Manchester Museum

Dig It: Archaeology identification sessions

12:00 - 13:00 21 June 2013
Our Curator of Archaeology, Bryan Sitch, will be in the Collections Study Centre to answer your questions and identify your archaeological finds. During the session Bryan will be…

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…

Collecting Trees

22 June - 6 October 2013
Trees are important to all of us. People plant trees to commemorate loved ones, climb them as children (and sometimes as adults) and worry about them being cut down. Collecting Trees…

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…

Catherine Bennett

12:00 - 16:30 29 June 2013
POP STAR, museum worker and tuna-pasta enthusiast Catherine Bennett the creation of Taylor aged 9 is visiting Manchester Museum where she filmed her first music video. CB loves nature…

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…

Collection Bites - Ploughman’s Hunch

13:00 - 14:00 3 July 2013
Wed 3 Jul, 1-2pm. On the first Wednesday of the month, join our series of guest speakers for lunchtime conversations discussing key objects from the collection. 'Ploughman’s Hunch…

Dig your Park: the Whitworth Park Community Archaeology and History Project Open Day

20:00 5 - 15:00 6 July 2013
Bioblitz in Whitworth Park Fri 5 and Sat 6 July. Free, drop in. Fri 5 July 8pm: Small Mammal trap settings 9.30pm: Bat walk and moth trap setting Sat 6 July 11am…

Transploration

8 July - 31 August 2013
Temporary exhibition at Manchester Museum by artist, Tracey Walshaw Opens 8 July An exploration of the kidney transplant experience. The celebrated works of artist Tracey…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 9 July 2013
Every other Tuesday, except school hols*. 10.30-11.15am & 11.30am-12.15pm & 1-1.45pm. Sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren’t walking yet. *During school…

How to identify dinosaur bones and eggs

14:00 - 15:00 11 July 2013
Thursday 11 July, 2-3pm. Have you found a dinosaur bone or egg? Come along to meet our Curator of Earth Sciences and find out how to tell if your fossil is a real dinosaur bone or egg and see the real thing close up.

Big Saturday: Dig Now

11:00 - 16:00 13 July 2013
Saturday 13 July, 11am-4pm. Meet curators and archaeology students and find out more about archaeology today, including finds from the Whitworth Park Archaeology Project and Dig Manchester.…

Conservation on show

13:00 13 - 15:00 25 July 2013
Saturday 13, Thursday 18, Tuesday 23 & Thursday 25 July, 1-3pm. Meet the Museum’s conservation team and find out about their work – cleaning objects and helping to restore a cast of a pre-dynastic hippo bowl.

Rock Drop: Geology identification sessions

14:00 - 15:00 18 July 2013
Thursday 18 July, 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.

Dig It: Archaeology identification sessions

12:00 - 13:00 19 July 2013
Friday 19 July, 12-1pm. Our Curator of Archaeology, Bryan Sitch, will be in the Collections Study Centre to answer your questions and identify your archaeological finds. During…

What can you learn from an ancient sock?

13:00 - 15:00 21 July 2013
Sunday 21 July, 1-3pm. Experimental archaeology is the science of copying ancient technology. By studying and imitating artefacts like Manchester Museum’s Coptic sock (from c. 600…

Summer Hols

11:00 22 July - 16:00 30 August 2013
Summer Hols Monday 22 July-Friday 30 August, 11am-4pm. Drop-in, free, all ages Mon 29 Jul-Fri 30 Aug Nature’s Library activities: Explore the newly opened Nature’s Library gallery…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 23 July 2013
(every other Tuesday, except school hols*), 10.30-11.15am & 11.30am-12.15pm & 1-1.45pm. Sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren’t walking yet. *When there are drop-in sensory play sessions

Manchester Museum Book Club

17:30 - 18:30 23 July 2013
Tuesday 23 July, 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…

Ian Panter and Conserving the Past – Voices from the Ancient Worlds gallery

13:00 - 14:00 24 July 2013
Wednesday 24 July, 1-2pm. Our picture of what life was like in the past would be very incomplete if we didn't conserve and display ancient wood. Unfortunately once removed from its…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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