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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.…

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…

Collection Bites: From the War of Nature

13:00 - 14:00 7 May 2014
Join Henry McGhie, Head of Collections and Curator of Zoology, as he explores some of the extraordinary ways in which animals have negotiated the conflict that exists between them,…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 13 May 2014
Sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren't walking yet. Every other Tuesday (except half term school holidays when there are drop-in sensory play sessions) Book…

Lunchtime exhibition talks: From the War of Nature

13:00 - 14:00 16 May 2014
Join us for a series of talks, lead by Scientists from Manchester University, that explore the recent scientific discoveries and relationships between living things, exploring the place…

Engaging with Young People - beyond the usual approaches

13:00 - 14:00 21 May 2014
Engagement@manchester - 21 May - Engaging with Young People - beyond the usual approaches Our next engagement@manchester event explores “Engaging with Young People”. All staff and…

Afterhours: Survival

18:30 - 21:00 22 May 2014
Encounter the unexpected… Enjoy a highlights tour of the exhibition, see and handle some amazing objects from the museum’s stores and join us for an evening that explores relationships…

Lunchtime exhibition talks: From the War of Nature

13:00 - 14:00 23 May 2014
Join us for a series of talks, lead by Scientists from Manchester University, that explore the recent scientific discoveries and relationships between living things, exploring the place…

Big Saturday: World of Reptiles

11:00 - 16:00 24 May 2014
Find out more about reptiles prehistoric past and see many of our live reptiles up close, including our unusual snakes and lizards. See and handle some fascinating objects from the…

Whitworth Park: Pleasure, Play and Politics

24 May - 5 October 2014
This exhibition examines and explores how the role of Manchester’s Whitworth Park has changed over time. The displays are the result of a local archaeology project and the myriad of…

May Half term – The Vivarium

11:00 - 16:00 26 May 2014
Explore the Vivarium and create hopping frogs and slithery snakes. Mon 26 – Fri 30 May, 11am-4pm Drop in, free, all ages

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 27 May 2014
Sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren't walking yet. Every other Tuesday (except half term school holidays when there are drop-in sensory play sessions) Book…

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