Manchester Museum

Making Monuments on Rapa Nui. The Statues from Easter Island

1 April - 6 September 2015
1 April-6 September 2015 Free entry The monumental stone statues of Rapa Nui (named Easter Island by European explorers) in the Pacific are some of the most widely recognised archaeological…

Rock Drop: Geology Identification Sessions

14:00 - 15:00 23 April 2015
Thurs 23 Apr, 2-3pm. Our Curator of Earth Sciences, David Gelsthorpe, will be available once a month to answer your questions and identify your rocks and fossils.

Romuald Hazoumè: Dance of the Butterflies

14 February - 29 July 2015
Dance of the Butterflies is a stunning new art work by one of Africa’s foremost contemporary artists Romuald Hazoumè. It features swarms of multicoloured ‘butterflies’ which will take…

Magic Carpet

10:30 - 12:30 24 April 2015
Fri 24 Apr, 10.30-11.30am & 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: Nature & Us

11:00 - 16:00 25 April 2015
Sat 25 Apr, 11am-4pm. Discover more about nature around us, and how it affects our everyday lives. Explore and delve into our Nature Discovery gallery on Floor 1. Meet Museum curators…

Early Opening for Early Birds

09:00 - 10:00 25 April 2015
Sat 25 Apr, 9-10am. Are you and your young children up with the Larks and excited to get out and about and exploring? Come along to Manchester Museum's Living Worlds and Nature Discovery…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 28 April 2015
Tues 28 Apr, 10.30-11.15am, 11.30am-12.15pm: Sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren't walking yet. Every other Tuesday (except half term school holidays when…

Wednesday Tours at Manchester Museum: Geology & fossils

14:00 - 15:00 29 April 2015
Wed 29 Apr, 2pm. Weekly Wednesday tour at Manchester Museum, with a different theme each week.

Audio descriptive tour - General tour for the visually impaired

14:00 - 15:00 30 April 2015
Thurs 30 Apr, 2pm.

English Corner

13:00 - 14:30 5 May 2015
Tues 5 May, 1-2.30pm. Free English conversation classes using the Museum’s collection as inspiration for discussion.

Wednesday Tours at Manchester Museum: Extinction: The No Longer Living in Living Worlds

14:00 - 15:00 6 May 2015
Wed 6 May 2pm. Weekly Wednesday tour at Manchester Museum, with a different theme each week.

Museum election day Butterfly release

11:00 - 16:00 7 May 2015
Contemporary artist, Romuald Hazoumè is to “release” the fabric butterflies from six of his compositions on election day to encourage political engagement Dance of the Butterflies…

Autism Friendly Early Opening: See, make & do at the Museum

09:15 - 10:30 9 May 2015
Sat 9 May, 9.15-10.30am. Join us for our early openings at the Museum aimed at children who have autism and other needs, along with their families and carers, and siblings. Activities…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 13:45 12 May 2015
Tues 12 May, 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…

Wednesday Tours at Manchester Museum: "English" Coinage

14:00 - 15:00 13 May 2015
Wed 3 Jun, 2pm. Weekly Wednesday tour at Manchester Museum, with a different theme each week.

Museums at Night: Brighter Sound

18:00 - 21:00 14 May 2015
Thurs 14 May, 6-9pm. Brighter Sound brings together musicians Jason Singh and Giuliano Modarelli in an event inspired by India’s Warli artists and the animation of the Museum’s collections.…

Wednesday Tours at Manchester Museum: Facial reconstruction

14:00 - 15:00 20 May 2015
Wed 20 May, 2pm. Weekly Wednesday tour at Manchester Museum, with a different theme each week.

Big Saturday: Statues from Easter Island

11:00 - 16:00 23 May 2015
Sat 23 May, 11am-4pm. Come along to Manchester Museum and find out more about the monumental stone statues (or ‘moai’) of Rapa Nui (named Easter Island by European explorers). Discover…

Building the great monuments of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

14:00 - 15:00 23 May 2015
Sat 23 May, 2-3pm. Based on fieldwork on the island by Professor Colin Richards, an archaeologist at The University of Manchester, this talk will explore the social significance of…

Early Opening for Early Birds

09:00 - 10:00 23 May 2015
Sat 23 May, 9-10am. Are you and your young children up with the Larks and excited to get out and about and exploring? Come along to Manchester Museum's Making Monuments on Rapa Nui…

Half term: Rapa Nui statues

11:00 25 - 16:00 29 May 2015
Mon 25 May-Fri 29 May, 11am-4pm. Visit the Museum’s Making Monuments on Rapa Nui exhibition, and find out more about the monumental stone statues (or ‘moai’) of Rapa Nui (named Easter…

Baby Explorers

11:00 - 14:30 26 May 2015
Tues 26 May, 11am-2.30pm. Sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren't walking yet. Every other Tuesday 10.30-11.15am, 11.30am-12.15pm & 1-1.45pm (except half…

Rock Drop: Geology Identification Sessions

14:00 - 15:00 28 May 2015
Thurs 28 May, 2-3pm. Our Curator of Earth Sciences, David Gelsthorpe, will be available once a month to answer your questions and identify your rocks and fossils.

Magic Carpet

10:30 - 12:30 29 May 2015
Fri 29 May, 10.30-11.30am & 11.30am-12.30pm. Story making and activity sessions. For toddlers up to 5yrs and their families/carers (Young babies welcome with older siblings).

English Corner

13:00 - 14:30 2 June 2015
Tues 2 Jun, 1-2.30pm. Free English conversation classes using the Museum’s collection as inspiration for discussion.

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