Manchester Museum

90 Degree Citizen

10 October - 17 November 2013
How do museums create our understandings of cultural identities, and does migrant art generate alternative connections which cut across such boundaries? A rare exhibition of work by…

Fragmentary Ancestors: Figurines from Koma Land, Ghana

25 October 2013 - 4 May 2014
This exhibition at Manchester Museum is the first ever officially approved showing of clay figurines made by a previously little understood people in Koma Land in Ghana in West Africa.…

Oct half-term

11:00 28 October - 16:00 1 November 2013
Discover more about the science behind the colour of animals and create colourful creatures inspired by our newly opened Nature’s Library & Vivarium (Live Animals) galleries. Part…

Refugee Art - Representation, diversity and commonality

18:30 - 21:00 30 October 2013
A selection of local and national speakers and artists will explore some of the key issues within the area of art, displacement and refugees. An open public discussion with performance…

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…

What can art bring to our understanding of climate change?

18:30 - 20:30 30 October 2013
Artists present performances and videos from collaborations with scientists curated by Alice Sharp of Invisible Dust and an Honorary Museum Researcher. Part of the Manchester Science Festival. Drop in, free.

Diving into the data pool: Exploring how medical data is shared.

18:00 - 19:30 31 October 2013
Many everyday activities generate huge amounts of data, which can then be analysed for marketing and research. Most of us accept this as part of modern life, but how do we feel about…

Creatures & Camouflage

11:30 - 15:00 1 November 2013
Ever wondered about the colours of creatures? Discover the science behind the different colour adaptations in various animals including frogs, insects and birds in this interactive,…

NEW! Children’s Birthday Parties

1 - 30 November 2013
For a truly unique birthday experience, celebrate your birthday with Stan, the T-Rex & friends at Manchester Museum. The museum offers birthday parties that are full of hands-on activities…

The Living Collection: Conservation in Action

13:00 - 14:00 1 November 2013
Join Andrew Gray, Curator of Herpetology at The Manchester Museum, for a celebratory talk to mark the opening of the Vivarium: Live Animal gallery and showcase the Museum’s conservation…

Colourful Chemistry

11:30 - 13:15 2 November 2013
Join us in Brainy and Brawny’s lab for this yucky hands-on workshop making slime, bubbles and rockets. This is a deaf-led event with BSL voiceover, suitable for deaf and hearing family…

Science Spectacular

11:00 - 16:00 2 November 2013
Join us on a whistle-stop tour of research at The University of Manchester and take part in some great science challenges. Go on a journey through the hidden body, take a closer look…

Film screening of Thunderheart

14:00 - 16:00 3 November 2013
Our screening of Thunderheart 3.11.13 has unfortunately now been CANCELLED. Apologies for any inconvenience. #WarriorsOfThePlains closes Sunday. Loosely based on events surrounding…

How Small Can You Get? Entering and Defining the Nano World

17:00 - 18:00 3 November 2013
Professor Paul O’Brien explores all things nano, revealing the origins of nanoscience and nanotechnology, and discussing the potential importance of technologies based on nanodimensional…

English Corner

13:00 - 14:30 5 November 2013
Free English conversation classes using the Museum’s collection as inspiration for discussion. Drop-in, free.

Collection Bites

13:00 - 14:00 6 November 2013
Trading Well-being: The Materiality of Medicine and Religion at a Healers' Market, Accra, Ghana. Book on 0161 275 2648 or museum@manchester.ac.uk, free. In West Africa healing combines…

Happy Birthday Alfred Wallace

13:00 - 14:00 7 November 2013
Celebrate the life of Alfred Russel Wallace and see some of the specimens collected by Wallace himself. Alfred Russel Wallace was one of the greatest naturalists of the 19th and early…

Student Social: Wonders of the Natural World

19:00 - 22:00 9 November 2013
Come to a late night opening with live amphibians and music, workshops and natural world wonders to celebrate the re-opening of the Vivarium.

Baby Explorers

12 November 2013
Tuesdays 12 (every other Tuesday, except school hols), 10.30-11.15am, 11.30am-12.15pm & 1-1.45pm Book on 0161 275 2648 (a week before), free, babies and their carers. Limited spaces…

Wildlife recording

18:00 14 - 20:00 28 November 2013
Building up a picture of which species occur where in Greater Manchester is vital to ensure species protection and to enable changes in distribution to be monitored. This six week course…

Dig It Archaeology Identification Session

12:00 - 13:00 15 November 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 recording…

Big Saturday: Ancient Faces & Places

11:00 - 16:00 16 November 2013
Discover, explore and get hands-on at the museum’s Ancient Faces & Places Big Saturday. Find out more about the people of ancient times through objects; how they used and made them.…

Molecule Hunt

11:00 - 15:00 23 November 2013
Come and get involved with Chemistry Week! We will have a number of molecules hidden around the Museum that are vital to everyday existence and keeping us healthy. Take part in our…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 26 November 2013
Tuesdays 26 November (every other Tuesday, except school hols), 10.30-11.15am, 11.30am-12.15pm & 1-1.45pm Book on 0161 275 2648 (a week before), free, babies and their carers. Limited…

Manchester Museum Book Club

17:30 - 18:30 26 November 2013
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 objects. This month's book is…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

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