This event explores the intersection of feminism, public green spaces, and the role of plants in shaping memory and identity. It centres on the legacy of Rosa Grindon—a suffragist, botanist, and Shakespearean lecturer—and uses her story as a lens to…
Roots of Resistance - Discover Rosa Grindon—a suffragist, botanist, and Shakespearean lecturer to explore feminism and the role of plants in shaping memory and identity
On 15th July 2025, Bunker Talks made a very significant move to the Grosvenor East building in order to delve into the research and writing of Manchester Met Scriptwriting Lecturer, Zodwa Nyoni.
Part of Manchester Metropolitan University’s 200th celebrations, this 2-day event highlights the continuing relevance of the 19th century today.
Heritage organisations of any size will be able to bring their heritage artefacts to a new digital centre based at Manchester Met’s PrintCity
This event celebrates Man Met’s 19th Century roots in art and design education, and the transformative impact 19th Century ideas.
U-Kino is a festival of Ukrainian cinema, with an aim to raise visibility of Ukrainian film and culture more broadly.
Dani Child, Senior Lecturer in Art History brings together historians and creatives working in Manchester and local regions on the occasions of the 200 year anniversaries of Manchester Art Gallery and Manchester Met and the 40th anniversary of Castlefield Gallery for two public events. These events initiated important conversations about the past, present and future of Manchester (and the North)’s art ecology.
Saturday school students from History, Politics and Philosophy’s Society and Change Saturday Club, has recently co-produced some amazing work with a local poet and the Mixed Museum
Please join us for a two-part series of conversations that bring together three historic Manchester-based institutions in their anniversary years to discuss the histories and future of the arts in Manchester and surrounding regions.