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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…

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…

In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great: a fresh look at an epic journey

18:00 - 19:30 15 September 2014
6-7.30pm. In this talk, Professor Michael Wood will look again at the story of Alexander the Great, whose amazing journeys of conquest he re-traced in 1998. He will update the story…

Manchester Museum Tour - Living Cultures

15:00 - 16:00 18 September 2014
3pm. A chance to find out more about some of the key pieces from the Living Cultures collection.

World War 1 and China: the Chinese Labour Corps in France

13:00 - 14:00 24 September 2014
1-2pm. 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War One, a war which significantly reshaped the world in the 20th century. China’s involvement, and the profound…

Magic Carpet

10:30 - 12:30 26 September 2014
10.30-11.30 & 11.30am-12.30pm. Story making and activity sessions. For toddlers up to 5yrs and their families/carers (Young babies welcome with older siblings)

Big Saturday: Discover the Pacific

11:00 - 16:00 27 September 2014
11am-4pm. A day of discovery and exploration for all ages. Inspired by the Museum’s Living Cultures collection, September’s Big Saturday will take you to the South Pacific. Make your…

Urban Naturalist: Weather

14:00 - 16:00 27 September 2014
2-4pm. Join Michael Flynn to find out more about the weather station that was once in Whitworth Park and to learn more about the current weather recording undertaken by The University of Manchester.

Wonderstruck Singing Workshop

13:30 - 16:30 27 September 2014
1.30-4.30pm. Would you like to perform in Manchester Museum as part of a remarkable Weekend of Wonder? We're looking for keen singers to participate in Wonderstruck, an exciting large-scale…

Wonderstruck Singing Workshop

13:30 - 16:30 28 September 2014
1.30-4.30pm. Would you like to perform in Manchester Museum as part of a remarkable Weekend of Wonder? We're looking for keen singers to participate in Wonderstruck, an exciting large-scale…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 30 September 2014
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 half term school holidays when…

Collection Bites: House-dwelling spiders

13:05 - 14:00 1 October 2014
Wed 1 Oct, 1.05-2pm. Dr. Dmitri Logunov will devote his talk to house-dwelling spiders, along with other invertebrates and insects, presenting a selection of entomological specimens.

Manchester Museum Tour - Audio descriptive

15:00 - 16:00 2 October 2014
3pm. For people who have a visual impairment.

Chinese Painting Taster Course For Adults

13:00 - 16:00 4 October 2014
Ever fancied having a go at Chinese painting? Manchester Museum is running a Chinese painting taster course on Saturday 4, 11 & 18 October 1-4pm. £65 for 3 sessions. Places are limited…

Grandparents Weekend

11:00 4 - 16:00 5 October 2014
Sat 4 & Sun 5 Oct, 11am-4pm. Bring the whole family for fun drop-in activities. Enjoy Drawing Den activities in the Museum’s Discovery Centre and collect a family scrapbook and fill…

Siberia: At the Edge of the World

4 October 2014 - 1 March 2015
Until 1 March 2015. The first exhibition of its kind in the UK, Siberia: At the Edge of the World brings together natural history and cultural objects from British and Russian museums,…

See, share, make and tell...

11:00 - 16:00 5 October 2014
Sun 5 Oct, 11am-4pm. Come along to the Manchester Museum for our Meet the Artist event and enjoy the opportunity to create some artworks of your own, enjoy gallery tours and be inspired…

Manchester Literature Festival: Pascale Petit

19:00 8 October 2014
Wed 8 Oct, 7pm. Take a wild trip from the Rainy City to the City of Light. Join Manchester Prize-winning poet Pascale Petit as she launches her sixth collection, Fauverie. Her previous…

Manchester Museum Tour - Natures Library

15:00 - 16:00 16 October 2014
3pm. A chance to find out more about some of the key pieces from this collection.

Cave Hunting 140 Years On: Late Ice Age Humans in Britain

19:00 - 20:00 17 October 2014
Fri 17 Oct, 7-8pm. William Boyd Dawkins (1837–1929) was the first curator of the Manchester Museum and the first Professor of Geology in The University of Manchester. He pioneered many…

Manchester Museum Tour - Evolution

15:00 - 16:00 23 October 2014
3pm. Learn more about evolution, and famous naturalists like Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.

Old Wives Tales?

14:00 - 16:00 23 October 2014
Thurs 23 Oct, 2-4pm. Taking inspiration from the Museum's fascinating material medical collection, explore our relationship to medicine through conversation and creative writing. Chat…

Big Saturday: Science Spectacular

11:00 - 16:00 25 October 2014
11am-4pm. Calling all budding scientists! Come and take part in a range of challenging science quests. Find out how to make square bubbles, help us build an erupting volcano, and see…

Urban Naturalist: Bats

14:00 - 16:00 25 October 2014
Sat 25 Oct, 2-4pm. Do you know your Pipistrelle from your Noctule? These are just two of the 18 species of bats found in the UK. Join Steve Parker from the South Lancashire Bat Group…

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