11 November 2024

Rylands Lunchtime Seminar

Sikh studies. "Sikh Heritage in Colonial Collections: Conservation, Digitisation and Community Engagement with Contested Collections at The John Rylands Research Institute and Library".  This talk introduces a recent collaborative project between Manchester’s Sikh community and the University of Manchester Library (UML). The talk will reflect on what it means to care for a cultural treasure that is also understood as a living being, and how establishing dialogue with communities is crucial to framing decolonial acts of library collections. Thursday 28 November, 1 – 1.45pm, online Zoom. All events are free for anyone to attend. Further information and booking here.