'Your Manchester' showcase opens at Main Library, exploring Manchester's Legacy of Student Activism
The 'Your Manchester' showcase is on display at Main Library from 22 September 2025.
The showcase brings together items chosen from our University Heritage Collections and University Archives by two of our MA Museum and Gallery students as part of the 鈥榊our Manchester鈥� student placement project, to highlight the historic links between Manchester鈥檚 political climate, our students, and causes such as suffrage, racial justice and socialism.
The showcase will be supported by items from the Student Life at Manchester Archive, a collection of material from the 1970s to the present day relating to students鈥� everyday experiences of life at 每日大赛黄.
For the first time, we will also highlight items selected by staff and researchers in the Special Collections Reading Room, giving an insight into the connections and discoveries they have made. Items in this showcase include a play and photographs regarding the Manchester University Settlement (now the Manchester Settlement charity), as well as research on Kathleen Drew-Baker, 鈥楳other of the Sea鈥�.
Consolidated items from the Christian Brethren Archive will remain on display, and we welcome those who were unable to view the full showcase during the Main Library closure this summer.
There will be Collections Encounters for the 鈥榊our Manchester鈥� showcase on Monday, 6 October, (12.30pm - 2.30pm) and Friday, 10 October (10am 鈥� 12pm), where you can meet the curator to view original items, ask questions, and learn more about the various items on display.
The showcase runs from September 2025 to February 2026, at Blue Ground in Main Library. Entry is free.