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BFI Film Academy 2018

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Peterloo 2019: Network Meeting

Join us on Wednesday 31st October 2018 at either 2pm-4pm or 5.30pm-7.30pm at Manchester Central Library for the next Peterloo 2019: Network Meeting. Find out more and reserve your ticket now...

A programme of new work and special events that explore and commemorate the Peterloo Massacre in 2019 are being planned by Manchester Histories in partnership with a wide range of cultural organisations and communities.

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Map drawing of St Peter's Field at the time of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819 Image courtesy of Manchester Information, Libraries and Archives, Manchester City Council

Peterloo 2019 Network Meeting

Contribute to the Peterloo 2019 commemorations by joining us for the next Peterloo 2019 Network Meeting on Wednesday 31st October 2018 at Manchester Central Library. There will be two identical sessions at 2pm - 4pm and 5.30pm - 7.30pm. Book a free ticket now...

Apply for the HOME BFI Film Academy 2018

We're working in partnership with HOME to deliver the 2018 BFI Film Academy. Are you 16-19? Passionate about film? Want a career in the film industry? Apply by Mon 24 Sep 2018

100 Places: Power, Protest & Progress

Peter Street, site of the Peterloo Massacre where the Free Trade Hall now stands, Manchester has been selected by historian and writer David Olusoga for Historic England's A History of England in 100 Objects.

Start your own historical research project...

As part of our Heritage Lottery Funded, Hidden Histories, Hidden Historians project we've launched a set of toolkits.

Written by experts the toolkits guide you though each step of your historical research project.

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