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We are no longer active on this account. To keep up-to-date with Manchester Met Special Collections follow us on Instagram: McrMetSpecial
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Our Library & Special Collections Museum are moving to a new site on Oxford Road so we can start preparations for our new Library building. Our Gallery & Reading Room close on 12 July. All services reopen in our new location in September. Find out more:
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Oxford Road has been home to many cinemas over the years. This week’s #FlashbackFriday looks at former Picture House cinema standing on the corner of Oxford Road in late 1982. What are your favourite cinema memories from your student days? 📷: @McrMetSpecial
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In celebration of #InternationalMuseumsDay last week (Saturday 18 May), Hannah Williamson shares about her research into the work of Bertha Hindshaw at the Horsfall Museum to open up questions of gender, class and historical amnesia in museums. https://t.co/L6E30vzA9B
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Our book shelf in the foyer is ready if you want some tips on getting the most out of your writing or want to escape into another world for a little while. Please feel free to check them out 📚
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.@ManMetUni celebrates its 200th anniversary this year 🎉 Ian Burke rounds up key moments in #Manchester Met's journey from LS #Lowry joining @McrSchArt to the #Chanel fashion show in our illustrated timeline https://t.co/MV4Yc5rhbs
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@ManMetUni @McrSchArt @McrMetSpecial @MMULibrary @McrPoetryLib @MMUdesign @McrSchArtAlumni Pick up your copy of #TheLEGACYIssue on campus or read online @
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aAh! Magazine – The LEGACY Issue OUT NOW: The LEGACY Issue Pick up your copy on campus or read online Get involved and join the team We have a number of exciting opportunities for Manchester Met...
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'A sort of limbo, a liminal space...' Through film and found ephemera, Emily Williams (Fashion Art Direction, third-year student) explores the absence of presence in the Library at night. See 'Ease in Absence' currently on display in our Reading Room this week.
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Lovely film celebrating 200 years of creative excellence @ManMetUni featuring archive material from our School of Art Archive and from @NWfilmarchive:
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Are you a @manmetuni student interested in building your portfolio? Join @aah_mag Magazine Journalism and Design Workshop on Wednesday 15 May @ 12:00-14:00. Everyone welcome! Register: https://t.co/F7fhEFtGF8
#manchester #studentmagazine #journalism #design #photography
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It was wonderful to have Sophie working with us back in 2022!
As we look forward to graduation season, this alumna has shared her memory as part of our #OurPlaceYourStory campaign, celebrating 200 years of Manchester Met! Thank you for sharing your memory with us, Sophie.
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It's #FlashbackFriday! In honour of our 200-year celebration, today we feature an adult evening class at the Manchester School of Art, 1931/32. What was your favourite thing to do in the evenings as a student? 📷: @McrMetSpecial
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Meet the future. Manchester School of Art Degree Show 2024. We are very excited to announce that our Degree Show will be open from 15th-22nd June with a celebratory launch event on Friday 14th June 🎉 Come and meet the future ⭐️ https://t.co/NFOz8yx9sz
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Multidisciplinary artist Jasmine Kahlia and researcher and artist Clara Searle on #zines, legacy, sampling and resampling significant things to find a new meaning @latundrarevista
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#spanishinuk #zinemaking #London
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JK: Hello, I'm Jasmine Kahlia. I'm a multidisciplinary artist. I'm joined by Clara Searle, who is a PhD researcher and artist. Today we're having an open convo about our relationship with books, zine
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Open call for new poetry commissions from the North West or Yorkshire region for creative responses to John Lyon’s paintings and poetry @WhitworthArt By 21 April https://t.co/OsuQQDDrCV Image: John Lyons, Before Ash Wednesday in Trinidad, detail, 1988 Photo: Anne-Katrin Purkiss
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We're hosting a zine-making taster workshop for black women on 17 April in collaboration with Multitudes Zine Fest. Join us to create your own, drawing inspiration from black women’s poetry and zine collections held in the library 📚 https://t.co/RYbVvOdGcA
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Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Met is working with Multitudes Zine Fest to run a zine-making taster workshop for black women
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Have you visited our exhibition at the Special Collections museum yet? Take a look at the legacy of student magazines throughout the decades, and pick up a copy of #TheLEGACYIssue. Running until 17th April. https://t.co/O6EaKm0O6P
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“The minute we opened those boxes, our eyes lit up. There’s nothing like print” #TheLEGACYIssue launch celebrated the achievements of our team and the hard work put into @aAh_mag’s latest issue, with awards and accolades given to the incredible team.
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#ICYMI On March 20th, we launched #TheLEGACYIssue, celebrating student media throughout the decades. If you’re interested in getting involved in our next event, follow the link in our bio. Photography by Bethan Kelly
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The Great Waking Up! 🌍 17 Apr, 5 - 7pm The writing world responds to the climate emergency in this free panel event with @moniqueroffey @Chris_Redmond_ @leenanorms @jmlostboys and @jsaphra together for the first time @ManMetUni 🎟️ Book your free place: https://t.co/W1fb90c5p8
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