# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Behind the Scenes & Highlights of the Collection Tour
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Sneak behind the scenes of the Regency Portico Library and discover some of evocative spaces and things. Dive into a 19thC book or two too.About this EventIn this tour, Dr Debbie Challis will show you round some of the nooks and corners of the Portico Library, before showing you just a few of the highlights of the collection.Dr Debbie Challis is Creative Producer at the Portico Library and a cultural historian. She is author of Archaeology of Race. The Eugenic Ideas of Francis Galton and Flinders Petrie (Bloomsbury 2013) and has published on the artist Mary Severn Newton in Gabriel Moshenska and Claire Lewis (eds), Life Writing in the History of Archaeology: Critical Approaches (UCL Press, 2023). She is co-editing a biography on the archaeologist Charles Thomas Newton for UCL Press and is a resident expert on the podcast Alex Andreou’s Podyssey.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/manchester/behind-the-scenes-and-highlights-of-the-collection-tour/100001982506726988
- **Event Categories**: Art, Sports, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 8.83, max: 8.83, currency: GBP

## Event venue details

- **city**: Manchester
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The Portico Library
- **lat**: 53.4799981
- **long**: -2.240895000000023
- **full address**: The Portico Library, 57 Mosley Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Behind the Scenes & Highlights of the Collection Tour being held?
  - **A:** Behind the Scenes & Highlights of the Collection Tour takes place on Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Portico Library, 57 Mosley Street, Manchester, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Behind the Scenes & Highlights of the Collection Tour?
  - **A:** Tickets for Behind the Scenes & Highlights of the Collection Tour are priced at GBP 9 per person. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityGeneral AdmissionGBP 9 + GBP 1 feeAvailable
- **Q**: Who is organizing Behind the Scenes & Highlights of the Collection Tour?
  - **A:** Behind the Scenes & Highlights of the Collection Tour is organized by Portico Library.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Behind the Scenes & Highlights of the Collection Tour is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Manchester, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Behind the Scenes & Highlights of the Collection Tour sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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