• Everyone who visits the Portico Library can view a selection of these alongside new artworks and items from our archive in our free public exhibitions.
  • The Portico Library, The Portico or Portico Library and Gallery on Mosley Street in Manchester, England, is an independent subscription library designed in the Greek...
  • The Portico Library sits in the heart of Manchester, just minutes away from Piccadilly Gardens, it has been here for over 200 years and is an integral part of the...
  • A minute or so around the corner, though, and The Portico Library is a truly breathtaking hidden gem many people pass by every day, almost without knowing it’s...
  • One of Manchester’s longest-running institutions, the Portico is a subscription library and newsroom whose historic collection of over 25...
  • What's On at the The Portico Library, Manchester - your definitive guide to all shows and events currently showing and coming soon.
  • After presentations on Villette and Ruth it was live to The Portico Library where Collections Manager Alice Measom talked through our first editions.
  • Still in its original 1806 building, the Portico Library celebrates both the historic and the contemporary culture of Manchester, welcoming the public
  • The Portico Library & Gallery opened in 1806 as a Library and Newsroom and continues to be an active centre of culture for the people of Manchester and beyond.
  • The Portico Library is a 214-year-old independent subscription library and exhibitions space in Manchester City Centre.