South Asian Heritage Month Collection Close Up: Punjabi 5.
Punjabi 5: scripture written on burnished, handmade paper To celebrate South Asian Heritage Month this series will be exploring itemsContinue Reading
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South Asian Heritage Month Collection Close up: Preserving Palm Leaf – A Sacred Manuscript Tradition
To celebrate South Asian Heritage Month this series will be exploring items from the collections related to South Asian Heritage.Continue Reading
South Asian Heritage Month Collection Close Up: Tales of Panji
The third and final piece of our series celebrating South Asian Heritage Month explores Javanese history and culture with RizaContinue Reading
A turn-up for the book(s)
Reader Services Assistant, Angela Petyt-Whittaker, reveals a most surprising find… Whilst working in The John Rylands Library for the pastContinue Reading
BAME and British: A pop up exhibition at Brilliant and BAME, BHM 2018 Celebrations
The theme for the 2018 Black History Month University of Manchester Celebrations was BAME and British. This excellent celebratory displayContinue Reading
John Rylands at Manchester Histories Festival 2018
The 2018 Manchester History Festival was themed around Protest, Democracy, and Freedom of Speech, and was held at Manchester CentralContinue Reading