Manchester Museum

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…

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.…

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,…

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…

May Half term – The Vivarium

11:00 - 16:00 27 May 2014
Explore the Vivarium and create hopping frogs and slithery snakes. Mon 26 – Fri 30 May, 11am-4pm Drop in, free, all ages

May Half term – The Vivarium

11:00 - 16:00 28 May 2014
Explore the Vivarium and create hopping frogs and slithery snakes. Mon 26 – Fri 30 May, 11am-4pm Drop in, free, all ages

May Half term – The Vivarium

11:00 - 16:00 29 May 2014
Explore the Vivarium and create hopping frogs and slithery snakes. Mon 26 – Fri 30 May, 11am-4pm Drop in, free, all ages

Lunchtime exhibition talks: From the War of Nature

13:00 - 14:00 30 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…

Magic Carpet

10:30 - 12:30 30 May 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…

May Half term – The Vivarium

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

Urban Naturalist: Amphibian Pondlife

14:00 - 16:00 31 May 2014
Rick Parker, chairman of Bolton Conservation Volunteers is back at the Museum to enlighten us about amphibians, their needs and requirements and how you can develop an attractive pondlife…

English Corner

13:00 - 14:30 3 June 2014
Tues 3 June, 1–2.30pm Drop-in, free Free English conversation classes using the Museum’s collection as inspiration for discussion.

Collection Bites: Designed by Nature, Made by Hand

01:00 - 14:00 4 June 2014
Wed June 4, 1.05-2pm Local artist Jade Mellor shows us how Manchester Museum has inspired her sculptural jewellery. Share a unique insight into her experimental processes and unique…

Lunchtime exhibition talks: From the War of Nature

13:00 - 14:00 6 June 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…

Network Choir Performance

14:00 - 15:00 9 June 2014
Join the pupils of local Manchester primary schools as they commemorate the centenary of The Great War in song at Manchester Museum. Schools include Oswald Road, Crab Lane, Birchfields…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 10 June 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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