Manchester Museum

Big Saturday: Planet youth

11:00 - 16:00 9 April 2011
Our Youth Board are taking over this Big Saturday so watch this space to find out what they have planned...

25 September 2010 - 26 June 2011
A British Museum Tour supported by BP, a CHINA NOW legacy project 25 September 2010-26 June 2011 Free entry China's long history of innovation in technology, science and the arts…

Stonehenge: henge diggers

19 February - 17 July 2011
Photos by Bill Bevan and emotive texts capture the feelings of archaeologists, some from The University of Manchester, as they dig and make discoveries near this renowned sacred site.…

Easter holidays: Chinese food, play and writing

11:00 18 - 16:00 21 April 2011
Make jam tarts (which were used in China as a feast for the soul in the afterlife), shadow puppets and learn some simple Chinese characters. Part of our China: Journey to the East exhibition.

Easter holidays: Chinese food, play and writing

11:00 26 - 16:00 29 April 2011
Make jam tarts (which were used in China as a feast for the soul in the afterlife), shadow puppets and learn some simple Chinese characters. Part of our China: Journey to the East exhibition.

Magic Carpet: Dinosaurs

11:00 - 12:00 29 April 2011
Join in the dinosaurumpus with T.rex, stegosaurus and triceratops at this storytelling and activity session for under 5s.

Confucius Institute China talks: ethnicity in China

12:30 - 13:30 3 May 2011
With Dr Elena Barabantseva, The University of Manchester. As Westerners have begun to interact with a globalizing China, we are becoming more curious about what the country is really…

Big Saturday: Living Worlds

11:00 - 16:00 7 May 2011
From minibeasts like worms and beetles to nature's giants such as whales and polar bears, our world is home to an amazing array of creatures (including humans). Come and celebrate the…

Conservation and sustainability

14:00 - 15:00 7 May 2011
Did pre-historic hunters live in balance with nature or over exploit their resources? How can we make sure our current food resources, such as fishing, are harvested sustainably? Join…

Conservation and sustainability

14:00 - 15:00 14 May 2011
Did pre-historic hunters live in balance with nature or over exploit their resources? How can we make sure our current food resources, such as fishing, are harvested sustainably? Join…

Museums at night

17:00 - 21:00 14 May 2011
The ghost of a man from the 1880s and the head of a young Egyptian prince etched in the dust are just a couple of the Museum’s ghostly sightings. See if you can spot anything on our…

Nature skills swap shop

12:00 19 May 2011
12-4pm Bird spotting, flower pressing and growing your own fruit and veg. These are the kinds of skills you could learn and share with other visitors and experts from the Museum, Manchester…

Conservation and sustainability

14:00 - 15:00 21 May 2011
Did pre-historic hunters live in balance with nature or over exploit their resources? How can we make sure our current food resources, such as fishing, are harvested sustainably? Join…

Magic Carpet: Living Worlds

11:00 - 12:00 27 May 2011
Storytelling and activity session for under 5s.

The Museum Allotment

27 May - 13 November 2011
The Museum’s new Living Worlds gallery explores the connections between all living things, including us, and shows how we can all shape the future by the choices we make. One of…

Conservation and sustainability

14:00 - 15:00 28 May 2011
Did pre-historic hunters live in balance with nature or over exploit their resources? How can we make sure our current food resources, such as fishing, are harvested sustainably? Join…

May/Jun half term: Living Worlds

11:00 30 May - 16:00 3 June 2011
What would happen if we had no minibeasts like dung beetles and earthworms? Would Planet Earth be the same again? Create an animal or plant and add it to our giant paper chain of life.

The bread of the Tropics (Part of our conservation and sustainability series)

14:00 - 15:00 4 June 2011
Did pre-historic hunters live in balance with nature or over exploit their resources? How can we make sure our current food resources, such as fishing, are harvested sustainably? Join…

Showcase lecture - Contested points: a 1920s archaeological controversy

15:00 - 16:30 8 June 2011
3-4pm: lecture 4-4.30pm: discussion followed by tea & coffee Bryan Sitch, The Manchester Museum.

Poetic inspirations

18:30 - 20:00 9 June 2011
An evening of poetry reading inspired by the Museum’s collection.

Big Saturday: Journey to the West

11:00 - 16:00 11 June 2011
The classic Chinese fantasy novel Journey to the West is loosely based on a journey made by a Buddhist Monk, in the 7th Century in search of Buddhist scriptures. The Monk has three…

Spending to save (part of our conservation and sustainability series)

14:00 - 15:00 11 June 2011
Did pre-historic hunters live in balance with nature or over exploit their resources? How can we make sure our current food resources, such as fishing, are harvested sustainably? Join…

Student social and allotment party

12:00 11 June 2011
12-4pm: Student allotment party 6-9pm: Student social On Sat 11 Jun, 12-4pm, all students are invited to our biodiverse student allotment party with live music and workshops to…

Confucius Institute China talk: Chinese migration

12:30 - 13:30 14 June 2011
With Jiaqi Hou, The University of Manchester. As Westerners have begun to interact with a globalizing China, we are becoming more curious about what the country is really like. To…

Magic Carpet: Journey to the West

11:00 - 12:00 24 June 2011
11am-12pm. Storytelling and activity session for under 5s. Part of our CHINA: JOURNEY TO THE EAST exhibition.

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