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24:7 Big Festival Weekend

24 - 26 July 2015
The 24:7 Theatre festival is a unique event, helping to promote new plays while developing the emerging talent of writers, directors, actors, producers and technicians. It has been…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 - Madness Sweet Madness

15:30 - 17:30 26 July 2015
It's 2am, and Vesuvius would do anything for a few hours' sleep. But the arrival of two unorthodox authority figures threatens to disrupt his night further - and make a right mess of…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 - The Plant

14:00 - 15:30 26 July 2015
On finding themselves mysteriously imprisoned, the protagonists of our tale Leon and Keith do the only thing they can do, they start telling stories. ‘The Plant’ is a darkly comic…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 - We Are The Multitude

15:30 - 17:00 26 July 2015
Victims of their own intensely irritating personalities, Lisa and Simon are trapped in their office building after angry demonstrators occupy it. With life and death in the balance,…

24:7 Big Festival Weekend 2015 – GARY: A LOVE STORY

14:00 - 15:30 26 July 2015
Two very strange brothers face police truncheons, gruesome playground injuries and the perils of mutual masturbation in “Gary: a Love Story,” a caustic and moving new play about brotherly…

B.15:45 Architecture modelmaking exhibition: Celebrating 45 years of the B.15 modelmaking workshop

1 September 2014 - 31 December 2015
2015 marks 45 years of the Kantorowich B.15 modelmaking workshop at The University of Manchester. The B.15:45 exhibition is a retrospective look at the last 45 years of modelmaking…

Darkness and Light: Exploring Gothic

16 July 2015 - 10 January 2016
EXTENDED UNTIL 10 JANUARY This intriguing exhibition reveals how Gothic architecture and anatomy inspired and influenced a literary genre, and how the lasting legacy of Gothic can be…

Discovery Centre

4 - 26 July 2015
Sats & Suns, 11am-4pm Drop into the Discovery Centre for drawing and other art activities inspired by the Museum's collection and pick up one of our free Museum activity sheets.

Each Thursday: Thursday Lates

18:00 23 July - 18:00 17 December 2015
Thursday Lates Our late night openings are the perfect place to meet friends and enjoy a selection of talks, performances, film screenings, live music and artist interventions. Thursday,…

Hands-on

1 - 31 July 2015
Drop-in. Throughout the week visit one of our handling tables and get hands-on with objects from the collection, such as an Alexander the Great coin, an urban fox and an ancient Egyptian scarab beetle.

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…

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…

Summer Holiday Activities: Treasure

20 July - 30 August 2015
Drop in, free, families. 11am - 4pm Discover something new this summer at Manchester Museum. Collect a map as your explore the Museum’s collections, visit our object handling tables,…

Thursdays: Great Escape: Yoga – the whitworth

08:30 23 July - 08:30 10 December 2015
Great Escape: Yoga Thursday from 8:30am-9:45am No emails, texts, updates or alerts – yoga that takes full advantage of the Whitworth's peaceful setting - and some of its wonderful…

Garden Week at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre

27 - 31 July 2015
Come and join us for our week celebrating the gardens of Jodrell Bank. The following program of events runs each day and each activity lasts approximately 30 minutes: 11.00 Galaxy…

SKA Shared Sky Exhibition - Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre

27 July - 31 August 2015
This summer we welcome the SKA Shared Sky Exhibition which features celestial artwork by indigenous artists from South Africa and Australia, where the Square Kilometre Array will be…

Telescope Tours at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre

27 July - 31 August 2015
Join one of our physics undergraduate summer interns to find out more about the Lovell telescope! During this half hour walk around the base of the telescope, you’ll hear about its…

Art Picnics: weekdays throughout summer

11:00 28 July - 13:00 28 August 2015
Art Picnics Picnics with a difference…. Meet artists and new friends. Eat… Chat… Make… Together. It’s the summer of love at the Whitworth, Manchester’s gallery in the park. Whatever…

U-Battery – A Local Modular Energy Source

12:00 - 13:00 29 July 2015
The Dalton Seminar Series aims to promote exchange and offer informative events across institutions and facilities associated with The University of Manchester’s Dalton Nuclear Institute.…

University of Manchester Heritage Tour

12:00 - 13:00 29 July 2015
Come and discover how Manchester helped make the modern world... Our heritage tours lead visitors around some of the University's oldest and finest building whilst telling the history…

Wednesdays: Great Escape: Tai-Chi for Wellbeing

08:30 29 July - 08:30 16 December 2015
Great Escape: Tai-Chi for Wellbeing Wednesday, from 8.30am to 9.30am £5 Tai-Chi for Wellbeing A traditional Chinese internal art for mind and body. Located in the peaceful setting…

Whimsical Wednesday: Embroidery workshop

11:00 - 14:00 29 July 2015
How about trying something new, or something you've not done in a while? These drop-in sessions offer the opportunity to dip your toes into a creative activity in a comfortable and supportive workshop.

Bike Registration Event

12:00 - 13:00 30 July 2015
Free Bike Marking session - To qualify for a discounted 'D' lock students and staff must register their bikes on the University scheme. PLEASE NOTE - All registration sessions are…

Rock Drop: Geology Identification Sessions

14:00 - 15:00 30 July 2015
Thurs 30 Jul, 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.

Vivarium Tours

12:00 30 July 2015
Every Thurs, 12pm Book on 0161 275 2648, free. Take a tour of one of the most popular and distinctive galleries at Manchester Museum. Explore our comprehensive collection of live…

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