Manchester Museum

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

Rock Drop: Geology identification sessions

14:00 - 15:00 28 November 2013
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. Drop-in, free, Collections Study Centre (Floor 3)

Coral: Something Rich and Strange

29 November 2013 - 16 March 2014
Temporary exhibition at Manchester Museum. Explore the enduring fascination with coral as a material, symbol and inspiration for artists, cultures and societies across the centuries.…

Magic Carpet

10:30 - 13:30 29 November 2013
Storymaking and activity session for under 5s and their families/carers. Book on 0161 275 2648 (from a week before), free, under 5s and their families/carers

Hands on hieroglyphs – what do hieroglyphs mean?

10:00 - 16:00 30 November 2013
Hands on hieroglyphs – what do hieroglyphs mean? Ever looked into a museum case and wanted to know what the hieroglyphs mean? Join Egyptology curator Campbell Price to take the basic…

Urban Naturalist: Plant dyes

14:00 - 16:00 30 November 2013
From onion skins to teabags, madder roots to marigolds, expert dyer and textile artist Debbie Tomkies will be showing you some of the beautiful colours you can achieve with common items…

Learn To Crochet Coral Workshop

13:00 - 16:30 1 December 2013
Fancy learning how to crochet? Now's your chance! Help us to make Manchester's first Crochet Coral Reef which will be a part of our Coral: Something Rich and Strange exhibition, opening…

English Corner

13:00 - 14:30 3 December 2013
Free English Conversation classes at Manchester Museum. English Corner at Manchester Museum is for people who are learning to speak English.Our English tutor will lead you in activities…

Ancestors in ancient Egypt: Images and practice

18:00 - 20:00 4 December 2013
Join our Curator of Egypt and Sudan, Dr Campbell Price in exploring the evidence of ancestor worship by ordinary Egyptians. This talk will investigate how images can be used to explain…

Collection Bites

13:00 - 14:00 4 December 2013
Collection Bites: Translucent Marvels: The Blaschka Glass Models of Marine Invertebrates Wednesday 4 December 1-2pm Book on 0161 275 2648 or museum@manchester.ac.uk, free. Marion Endt-Jones,…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 10 December 2013
Baby Explorers Tuesdays 10 December (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…

Exhibition tour of Coral: Something Rich and Strange

13:00 - 14:00 11 December 2013
Exhibition tour of Coral: Something Rich and Strange Dr Marion Endt-Jones leads an intimate tour of our new exhibition. Drawing on her own research and showcasing some of our fascination…

Rock Drop: Geology identification sessions

14:00 - 15:00 12 December 2013
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. Thursday 12 December,…

Wildlife recording

18:00 - 20:00 12 December 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 13 December 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: Polar Animals

11:00 - 16:00 14 December 2013
Feeling the winter chill, come along to Manchester Museum and find out how polar animals stay warm. Wander the Museum’s galleries and see if you can find our Polar Bears, Penguins and…

Christmas Holidays at Manchester Museum

11:00 23 December 2013 - 16:00 5 January 2014
Plenty of festive family fun over the holiday period at Manchester Museum. Come in from the cold and create fanciful photo frame gifts inspired by the Museum's collection. Mon 23,…

Magic Carpet

10:30 - 12:30 27 December 2013
Storymaking and activity session for under 5s and their families/carers. Friday 27 December 10.30-11.30am & 11.30am-12.30pm Book on 0161 275 2648 (from a week before), free, under 5s and their families/carers

Tours of Manchester Museum

6 - 31 January 2014
Taster tours Every Wednesday & Thursday, 1pm Drop-in (no need to book), free, meet at the Information Desk (Floor G) Come and join one of our Visitor Services Assistants for a tour…

Coral Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 7 January 2014
Join us for our under the sea inspired interactive story and sensory play sessions. For babies who aren’t walking yet. Tues 7 January 2013 10.30-11.15am, 11.30-12.15am, 1- 1.45 pm…

Wildlife photography course

10:00 - 17:00 11 January 2014
A rare opportunity to photograph Manchester Museum’s frogs and reptiles with professional wildlife photographer Chris Mattison. This one day course will be conducted over 7 hours:…

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