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Behind the Scenes Tour (Cultural Welcome Week)
Manchester Central LibrarySt Peter's Square
Wed 7 Oct · 13:00
About this event
Calling all students! Get to know your Central Library inside out with this behind the scenes tour. Which musician was once thrown out of the Language and Literature Library? What would you find now in the space where Patrick Stewart and Helen Mirren – amongst many others – played their first roles? What do George V, Gypsy Rose Lee and Bernard Bresslaw have in common? All these questions – and many more – are answered on a tour of Manchester Central Library which will take you to all the areas not normally accessible to the general public and tell the story of this iconic building. Tours last around 60 minutes and include the chance to see the strong rooms beneath the building and some of our rarest treasures and archives. Please meet in the main entrance (Shakespeare Hall) of Central Library from 12.45pm. The tour starts at 1pm. Did you know, you can join our Library Lovers scheme and enjoy a free tour, plus discounts in our shop and cafe, and invites to other events and exhibition launches? Find out more and join online. This tour is part of the Cultural Welcome Week, aimed at students and new arrivals to Manchester.
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