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Manchester Museum
A sustainable future for Manchester
18:00 7 - 20:00 28 May 2013
Tuesdays 7, 14, 21, & 28 May, 6-8pm. The Faculty of Life Sciences at The University of Manchester and Manchester Museum are hosting a series of discussion events exploring the development…
All Other Things Being Equal
1 December 2012 - 2 June 2013
The Ecuadorian Amazon is one of the most biodiverse and endangered regions of our planet. Many people want to protect the biodiversity that remains, but the reality on the ground is…
Looping and Linking installation
10 February - 26 May 2013
If you take a closer look at the tree outside the entrance to the Museum, you will discover a soundscape and installation of weaved local grasses telling a tale of illness and lost…
Big Saturday: Warriors of the Plains
11:00 - 16:00 25 May 2013
Saturday 25 May, 11am-4pm. Explore the newly opened Warriors of the Plains: 200 years of Native North American honour and ritual exhibition, on tour from the British Museum, and find…
Urban Naturalist: Spring wild food forage
14:00 - 16:00 25 May 2013
Saturday 25 May, 2-4pm. May is a wonderfully rich time of year for anyone interested in finding wild foods for free. There are still a number of edible tender leaves and shoots to…
Warriors of the Plains: 200 years of Native North American honour and ritual
25 May - 3 November 2013
Ceremonial shirts, moccasins and tomahawks, alongside photographs of these objects in use, bring to life the world of Native North American warfare and ritual from 1800 to the present…
May half term: Nature’s Library
11:00 27 - 16:00 31 May 2013
Monday 27-Friday 31 May, 11am-4pm. Make marvellous mobiles inspired by the new Nature's Library gallery.
RNCM in the City
12:00 27 May 2013
Monday 27 May, 12pm. This event is part of RNCM in the City, a series of 40 free performances taking place in 40 different venues across Manchester and Salford marking the College’s…
Manchester Museum Book Club
17:30 - 18:30 28 May 2013
Tuesday 28 May, 5.30-6.30pm. Buy a glass of wine or cup of coffee, meet people and discuss books inspired by the Museum’s new Nature’s Library gallery and brought to life by Museum…
Rock Drop: Geology identification session
14:00 - 15:00 30 May 2013
2-3pm. Our Curator of Earth Sciences, David Gelsthorpe, will be in the Collections Study Centre once a month to answer your questions and identify your rocks and fossils.
Magic Carpet: Warriors of the Plains
10:30 - 12:30 31 May 2013
Friday 31 May, 10.30-11.30am & 11.30am-12.30pm. Storytelling and activity session for under 5s and their families/carers.
Collection Bites
13:15 - 14:00 5 June 2013
Wednesday 5 June, 1.15-2pm. Join our series of guest speakers for lunchtime conversations discussing key objects from the collection. This month, to celebrate World Environment…
WEA course: Exploring Civilisation: Ancient Lands of the Middle East
14:45 - 16:45 5 June 2013
Wednesday 5 June, 2.45pm-4.45pm, for 5 weeks. The Middle East provides us with the earliest evidence of our founding civilisations. We will look at how environmental changes and natural…
Fakes or Finds!
14:00 - 15:00 7 June 2013
Join Campbell Price, Curator of Egypt and the Sudan and find out how to tell Egyptian treasure form tourist tat! What tell-tale signs distinguish a genuine piece from a modern imitation?…
Egyptian ceramic jewellery
11:30 - 15:30 9 June 2013
Sundays 9 & 16 June, 11.30am-3.30pm. Join Clay OK for this two day course where you can learn a number of ceramic jewellery techniques, inspired by our ancient Egyptian jewellery. …
Baby Explorers
10:30 - 14:15 11 June 2013
Every other Tuesday (except school hols*), 10.30-11.15am, 12.30-1.15pm, 1.30-2.15pm. Sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren’t walking yet. *During school…
The Confucius Institute China talks: Hong Kong Cinema
13:00 - 14:00 12 June 2013
Wednesday 12 June, 1-2pm. Kaby Kung (The University of Manchester) will introduce the rich landscape of Hong Kong cinema.
Collecting trees
22 June - 6 October 2013
From woodland wildlife, to wood for art and buildings, the objects we’ve collected as part of our ‘Trees - collecting to connect’ project show how important trees are. Part of the British…
Baby Explorers
10:30 - 14:15 25 June 2013
Every other Tuesday (except school hols*), 10.30-11.15am, 12.30-1.15pm, 1.30-2.15pm. Sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren’t walking yet. *During school…
Manchester Museum Book Club
17:30 - 18:30 25 June 2013
Tuesday 25 June, 5.30-6.30pm. Buy a glass of wine or cup of coffee, meet people and discuss books inspired by the Museum’s new Nature’s Library gallery and brought to life by Museum…
Rock Drop: Geology identification drop-in session
14:00 - 15:00 27 June 2013
2-3pm. Our Curator of Earth Sciences, David Gelsthorpe, will be in the Collections Study Centre once a month to answer your questions and identify your rocks and fossils.
Magic Carpet: Trees
10:30 - 12:30 28 June 2013
Friday 28 June, 10.30-11.30am & 11.30am-12.30pm. Storytelling and activity session for under 5s and their families/carers.
Big Saturday: Trees
11:00 - 16:00 29 June 2013
Saturday 29 June, 11am-4pm. Find out why trees are tremendous at this Big Saturday event for all the family. Enjoy hands-on investigations and activities looking at the flora and…
Talking trees in ancient Egyptian love poetry
14:00 29 June 2013
2pm. With Cynthia Sheikholeslami, American University in Cairo. An ancient Egyptian papyrus, dating to around 1100 BC, contains a series of love songs related to trees and fruits.…
Urban Naturalist: Herbal medicine walk
14:00 - 16:00 29 June 2013
Saturday 29 June, 2-4pm. June is a wonderfully rich time of year for anyone interested in exploring their natural surroundings and finding wild foods for free. There are many edible…