhibition exploring the work of the Quakers with refugees and displaced persons before and after the Second World War. Friends Meeting House 6 Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5NS PRICE: FREE

The Heroes of Manchester From Prince Albert to Morrissey Music, Education and the City.

Friends Meeting House 6 Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5NS PRICE: FREE To book: 0161 306 1982

11am - 4pm, Friday 28 March 2014 Lectures 12.30pm-1.15pm and 2.00pm-3.00pm

Working together 42nd Street and Grizedale Arts have created a living and working room exploring the history of the Ancoats Art Museum.

The Space 87-91 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester, M4 5AG PRICE: FREE

More information: For further information on all of the events taking place in the MHF please please visit the website: www.manchesterhistoriesfestival.org.uk Follow MHF on Twitter to keep up-to-date @mcrhistfest Join our mailing list by emailing: boxoffice@manchester.ac.uk

School of Arts, Languages and Cultures The University of Manchester Manchester M13 9PL 6.30pm - 8.30pm, Thursday 27 March 2014

4pm - 7pm, Friday 28 March 2014

2pm - 4pm, Saturday 29 March 2014

Concerts for the People

Manchester and its refugees: past and present

Voices Manchester

Music Education and public programmes in Manchester.

Halle St Peters 40 Blossom Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6BF PRICE: FREE To book: 0161 306 1661

An HCRI workshop.

Friends Meeting House 6 Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5NS PRICE: FREE

A chance to meet participants in Voices Manchester, a project at John Rylands Library where young people make their own connections with the library’s Manchester collections.

John Rylands Library Foyer 150 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3EH PRICE: FREE – Drop In Session

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SCHOOL OF ARTS, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES AT THE FESTIVAL 21-30 March 2014

SCHOOL OF ARTS, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES AT THE FESTIVAL 21-30 March 2014 MHF is a 10-day celebration of Greater Manchester’s unique histories and heritage delivered to you by Manchester Histories, a charity whose aim is to celebrate and provide learning and education about the City region’s histories and heritage.

SOLD OUT 11am - 2pm (drop in), Saturday 22 March 2014

2pm - 3pm, Saturday 22 March 2014

6pm - 8pm, Tuesday 25 March 2014

4pm - 5pm, Wed 26 March 2014

Manchester Heroes: Should the City Remember Its Heroes?

African Medicinal and Religious Objects in Manchester

Professor Michael Wood

Enriqueta Rylands: cultural crossroads

Join a panel including John Amaechi, Cllr Rosa Battle, and Michael Wood: should Manchester celebrate and remember its heroes?

National Football Museum, Urbis Building, Cathedral Gardens, Manchester, M4 3BG PRICE: £4 / £3 Book online (via MHF website)

Exploring collections of African medicinal and religious artefacts held in Manchester Museum.

Manchester Museum The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL PRICE: FREE

21 March 2014 - Sunday 30 March 2014

2pm, Sunday 23 March 2014

6.30pm - 8pm, Monday 24 March 2014

6pm, Wednesday 26 March 2014

Family Life in pre-Victorian Manchester

Roman & Dark Age Manchester

From Little Ireland to Chinatown: Mapping diversity in Manchester

Manchester: A personal history.

People’s History Museum Left Bank, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3ER PRICE: £7/£5

Cultural Crossroads, hear about Cuban-born Enriqueta Rylands.

The John Rylands Library, The Christie Room, 150 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3EH PRICE: FREE To book: 0161 306 0555

The next MHF will take place from 21 - 30 March 2014.

The festival takes place over 10 days with events held at a wide range of venues across Greater Manchester. The Celebration Day is a one day event (Saturday 29 March 2014) that is traditionally held in Manchester Town Hall and includes exhibitions, talks, film screenings, games and lots more.

The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures will have a stand at the Celebration Day, so please come and visit!

For more information please visit the website: www.manchesterhistoriesfestival.org.uk

What’s On in the Manchester Histories Festival 2014?

The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures is getting involved in the Manchester Histories Festival 2014!

Take a look at the events that our academics and students are involved in.

Many of the events are free.

Histonauts 3: The Manchester Music Edition A digital scavenger hunt around the Manchester Music Map. PRICE: FREE Register online (via MHF website)

A talk delivered by Hannah Barker, Professor of British History.

Chetham’s Library Long Millgate, Manchester, M3 1SB PRICE: FREE

An illustrated talk about the Roman origins of the pre-industrial settlement of Manchester explores the fascinating history and archaeology of the city.

Manchester Museum The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL PRICE: £7 / £5

A talk exploring population change in the city through digital mapping.

Manchester Central Library St. Peter’s Square, Manchester, M2 5PD PRICE: FREE Register online (via MHF website)