Pankhursts of Manchester Tour: Anniversary of the Free Trade Hall Disruption
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13/10/2024
Manchester Art Gallery
Events in October 2024
13/10/2024 - Pankhursts of Manchester Tour: Anniversary of the Free Trade Hall Disruption
15/10/2024 - Manchester Literature Festival 2024 Official Tours: Anthony Burgess
Manchester Literature Festival 2024 Official Tours: Anthony Burgess–
15/10/2024Outside St Ann's Church18/10/2024 - Manchester & Slavery: Expert tour on International Anti-Slavery Day
Manchester & Slavery: Expert tour on International Anti-Slavery Day–
18/10/2024
Victoria Station wallmap inside Victoria Station, Manchester19/10/2024 - Marx & Engels in Manchester
Marx & Engels in Manchester–
19/10/2024
Friedrich Engels statueFree to register.
The tourist board recommends tipping the guide around £8 if you think he/she was worth it!26/10/2024 - Strangeways: Ed Glinert's Criminal Tour and 1 other event
Strangeways: Ed Glinert's Criminal Tour–
26/10/2024
Victoria Station wallmap inside Victoria Station, ManchesterManchester Music, the Hacienda Years, with Mojo's Ed Glinert–
26/10/2024HOME27/10/2024 - Ed Glinert's talk on Francis Bacon Stockport Art Gallery
Ed Glinert's talk on Francis Bacon Stockport Art Gallery–
27/10/202429/10/2024 - "Openly Jewish" Tour the Old Jewish Ghetto of Manchester
"Openly Jewish" Tour the Old Jewish Ghetto of Manchester–
29/10/2024Victoria Station wallmap inside Victoria Station, Manchester30/10/2024 - The Pre-Raphaelites & the Great Art Treasures of Manchester
The Pre-Raphaelites & the Great Art Treasures of Manchester–
30/10/2024Manchester Art Gallery31/10/2024 - Chilling Tales From the Manchester Graveyards (FREE Hallowe'en Tour)
Chilling Tales From the Manchester Graveyards (FREE Hallowe'en Tour)–
31/10/2024Victoria Station wallmap inside Victoria Station, Manchester
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- Oppenheimer – the Manchester atomic connection
The atom bomb is hot news right now, thanks to this summer’s big blockbuster film, Oppenheimer, named after J. Robert Oppenheimer, organiser of the Manhattan Project which dropped the bombs on Japan in 1945.
Ed Glinert of New Manchester Walks, who has hosted countless local tours that include stopping at the atomic bunker on Chinatown’s George Street, and gives talks on the story of the atom bomb on cruise ships, relates the full atomic story to coincide with the release of the film and as the 78th anniversary of the dropping of the bombs in August 1945 to end the Second World War approaches.
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