Manchester Museum

Alan Turing and Life’s Enigma

24 March - 18 November 2012
Inspired by 1950s design and combining Alan Turing’s notes with museum objects, this exhibition documents Turing’s investigation into one of the great mysteries of nature: how complex…

Big Saturday: Minibeasts & us

11:00 - 16:00 28 April 2012
11am-4pm. Come along to the Minibeasts & us Big Saturday and find out more about these fascinating creatures. See giant models of minibeasts such as a Ladybird, Forest Ant and Woodlouse.…

Love Food Festival

11:00 - 15:00 28 April 2012
The Love Food Festival aims to encourage people in Manchester to eat more sustainable and fresher foods by supporting local growers, learning how to grow your own food, and learning…

Museum Meets: Urban Naturalist

14:00 - 16:00 28 April 2012
2-4pm. Spring wild food walk with Jesper Launder, in association with Cracking good food. By the end of April the early edible springtime shoots are at their very best for harvest.…

Unearthed: Ancient Egypt

30 September 2011 - 6 September 2012
30 Sep 2011-6 Sep 2012. Calling all budding Egyptologists and archaeologists. We need your help! Our Egyptologist Dr Digby (played on film by Terry Deary, author of Horrible Histories…

Showcase lecture: Hacking the Museum

15:00 - 16:30 2 May 2012
3-4.30pm. With Chris Speed, The University of Edinburgh. This talk will reflect upon the temporal characteristics of the emerging phenomenon known as the Internet of Things. As objects…

Tour of the Palaeontology stores

13:30 2 May 2012
Every Wednesday, 1.30-2.15pm & 2.15-3pm: Tours of the stores. Go behind the scenes and explore our Palaeontology and Botany stores (one store per week).

Cairo Chaos

11:00 - 12:00 13 May 2012
With the esteemed poet extraordinaire, Toot and Carboot in collaboration with the terrifyingly talented magician, Watt the Heka. More ‘laffs than a safari full of mere cats. More…

New Object Lessons: Curating for 2012 and Beyond

10:00 - 13:00 16 May 2012
10am-1pm. Specially devised for museum professionals and creative practitioners, this brand new edition of the highly popular and thought-provoking Curating for 2012 will explore links…

After Hours – secret gardens in the city

18:30 - 20:30 18 May 2012
6.30-8.30pm. For our Museums at Night After Hours, we're inviting you to our tranquil secret gardens in the city. Play croquet on our allotment with a glass of pimms, go into our secret…

Big Saturday: Patterns in nature

11:00 - 16:00 19 May 2012
11am-4pm. In an incredible article published in 1952, Alan Turing suggested that everything from the spots and stripes on animals to the arrangement of pine cones and flowers could…

Showcase lecture: What is happening behind the hoardings?

15:00 - 16:30 23 May 2012
3-4.30pm. With Sam Sportun, The Manchester Museum. An update on the re-display of the Museum's Ancient Egypt and Archaeology galleries: the challenges and opportunities that the Heritage…

Magic Carpet: Nature

11:00 - 12:00 25 May 2012
Storytelling and activity session for under 5s and their families/carers.

Tours of the Vivarium (live animals) - every Tues & Thurs (except school holidays)

12:00 - 13:00 29 May 2012
Every Tues & Thurs, 12-1pm (except school holidays). Tours of the Vivarium (live animals). Meet the Museum's live animals and learn about the education and conservation work taking place beyond the displays.

Tours of the Vivarium (live animals) - every Tues & Thurs (except school holidays)

12:00 - 13:00 31 May 2012
Every Tues & Thurs, 12-1pm (except school holidays). Tours of the Vivarium (live animals). Meet the Museum's live animals and learn about the education and conservation work taking place beyond the displays.

Big Saturday: Manchester Anansi Spider

11:00 - 16:00 2 June 2012
11am-4pm. See the Anansi Spider story brought to life in a performance by the Men’s Room Community Group and Royal Exchange Theatre. Have a look around our We Face Forward: Anansi Stories…

We Face Forward: Anansi Stories

2 June - 16 September 2012
A popular character in West African and Caribbean folklore, Anansi the Spider is a trickster who started life as a man, but due to his mischievous ways was turned into a spider by his…

June half term: Living Worlds and Manchester Anansi Spider

11:00 4 - 16:00 8 June 2012
11am-4pm. Make sock pets and Anansi Spiders, inspired by our We Face Forward: Anansi Stories display and Living Worlds gallery. With Anansi Spider storytelling and activities Tuesday-Thursday, 1-3pm.

BANEA 2012: New directions in the Ancient Near East conference

8 - 10 June 2012
The 2012 Annual Conference of the British Association for Near Eastern Archaeology will be held at The University of Manchester from the evening of Friday 8 to Sunday 10 June 2012.…

Tours of the Vivarium (live animals) - every Tues & Thurs (except school holidays)

12:00 - 13:00 12 June 2012
Every Tues & Thurs, 12-1pm (except school holidays). Tours of the Vivarium (live animals). Meet the Museum's live animals and learn about the education and conservation work taking place beyond the displays.

Tours of the Vivarium (live animals) - every Tues & Thurs (except school holidays)

12:00 - 13:00 14 June 2012
Every Tues & Thurs, 12-1pm (except school holidays). Tours of the Vivarium (live animals). Meet the Museum's live animals and learn about the education and conservation work taking place beyond the displays.

What if…..Cities were sustainable

18:00 - 20:00 14 June 2012
6-8pm. This panel debate is part of The Festival of Transition, a joint project of nef, Transition Network and others - a series of events, talks and walks happening up and down the…

Museum Meets: Urban Naturalist

14:00 - 16:00 16 June 2012
2-4pm. Windowsill gardening. Runner beans, lettuce and herbs are all plants you can grow on your windowsill - some plants to start growing early and some to grow all the way. Join…

Tours of the Vivarium (live animals) - every Tues & Thurs (except school holidays)

12:00 - 13:00 19 June 2012
Every Tues & Thurs, 12-1pm (except school holidays). Tours of the Vivarium (live animals). Meet the Museum's live animals and learn about the education and conservation work taking place beyond the displays.

Tours of the Vivarium (live animals) - every Tues & Thurs (except school holidays)

12:00 - 13:00 21 June 2012
Every Tues & Thurs, 12-1pm (except school holidays). Tours of the Vivarium (live animals). Meet the Museum's live animals and learn about the education and conservation work taking place beyond the displays.

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