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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.…

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.…

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:…

Art and archaeology in the ancient Mediterranean world

14:45 - 16:45 15 January 2014
An insight into the lives of the people of the many ancient cultures that flourished around the Mediterranean before the arrival of the Roman Empire. We’ll link places and artefacts…

Coral Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 21 January 2014
Join us for our under the sea inspired interactive story and sensory play sessions. For babies who aren’t walking yet. Tues 21 January 2013 10.30-11.15am, 11.30-12.15am, 1- 1.45 pm…

Rock Drop: Geology Identification Session

14:00 - 15:00 23 January 2014
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)

Big Saturday: Under the Sea

11:00 - 16:00 25 January 2014
A day bursting with hands-on craft and art activities for all the family, inspired by the Coral exhibition. Meet experts, come along and hear under the sea stories, find out more about…

Manchester Museum Book Club

17:30 - 18:30 28 January 2014
Buy a glass of wine or cup of coffee, meet people and discuss books inspired by the Museum’s new exhibition. This month's book is Rebecca Stott's The Coral Thief.

Magic Carpet: Under the Sea

10:30 - 12:30 31 January 2014
Come along and see the newly opened Coral: Something Rich and Strange exhibition, enjoy under the sea sensory play and activities and be inspired by related object, - such as our puffer…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 4 February 2014
Sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren’t walking yet. Booking essential (1 week in advance) 0161 275 2648, free. Tues 4 Feb, 10.30-11.15am & 11.30am-12.15pm & 1-1.45pm.

Collection Bites: The Poetry of Objects

13:05 - 14:00 5 February 2014
Join Dr Melanie Giles, Senior Lecturer in Archaeology from the University of Manchester, as she muses on the inspiration to be gleaned from archaeological artefacts. Reflecting on a…

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