Manchester Museum

Connecting Communities and Coral - Wonder Women

13:00 - 16:00 8 March 2014
Connecting Communities and Coral - Wonder Women & Women in Art, Event at the Manchester Museum Saturday 8 March 2014 1-4pm Celebrate International Women’s Day at the Manchester Museum,…

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.…

The Body Experience

11:00 - 16:00 15 March 2014
Come and explore the human body with scientists from Life Sciences and Human & Medical Sciences at The University of Manchester. Collect your ‘passport’ and travel around the human…

Manchester Museum Book Club

17:30 - 18:30 18 March 2014
Buy a glass of wine or cup of coffee, meet people and discuss books inspired by our Vivarium. This month’s book is The Aye Aye and I, by Gerald Durrell

Exploring African Medicinal and Religious Objects in Manchester Museum

14:00 - 15:00 22 March 2014
This object-orientated lecture will explore African medicinal and religious artefacts held in the collections of Manchester Museum. Speakers will highlight some important objects from…

I Heart MCR Big Sat

11:00 - 16:00 22 March 2014
There are many fascinating stories behind the objects at Manchester Museum. Find out about Maharaja the elephant’s walk from Edinburgh to Manchester’s Belle Vue Zoo as well as many…

Roman & Dark Age Manchester, Showcase Seminar Talk

11:00 - 12:00 22 March 2014
This illustrated talk about the Roman origins of the pre-industrial settlement of Manchester explores the fascinating history and archaeology of the city. The story of the Roman fort…

Roman Object Handling

12:00 - 13:00 22 March 2014
Come along and see some objects from the museum’s collection related to Roman Manchester. As part of the Manchester Histories Festival. Family, drop-in, free

Romans in Ancient Worlds Tour

14:00 - 15:00 26 March 2014
The Roman Manchester tour explores some of the fascinating discoveries from excavations in Roman Manchester including pottery, jewellery, inscriptions and the internationally famous…

Exploring Patient Safety

16:00 - 18:00 27 March 2014
Public Event: Exploring Patient Safety Thursday 27 March 2014, 4pm – 6pm Kanaris Theatre, Manchester Museum, Oxford Road, M13 9PL Have Your Say: What should never happen at your GP…

Magic Carpet

10:30 - 12:30 28 March 2014
Story making and activity sessions For toddlers up to 5yrs and their families/carers (Young babies welcome with older siblings) Book on 0161 275 2648 (from a week before), free, under 5s and their families/carers

Urban Naturalist: Pond Life

14:00 - 16:00 29 March 2014
Sat 29 Mar, 2-4pm Urban Naturalist is a series of friendly, practical workshops run by leading naturalists. Join Rick Parker, chairman of Bolton Conservation Volunteers and find out…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 1 April 2014
Baby Explorers Tues 1, 15, 29 April, 10.30-11.15am & 11.30am-12.15pm & 1-1.45pm. Sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren't walking yet. Every other Tuesday…

English Corner

13:00 - 14:30 1 April 2014
Free English conversation classes English Corner is for people who are learning to speak English. Our English tutor will lead you in activities that will help you practise your…

Collection Bites: Footprints in the Sand and Carbon Copy Ears

13:00 - 14:00 2 April 2014
Join Bryony Bond, Exhibitions Curator at the Whitworth Art Gallery and see up close some of the extraordinary objects make up Mark Dion’s Bureau for the Study of Surrealism and its…

Easter Holidays at Manchester Museum

11:00 7 - 16:00 17 April 2014
Easter holidays Mon 7 Apr – Fri 17 Apr, 11am-4pm Get hands on at the Manchester Museum and make marvellous creations inspired by our collections. Wed 9 & 16 April: Archaeology & Science;…

Archaeology & Science; Koma Figurines and CT Scanning

12:30 - 13:30 9 April 2014
Wed 9 & 16 April: Archaeology & Science; Koma Figurines and CT Scanning 12.30-1.30pm Followed by an opportunity to create your own clay figurines 1.30-3.30pm Join Dr Sharon Fraser,…

From the War of Nature

11 April - 31 August 2014
Manchester Museum new exhibition. Boxing hares, burrowing parasites, baby birds and prowling wolves are just some of the characters appearing in this story of predation, competition,…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 15 April 2014
Baby Explorers Tues 15, 29 April, 10.30-11.15am & 11.30am-12.15pm & 1-1.45pm. Sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren't walking yet. Every other Tuesday (except…

Camouflage; Nature & Us

13:30 - 15:30 15 April 2014
How do you hide a ship at sea? What have chocolate chips got to do with staying out of sight? Find out more about our use camouflage, inspired by nature and developed and adapted for…

Archaeology & Science; Koma Figurines and CT Scanning

12:30 - 13:30 16 April 2014
Wed 16 April: Archaeology & Science; Koma Figurines and CT Scanning 12.30-1.30pm Followed by an opportunity to create your own clay figurines 1.30-3.30pm Join Dr Sharon Fraser,…

Big Saturday: Plants, Poisons, Platypuses

11:00 - 16:00 26 April 2014
Come along and bring all the family to a day of discovery. Find out more about the adaptations and characteristics plants and animals use to survive and how humans have learned from…

Urban Naturalist: Urban Wildlife

14:00 - 16:00 26 April 2014
Join the RSPB to find out more about your local wildlife and how to encourage and give nature a home. We are living in an increasingly urbanised world, which has huge implications for…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 29 April 2014
Baby Explorers Tues 29 April, 10.30-11.15am & 11.30am-12.15pm & 1-1.45pm. Sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren't walking yet. Every other Tuesday (except…

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