Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Exploring the marvellous world of manga! Make Mine Manga is a free exhibition for anyone curious about manga as well as the avid fan.
Explore the origins of manga in Japan, the creative techniques behind the art and discover the wonder of Manga-Anime. The exhibition features artwork from incredible creators from Japan and discover today’s generation of award-winning British talents making manga in their own way as part of a truly global comic language.
The exhibition has been specially created by Paul Gravett; the curator of comic exhibitions across the UK including the British Museum and the Barbican Centre and the author of numerous books about comics and their creators, including ‘Manga: 60 Years Of Japanese Comics’.
Manga have become a pop-culture phenomenon in the UK. Six of the top ten bestselling graphic novelists in Britain are Japanese manga authors.
Make Mine Manga is part of Manchester City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries, a county-wide celebration of Greater Manchester’s 133 libraries, taking place from 7 - 11th June 2023.
Led by Bolton Library and Museum Services, the Make Mine Manga exhibition will be at Bolton Library 6 - 30 June 2023. The exhibition will then be touring a consortium of libraries in the North West until April 2024.
Please find out more on our Make Mine Manga webpage:
comicartfestival.com/make-mine-manga
Exploring the marvellous world of manga! Make Mine Manga is a free exhibition for anyone curious about manga as well as the avid fan.
Explore the origins of manga in Japan, the creative techniques behind the art and discover the wonder of Manga-Anime. The exhibition features artwork from incredible creators from Japan and discover today’s generation of award-winning British talents making manga in their own way as part of a truly global comic language.
The exhibition has been specially created by Paul Gravett; the curator of comic exhibitions across the UK including the British Museum and the Barbican Centre and the author of numerous books about comics and their creators, including ‘Manga: 60 Years Of Japanese Comics’.
Manga have become a pop-culture phenomenon in the UK. Six of the top ten bestselling graphic novelists in Britain are Japanese manga authors.
Make Mine Manga is part of Manchester City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries, a county-wide celebration of Greater Manchester’s 133 libraries, taking place from 7 - 11th June 2023.
Led by Bolton Library and Museum Services, the Make Mine Manga exhibition will be at Bolton Library 6 - 30 June 2023. The exhibition will then be touring a consortium of libraries in the North West until April 2024.
Please find out more on our Make Mine Manga webpage:
comicartfestival.com/make-mine-manga
