“Peculiar and Marvellous”: A Petite Exhibit on Menstruation in the Rylands Gallery #1
This is the first of two blog posts to accompany a display in Rylands Gallery. This first post explores 19thContinue Reading
Category: Exhibitions
Margaret Pilkington: ‘Queen of Arts’
Written by Angela Petyt-Whittaker and Lorraine Coughlan, Specialist Library Assistants from the Reading Room at The John Rylands Library. HaveContinue Reading
Isabella Banks, ‘Orator’ Hunt and the Peterloo Massacre
Dr Janette Martin, curator of our forthcoming Peterloo exhibition, tells us how the collections held at the University of ManchesterContinue Reading
Mary Jane Clarke, an Unsung Hero
Our current exhibition is celebrating some of the ‘Women Who Shaped Manchester’ and it will run until the 10th ofContinue Reading
Women who Shaped Manchester: The Magical Annie Horniman
As we are approaching Halloween, it is appropriate to concentrate a blog on one of our most flamboyant Manchester women,Continue 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
Peterloo: The Forgotten Massacre?
Dr Janette Martin, curator of a forthcoming Peterloo exhibition at the John Rylands Library, writes: On 16 August 1819 aContinue Reading
The Suffragettes Incarcerated
Today marks the opening of our new exhibition ‘Women Who Shaped Manchester’ which runs until the 10th of March 2019.Continue Reading
Taking the pith
Thanks to the Western world’s love of taking souvenirs, albums of paintings on pith being a prime example, the JohnContinue Reading
Speech Acts at Manchester Art Gallery: dom sylvester houédard on tour
Fran Horner, a postgraduate student studying the MA in Art Gallery and Museum Studies, tells us more about her internship atContinue Reading