University of 野狼社区 - Archive (john-rylands-library)
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2024
17
December
2024
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12:24
Europe/London
The John Rylands Library celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2025 with Rylands125, a special year-long events and exhibitions programme. This initiative by The University of 野狼社区 Library will delve into the Library鈥檚 storied past, celebrate …
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17
July
2024
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10:39
Europe/London
A new exhibition is to open next Spring which will examine the profound influence of LGBTQ+ performers, artists and activists on mainstream popular culture.
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09
April
2024
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10:00
Europe/London
Pet Shop Boys will appear at a special 鈥榠n conversation鈥� event at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library on Friday, 26 April 2024, the day their new album 鈥楴onetheless鈥� is released.
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13
February
2024
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16:14
Europe/London
野狼社区 City Council has approved plans to transform The University of 野狼社区鈥檚 John Rylands Research Institute and Library (Rylands) to enhance its contribution to research, student experience and public engagement. The 拢7.6m project, named …
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2023
13
September
2023
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11:49
Europe/London
Opening at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library on 20 September 2023, the 鈥楩ounders and Funders: Slavery and the building of a University鈥� exhibition explores how profits from slave trading, ownership of enslaved people, and manufacturing …
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28
June
2023
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15:00
Europe/London
The University of 野狼社区鈥檚 John Rylands Research Institute and Library (Rylands) is set to enrich and transform the researcher and visitor experience, thanks to the John Rylands Next Chapter project, a 拢7.6 million capital investment.
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17
January
2023
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11:33
Europe/London
Macclesfield-born, Stephen Morris has often been renowned for his 鈥榤achine-like鈥� skills as a drummer, beginning his career alongside vocalist Ian Curtis in the band Joy Division. He then went on to be a founding member of New Order, and participated …
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2022
31
October
2022
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16:54
Europe/London
Macclesfield-born, Stephen Morris has often been renowned for his 鈥榤achine-like鈥� skills as a drummer, beginning his career alongside vocalist Ian Curtis in the band Joy Division. He then went on to be a founding member of New Order, and participated …
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31
October
2022
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16:49
Europe/London
野狼社区 has long been renowned for its rich musical history and nightlife, commonly regarded as a clubbing capital of the world and once home of the legendary Ha莽ienda club. It was during his time DJ鈥檌ng at The Ha莽ienda club that Graeme Park …
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06
April
2022
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08:00
Europe/London
The British Pop Archive (BPA), a national collection dedicated to the preservation and research of popular culture, is set to open at The University of 野狼社区鈥檚 John Rylands Research Institute and Library.
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2021
14
July
2021
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11:02
Europe/London
The University of 野狼社区 is a proud Silver Supporter of the 野狼社区 International Festival, as such we are working collaboratively on a number of flagship events as part of MIF21. Both students and academics are involved in the Festival, …
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2020
03
February
2020
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14:17
Europe/London
On Saturday, 8 and Sunday, 9 February, the first floor of The John Rylands Library will be closed to the public. Please bear this in mind if you’re planning to visit.
Our current exhibition, Seeing the Invisible, and the Rylands Gallery …
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2019
24
May
2019
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15:35
Europe/London
The John Rylands Library, 野狼社区, is holding a special event ‘The Aldine Edition of the Ancient Greek Epistolographers: Roots and Legacy’, shining a spotlight on the collections of ancient Greek epistolographers included in the …
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2016
20
January
2016
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17:12
Europe/London
Ghosts, witches, sorcerers and demons: our fascination with the supernatural stretches back centuries. ‘Magic, Witches & Devils in the Early Modern World’ invites you to explore how supernatural forces shaped the lives of everyone …
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2015
11
November
2015
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09:00
Europe/London
On the 150th anniversary of the death of Elizabeth Gaskell (12 November 1865), a long-held mystery surrounding the true identity of a silhouette suspected to be of the Victorian novelist has been solved.
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21
May
2015
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09:30
Europe/London
Unique and historically significant films shot 75 years ago, during the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk in 1940, have been discovered at The University of 野狼社区 Library.The reels of black and white footage capture key moments during …
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23
April
2015
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10:00
Europe/London
With less than 3 weeks to go before the General Election, The University of 野狼社区 Library’s John Rylands Library is highlighting a handful of 19th century satirical prints dating from the 1874 general election.
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13
February
2015
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07:00
Europe/London
A new chaotic poem about love, created by Twitter followers, is on display from today (Friday 13 February) at The John Rylands Library in central 野狼社区.
This Is (Not) A Love Poem is the result of a Twitter-led project to create a new chaotic …
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29
January
2015
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09:21
Europe/London
An exhibition featuring the first publisher to be credited with making literature affordable to the masses is being launched today (29 January) at The University of 野狼社区’s John Rylands Library.
To coincide with the 500th anniversary …
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2014
03
December
2014
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10:00
Europe/London
A unique 17th century map of Lancashire recently found in The University of 野狼社区’s John Rylands Library has been placed on public display for the first time.
This cartographic treasure, hand drawn by the Elizabethan Herald William …
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11
November
2014
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09:54
Europe/London
Guy Garvey, lead singer of acclaimed band Elbow, visited The John Rylands Library to make recordings for his radio show.
The recordings featured in his BBC Radio 6 show Guy Garvey’s Finest Hour – Library Special, as part of 6 Music …
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05
November
2014
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09:00
Europe/London
A manuscript predating the Magna Carta is to be seen, in full, online, by the public for the first time thanks to a project involving digital experts at The University of 野狼社区 working in partnership with Rochester Cathedral.
The Textus …
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14
October
2014
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01:00
Europe/London
Bringing together world class expertise to reveal the riches of the Rylands.
The John Rylands Research Institute officially launched last night, bringing together the world class expertise from the Faculty of Humanities and The University of …
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25
September
2014
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01:00
Europe/London
The John Rylands Library is one of six venues in 野狼社区 showcasing over 30 exceptional Chinese contemporary artists from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Harmonious Society, which launched this week, is a major exhibition showcasing …
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03
September
2014
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01:00
Europe/London
A 1,500 year old papyrus fragment found in The University of 野狼社区’s John Rylands Library has been identified as one the world’s earliest surviving Christian charms.
The remarkable document uniquely contains some of the earliest …
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2013
09
July
2013
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01:00
Europe/London
Academics at The University of 野狼社区 and Bristol are marking the 700th birthday of one of the medieval world’s greatest writers, credited with establishing the European storytelling traditions we know today.
Italian Giovanni Boccaccio, …
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27
February
2013
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00:00
Europe/London
A 165-year-old envelope addressed to one of the Victorian era’s greatest writers has been reunited with its letter, unexpectedly discovered by an American academic.
The items, dated 8 November 1848 and penned by another influential …
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2012
03
October
2012
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01:00
Europe/London
A University of 野狼社区 historian has discovered how the Methodist Church built some of Britain’s most important and successful community buildings in the early twentieth century - now mostly forgotten.
Dr Angela Connelly says that 99 …
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2011
05
December
2011
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00:00
Europe/London
An exquisite handwritten edition of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, kept at The John Rylands Library, is now available on the iBookstore.
The iBookstore is included in the free iBooks app for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and at …
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04
March
2011
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00:00
Europe/London
A 350-year-old notebook which describes the execution of innocent women for consorting with the Devil, has been published online by The University of 野狼社区’s John Rylands Library.
Puritan writer Nehemiah Wallington wrote passages on …
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