Rylands Reflects: Our Man in Havana
This post considers how Enriqueta Ryland’s father and his British compatriots were complicit in the oppression of enslaved people in Cuba.
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Rylands Reflects: Our Spaces Are Not Neutral Part 2, The Visitor Engagement Team’s Alternative Reading Room
Part of the ‘Rylands reflects’ series, in this blog the Visitor Engagement Team share their suggestions for inspirational figures to feature in a re-imagined Historic Reading Room.
Rylands Reflects: Content Warnings for Collections and Catalogues
Warnings for Collections and Catalogues.
Rylands Reflects: Our Spaces Are Not Neutral Part 1, ‘Threshold Fear’ and the Historic Reading Room
As part of the ‘Rylands reflects’ series, this blog considers questions of inclusion and diversity in light of the architecture of the John Rylands Library, from a Visitor Engagement perspective.
Rylands Reflects: Whiter than white? Enriqueta Rylands’s Cuban roots
Part of the ‘Rylands reflects’ series, this blog-post focuses on the Cuban childhood and family background of Enriqueta Rylands (1843-1908), founder of the John Rylands Library.
Rylands Reflects: The Founder and the Fortune
The Rylands Reflects series will explore the history of the John Rylands Library, our collections, and our current practice as heritage professionals in the context of racism, colonisation and representation of marginalised groups. This is the second post of an ongoing series.
Rylands Reflects: Diversifying Collections and Practices
A new Rylands Reflects series will explore the history of the John Rylands Library, our collections, and our current practice as heritage professionals in the context of racism, colonisation and representation of marginalised groups.