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Baby Explorers

10:30 - 11:15 29 September 2015
Bookings will be taken a week in advance from 2pm on 0161 275 2648, free Sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren't walking yet. Every other Tuesday (except Feb…

Baby Explorers

11:30 - 12:15 29 September 2015
Bookings will be taken a week in advance from 2pm on 0161 275 2648, free Sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren't walking yet. Every other Tuesday (except Feb…

Baby Explorers Drop In

13:00 - 14:00 29 September 2015
Drop in, free Sensory play and music for babies who aren’t walking yet. Every other Tuesday.

Hands-on

1 - 30 September 2015
Drop-in, free, all ages 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.

The Phantoms of Congo River: Photographs by Nyaba Ouedraogo : Manchester Museum

11 September 2015 - 10 April 2016
Nyaba L. Ouedraogo is a self-taught photographer born in Burkina Faso, and now working and living between Paris and West Africa. The Phantoms of the Congo River is a photography exhibition…

The Study at Manchester Museum

11 September 2015 - 31 December 2016
Big ideas. Singular collaborations. Strange and wonderful things. Exhibitions and events with some of the most interesting people we know. And somewhere that brings them all together.…

Can’t draw, won’t draw

10:30 - 12:30 4 October 2015
Join artist Lauren Iredale and practice a fundamental drawing skill using the Museum’s objects as inspiration. Discover some top tips for drawing and create your own masterpiece to…

Let’s Storyboard

14:00 - 16:00 4 October 2015
Join in with the Big Draw, taking inspiration from the Museum’s collection you will be taken on a drawing and story making adventure. Discover how every picture tells a story and every…

Gifts for the Gods: Animal Mummies Revealed

8 October 2015 - 17 April 2016
A groundbreaking exhibition of over 60 animal mummies showing how modern science can help explain this ancient practice. Mummies of jackals, crocodiles, cats and birds are displayed…

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:15 - 10:30 10 October 2015
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 take place before the…

Baby Explorers

11:30 - 14:30 13 October 2015
Drop in sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren't walking yet. Visit manchester.ac.uk/museum for booking details.

Kate Mosse: The Taxidermist's Daughter

19:00 - 21:00 16 October 2015
Kate Mosse, one of Britain's best known novelists, reads from and discusses her latest haunting novel. Held - appropriately - among the taxidermy of our stunning Living Worlds Gallery,…

Energy Futures interview series

11:00 - 16:30 19 October 2015
As part of the Rutherford’s Garden arts/sciences collaborations research project (commissioned by The University of Manchester, artist/curator James Brady is conducting a series of…

Brambles galore

10:00 - 12:00 22 October 2015
Museums are treasure troves of information about where animals and plants live. Making the information available is challenge – but you could help! Drop-in to meet Rachel Webster, Curator…

Rock Drop: Geology Identification Sessions

14:00 - 15:00 22 October 2015
Drop in, free. Our Curator of Earth Sciences, David Gelsthorpe, will be available once a month to answer your questions and identify your rocks and fossils.

Brambles galore

10:00 - 12:00 23 October 2015
Museums are treasure troves of information about where animals and plants live. Making the information available is challenge – but you could help! Drop-in to meet Rachel Webster, Curator…

The science behind animal mummies, in six objects

13:00 - 14:00 23 October 2015
Imaging techniques, 3D printing and chemical analysis are just a few of the methods used to learn more about the animal mummies of Ancient Egypt, which are showcased in the exhibition…

Let’s Draw

13:00 - 16:00 24 October 2015
Meet artist Oliver East, as he shares some top tips for creating your own Comic Art. Create your own comic strip story about the animals on display at Manchester Museum, while finding…

Stone Flowers

24 October 2015
Some of the more recent Stone Flowers members will be showcasing their work at Manchester Museum. Come and talk to our team and watch the performance. Stone Flowers project came into…

Junk Model Animals

11:00 26 - 16:00 30 October 2015
Jackals, cats, birds and crocodiles, you will see these and other animals in our 'Gifts for the Gods: Animal Mummies Revealed exhibition, floor G. Discover what new scientific research…

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Solar System

11:00 - 16:00 26 October 2015
Venture into the world of planetary sciences and learn about our Solar System. Hold real pieces of Mars, meteorites, and even the Moon. Make meteorite craters, plan space missions,…

Baby Explorers

11:30 - 14:30 27 October 2015
Drop in sensory play and interactive story sessions for babies who aren't walking yet. Visit manchester.ac.uk/museum for booking details.

Enrgy Futures interview series

16:00 27 October 2015
As part of the Rutherford’s Garden arts/sciences collaborations research project (commissioned by The University of Manchester, artist/curator James Brady is conducting a series of…

Mummifying Oranges

13:00 27 - 14:00 29 October 2015
Discover more about how and why ancient Egyptians mummified animals and the science behind mummification through this hands on activity. Part of Manchester Science Festival. Visit eventbrite.co.uk/e/m…

Mummifying Oranges

14:30 27 - 15:30 29 October 2015
Discover more about how and why ancient Egyptians mummified animals and the science behind mummification through this hands on activity. Part of Manchester Science Festival. Visit eventbrite.co.uk/e/m…

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