Manchester Museum

FoodHack: Shrooming the Technos

17:30 - 21:00 29 October 2015
The Biospheric Studio has developed the first hyperlocal mushroom farm in Manchester, supplying some of the best restaurants in the city. Are you a great north-west based technologist?…

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…

Ginesis: Distill my beating heart

19:00 29 October 2015
Enjoy a gin-tasting session with a difference, as local blogger Charlie Hooson-Sykes is joined by two master distillers to explain the origins, scientific background and development…

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…

Materia Medica meets CurARTive

18:00 - 21:00 29 October 2015
Several modern medicines have been derived, developed and synthesized from unlikely organic materials. This evening challenges preconceptions about modern pharmaceuticals; and questions…

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…

Spooky Bat Tours

17:00 - 19:30 29 October 2015
Have you ever wondered how many kinds of bats there are? Come along to our bat talk and tour and find out more. See bats from the Museum’s collection and meet a Bat expert from the…

Stroke: Stories of the self through art and science

12:00 - 17:00 29 October 2015
Life after a stroke is commonly very different to life before. Coinciding with World Stroke Day, this exhibition reveals the complex emotional challenges faced by stroke survivors through…

The Butterfly’s Adventure

01:30 - 14:30 29 October 2015
Martin the fuzzy caterpillar’s bag is all packed ready for his biggest adventure yet. Can you help him through the grassy green meadow and across the raging river all in search of his…

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.…

Fascinating Fungi

11:00 - 16:00 30 October 2015
Did you know that the world’s first antibiotic came from Penicillin mould? Come along and find out many other fascinating facts about Fungi. Get stuck into a variety of hands-on family…

Magic Carpet: A Tadpole’s Tale

10:30 - 12:30 30 October 2015
Book on 0161 275 2648 (from a week before from 2pm), free, under 5s and their families/carers (young babies welcome with older siblings). Story making and activity sessions.

Big Saturday: Science Spectacular

11:00 - 16:00 31 October 2015
Calling all budding scientists! Explore, build, and play! Come and take part in a range of challenging science quests. With more than 40 interactive experiments and demonstrations you…

Children Say the Funniest Things

11:00 7 - 16:00 8 November 2015
Drop in, free, families Come along for a weekend full of family friendly hands on and interactive activities, and discover more about the science behind the way we communicate, and…

Discovery Centre

11:00 7 - 16:00 8 November 2015
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.

Baby Explorers

10 November 2015
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 11am-2.30pm).…

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:00 - 10:30 14 November 2015
Drop in, free, Autism Friendly: suitable for children and young people aged 5-16 with a parent or carer and siblings Join us for our early openings at the Museum aimed at children who…

Discovering Animal Mummies

10:00 - 16:00 14 November 2015
Book, mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or phone 0161 275 2648 Millions of animal mummies have been discovered all over Egypt. British archaeologists have been among the leading excavators and…

Discovery Centre

11:00 14 - 16:00 15 November 2015
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.

Pop Goes the Biosphere

17:30 - 21:00 20 November 2015
How will Manchester use technology and science to create a liveable, loveable city of the future? Join Istvan Kenyeres, a leader in ecological engineering and urban circularity from…

Big Saturday: Dinosaurs

11:00 - 16:00 21 November 2015
Our Fossils gallery will be closing for a few weeks at the end of November, so come along and see Stan the T-Rex and Percy the Plesiosaur to say “see you soon”. With activities for…

Discovery Centre

11:00 21 - 16:00 22 November 2015
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.

Early Opening for Early Birds

09:00 - 10:00 21 November 2015
Are you and your young children up with the Larks and excited to get out and about and exploring? Come along to our early opening for early birds. Enjoy self-led tours, object handling…

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