Contact Theatre, Manchester Museum

Big Saturday: Parklife

11:00 - 16:00 12 July 2014
A day of discovery for all the family. Inspired by our new temporary exhibition, Whitworth Park: Pleasure, Play & Politics, come to this month’s Big Saturday: Parklife to find out more…

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,…

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…

Global Explorer

11:00 21 July - 16:00 29 August 2014
Mon 21 Jul - Fri 29 August 2014 11am-4pm Travel the world this summer without leaving Manchester! Go back in time and across the globe. Bring the family and set some Manchester Museum World Records of your own.

Wonders of the World

11:00 21 July - 16:00 31 August 2014
Come and get crafty at Manchester Museum this summer. Make junk model creations inspired by the collections 11am-4pm Drop in, free Mon 21 Jul– Sun 3 Aug Archaeology (& Ancient Worlds)…

Become a Dementia Friend at Manchester Museum

12:00 - 13:00 23 July 2014
12-1pm. Staff at Manchester Museum and Whitworth Art Gallery are becoming part of a wider dementia friendly community due to a new Government funded initiative run by the Alzheimer’s…

Conservation on Show

12:00 - 14:00 23 July 2014
Meet the Museum’s conservation team and gain an insight into techniques used with objects on show in the Whitworth Park: Pleasure, Play & Politics exhibition. Drop-in, free, age 7+

Archaeology & Play

13:00 - 14:30 25 July 2014
Fri 25 Jul, 1-2.30pm Get to grips with archaeology and discover what it can tell us about play in the past. See and handle some finds from Whitworth Park and enjoy playing with some…

Urban Naturalist: Parklife

14:00 - 16:00 26 July 2014
2-4pm. Join Phil Rispin, Curatorial Assistant of Entomology, to find out more about the insects and plant life that has been found at Whitworth Park during previous BioBlitz events…

Urban Naturalist: Parklife

14:00 - 16:00 26 July 2014
Get practical tips on insect identification with Phil Rispin, Curatorial Assistant of Entomology, and find out what you can spot living in your local urban environments. Book on 0161…

Big Saturday: Travel the World

11:00 - 16:00 2 August 2014
Travel the world this summer without leaving Manchester, travelling back in time and across the globe, enjoying and engaging with the varied inspiring objects you can see at the Museum.…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 5 August 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…

Collection Bites: Out of the Blue

13:00 - 14:00 6 August 2014
Join Irit Narkiss as she explains her investigative conservation of a Romano-Egyptian faience pot. The development of the Ancient Worlds Galleries was an opportunity to examine and…

National Playday

11:00 - 15:00 6 August 2014
11am-3pm. Come along and enjoy playful surprises at Manchester Museum.

Dream catcher

13:00 - 15:30 12 August 2014
Thurs 7 Aug & Tues 12 Aug, 1-3.30pm. Join Winston poet & dream catcher underneath our enormous whale skeleton. Once there he will help you bring to life the dreams of our whale and…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 19 August 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…

Whitworth Park at War

13:00 - 14:00 20 August 2014
1-2pm. Join Senior Lecturer in Archaeology, Dr Melanie Giles, as she uncovers the many uses of Whitworth Park during wartime.

Origami Animals

13:00 - 16:00 21 August 2014
Thurs 21 Aug & Wed 27 Aug: 1-4pm. Join in and help to create an installation of paper origami animals.

Origami Animals

13:00 - 16:00 27 August 2014
Thurs 21 Aug & Wed 27 Aug: 1-4pm. Join in and help to create an installation of paper origami animals.

Urban Naturalist: Bee walk

14:00 - 16:00 30 August 2014
Manchester is the city of the bees. Join our short walk around the nearby streets to find out more. Bees are industrious pollinators living in a strict social and working hierarchy.…

English Corner

13:00 - 14:30 2 September 2014
1–2.30pm. Free English conversation classes using the Museum’s collection as inspiration for discussion.

Collection Bites: Tai Chi Animal Influences

13:05 - 14:00 3 September 2014
1.05-2pm. Join Colin Hughes as he explores this ancient Chinese health and martial art and its influences from the Animal Kingdom. Expect to try some gentle Tai Chi moves as Colin explains…

After Hours: Oxjam Take Over

17:30 - 21:00 4 September 2014
5.30-9pm. Join us as we team up with Oxjam for an eclectic evening exploring how music plays an integral part in cultures around the world and can help galvanise the fight against…

Chinese Painting Taster Course

13:00 - 16:00 6 September 2014
Ever fancied having a go at Chinese painting? The Manchester Museum is running a Chinese painting taster course on Saturday 6th, 13th, 20th September 1-4pm.

The Poetry School at Manchester Museum

10:30 - 16:30 6 September 2014
Sat 6 Sep & Sat 1 Nov, 10.30am-4.30pm. A first for the Poetry School in Manchester! In collaboration with Manchester Museum, prize-winning poet Helen Mort offers some guided writing…

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