Hidden Treasures behind the scenes tour

Join Librarian Michael Powell behind the scenes at Chetham’s Library to take a closer look at the Library’s collection of printed material, including single-sheet ballads and broadsides. There will also be a chance to work with letterpress printer Graham Moss on the seventeenth-century common press, learning about early printing techniques and helping to reprint a ballad written in celebration of a visit to Chetham’s in the early nineteenth century.

Date: August 23rd, 2 – 4pm / August 24th, 2 – 4pm

Booking details: visit www.chethams.org.uk/hidden_treasures_event.html

Special conditions / access information:
Meeting point is Chetham’s main entrance
There are 20 places available on each event
Not accessible to wheelchair users as the Library is up a single flight of stairs


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