Manchester Museum

Big Saturday: ExtInked

11:00 - 16:00 24 September 2011
11am-4pm. In 2009, as part of the arts and ecology project extInked, 100 drawings of endangered British species were tattooed onto willing volunteers to turn them into ambassadors for…

Knit a galaxy for Manchester Science Festival

14:00 - 16:00 24 September 2011
2-4pm. Calling all knitters. As part of the Manchester Science Festival the University stitching group is attempting to knit a hubble telescope image of a rose made up of galaxies.…

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…

we are extInked

9 July - 4 December 2011
To celebrate the opening of our Living Worlds gallery, we have teamed up with Artist group Ultimate Holding Company to present 'we are extInked' - an exhibition documenting the story…

Knit a galaxy for Manchester Science Festival

12:00 - 14:00 27 September 2011
Calling all knitters. As part of the Manchester Science Festival the University stitching group is attempting to knit a hubble telescope image of a rose made up of galaxies. If you’d…

Confucius Institute China talk: Fu Manchu and the construction of Oriental villainy

12:30 - 13:30 28 September 2011
12.30-1.30pm. With Dr Jenny Clegg, Senior Lecturer in Asia Pacific Studies, University of Central Lancashire. The fictional character of Dr Fu Manchu, epitomising the Oriental villain,…

The Museum Allotment: taster session for grandparents

15:00 - 16:00 28 September 2011
3-4pm. Have a cup of tea, see Museum objects and find out about our latest projects.

Magic Carpet: Wildlife

11:00 - 12:00 30 September 2011
11am-12pm. Storytelling and activity session for under 5s.

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…

Asia Triennial Manchester: Enkhbold Togmidshiirev

14:15 - 15:00 1 October 2011
Join us for an opportunity to find out more about the work of performance artist Enkhbold Togmidshiirev from Mongolia and his residency project in Manchester. During this year's…

BBC Planet Dinosaur Tour

1 - 9 October 2011
More types of dinosaur have been discovered in the last two decades than in the 200 years before. Many of these discoveries are from places we never realised even had dinosaurs. The…

Grandparents weekend at The Manchester Museum, Whitworth Art Gallery and Manchester Art Gallery

1 - 2 October 2011
The Manchester Museum, Whitworth Art Gallery and Manchester Art Gallery are keen to open their doors to all the grandparents of Manchester and beyond. All three venues have lots of…

Unearthed Ancient Egypt: taster session for grandparents

15:00 - 16:00 5 October 2011
3-4pm. Have a cup of tea, see Museum objects and find out about our latest projects.

Big Saturday: Ancient Egypt

11:00 - 16:00 15 October 2011
11am-4pm. With the help of our new Unearthed: Ancient Egypt exhibition, journey back to the 1920s to our Egyptologist’s store room for some archaeological training. Our Egyptologist,…

Urban Harvest - part of The Manchester Weekender

12:00 - 15:00 16 October 2011
12-3pm. After months of careful tending, The Museum Allotment is ready for harvest. Kids can get their hands dirty helping dig up veg from our allotment and enjoy performances from…

Showcase lecture - Where did that bone go? 150 years of cave archaeology and museum collections

15:00 - 16:30 19 October 2011
3-4.30pm. Hannah O’Regan, Archaeology, Liverpool John Moores University. Cave archaeology has, at times, been central to our understanding of human evolution. Especially during the…

Charles White, Surgeon + Man-midwife: On the Politics of Health + Race in Early Industrial Manchester

18:00 - 20:00 20 October 2011
With Professor John Pickstone. As a young surgeon, Charles White was the effective founder of the Manchester (Royal) Infirmary, which stood in what is now Piccadilly Gardens from…

Manchester Literature & Science Festivals: The Devil’s Garden

13:00 - 14:00 22 October 2011
1-2pm. Edward Docx (author of The Devil’s Garden) and Johan Oldekop (a University of Manchester scientist) discuss theories of evolution, religion and anthropological research in the…

Manchester Science Festival: Alan Turing: Tortured genius of the Computer Age

11:00 - 13:00 22 October 2011
11am-1pm. Guided walk, starting at The Manchester Museum reception. Explore the science of the city by foot with local historians and scientists, as they bring the science of the city…

Manchester Science Festival: Celebrating Trees

11:00 - 16:00 22 October 2011
11am-4pm. 2011 is International Year of the Forest. Come to The Manchester Museum to see our fruit trees in the Greenhouse and our massive 300 million year old fossil tree stump. Find…

Manchester Science Festival: Gaia: The Cabaret

17:30 - 19:00 22 October 2011
5.30-7pm. Hear the true story of how James Lovelock first glimpsed Gaia and why NASA didn’t believe him. Make friends with the mighty mitochondria and hold your breath to dive into…

Manchester Science Festival: The human body trail

14:00 - 15:30 22 October 2011
2-3.30pm. Follow the Human Body Trail around Manchester, through museums, across the city centre and into cyberspace! Join our guided walk and discussion in The Manchester Museum (including…

Oct half term - Unearthed: Ancient Egypt

11:00 24 - 16:00 28 October 2011
11am-4pm. Unearth science and technology from ancient Egypt. Different daily activities include making pyramids, mummifying oranges and going on an archaeological dig. Learn some archaeology…

CANCELLED: Manchester Science Festival: Mummies in medicine and the imagination

14:30 - 15:30 26 October 2011
CANCELLED - unfortunately this event has been cancelled due to ill health. Look out next year for a rearranged date. Discover how changing medical practices shaped new ways of thinking…

The Confucius Institute China talk - Precious Litter: Qing imperial craft production and intangible cultural heritage

12:30 - 13:30 26 October 2011
12.30-1.30pm. With Professor Dagmar Schaefer. When we think of the treasures of the Forbidden City, we imagine white porcelain, intricately carved woodworks and lucent jades.…

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