Manchester Histories Festival - 24 February - 4 March 2012

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Manchester Histories Festival has expanded for 2012 from a two day event into a ten day celebration involving individuals and organisations from across Greater Manchester, and a BIG day of activity for the Celebration Day on Saturday 3 March based around Manchester Town Hall.

Highlights

Len Johnson the Manchester boxer posing in a boxing stance Image Courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council

Never Counted Out!

Sat 3 Mar 2012 10.30am - 11.30am

Born in Manchester in 1902, Len Johnson beat some of the best British and international fighters, but was never allowed to fight for the official British titles because he was black!

Black and white Histonauts mascot of a mobile phone holding a magnifying glass

Histonauts Two

Fri 24 Feb 2012 to Sun 4 Mar 2012

his•to•naut (plural histonauts) Noun: An explorer of history Help to uncover, decode and share Manchester's secret histories in this digital treasure hunt created especially for MHF.

Colour image of a young Asian girl in a green dress

Moving Stories

Sun 26 Feb 2012 12 noon - 12.30pm

Meet Anita Sharma a young Asian girl from 1960s Manchester.

Colour photo of people at Whitorth Art Gallery After Hourse event watching musicians

After Hours

Sat 25 Feb 2012 7.30pm - 10.30pm

Join us to celebrate the start of the Manchester Histories Festival with an offbeat evening of discussions music and performance responding to our exhibition, COTTON: Global Threads.

Black and white image of a man in Manchester Image courtesy of Manchester Information, Libraries and Archives, Manchester City Council

Star Lecture: Migration and the Transformation of Manchester

Wed 29 Feb 2012 1pm - 2.45pm

Dr Laurence Brown, Lecturer in Migration History at The University of Manchester, will deliver a Star Lecture to secondary pupils on migration to Manchester and its impact on the city

Colour picture of a portrait of Margaret Ashton sat in a chair in a black dress

The Hanging of a Pacifist

Sat 3 Mar 2012 10.30am - 11.30am

The story of the lost portrait of Margaret Ashton, Manchester's first woman councillor