Manchester Museum

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…

Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds Surgery

22 December 2015
Friday 22 January 10am-4pm Drop-in, free, adults Finds surgery for recording and identification of objects found by members of the public from prehistory to 1700s, including metalwork, flint and pottery.

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.…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 12:15 5 January 2016
Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions 10.30-11.15am and 11.30am-12.15pm Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

10:30 19 January 2016
Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions 10.30-11.15am and 11.30am-12.15pm Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props…

After Hours: Gift for the Gods

18:00 - 21:00 25 January 2016
Drop-in, free, adults A vibrant and eclectic evening where you can meet the curators, mummify some oranges, enjoy a glass of wine, and much, much more.

Magic Carpet - Dinosaurs

10:30 - 12:30 29 January 2016
10.30-11.30 and 11.30-12.30 Magic Carpet is an interactive, creative, story making and activity session that forms connections to the Museum’s collections. Our stories are specially…

Meet the Authors - Jonathan Geldart: 'The Thoughts of Chairmen Now'

13:00 - 14:00 1 February 2016
An interactive presentation and discussion on the paradox that China remains to be. Jonathan Geldart, author of The Thoughts of Chairmen Now and Notes from a Beijing coffee shop (a…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

10:30 - 12:15 2 February 2016
10.30-11.15am and 11.30am-12.15pm Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props and real objects, supported by a range of playful sensory…

Musical Baby Explorers

13:00 - 13:45 2 February 2016
Join us for live music and songs inspired by our collections, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. A space to play, share and discover together…

Half Term Activities (Mon 15 – Fri 19 Feb)

11:00 15 - 16:00 19 February 2016
Plait & Print Explore different wrapping techniques and textured fabrics used to wrap Animal Mummies and create a relief print to take home Drop in, free, all ages

Baby Explorers Drop in sensory play session

11:00 - 14:30 16 February 2016
Join us for a drop in Baby Explorer sensory play session over half term. Discover real objects, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. A space to play,…

Musical Baby Explorers

13:00 - 13:45 16 February 2016
Join us for live music and songs inspired by our collections, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. A space to play, share and discover together …

Taster Tours

14:15 - 15:00 16 February 2016
Drop-in (no need to book), free, meet at the Information Desk (Floor G) Come and join one of our Visitor Services Assistants for a tour and learn more about some of the fascinating…

CIDRAL Workshop: Unmentionables: Conversations about the Obscene

14:00 - 17:00 17 February 2016
This event is part of CIDRAL's Semester 2 programme for the 2015-16 academic year, themed around Cultures and Temporalities. Concern over the social appropriateness or offensiveness…

Magic Carpet –The Porridge Pot

11:30 - 12:30 17 February 2016
Magic Carpet is an interactive, creative, story making and activity session that forms connections to the Museum’s collections. Our stories are specially devised to enable our youngest…

Magic Carpet –The Porridge Pot

Taster Tours

14:15 - 15:00 17 February 2016
Drop-in (no need to book), free, meet at the Information Desk (Floor G) Come and join one of our Visitor Services Assistants for a tour and learn more about some of the fascinating…

Taster Tours

14:15 - 15:00 18 February 2016
Drop-in (no need to book), free, meet at the Information Desk (Floor G) Come and join one of our Visitor Services Assistants for a tour and learn more about some of the fascinating…

Taster Tours

14:15 - 15:00 23 February 2016
Drop-in (no need to book), free, meet at the Information Desk (Floor G) Come and join one of our Visitor Services Assistants for a tour and learn more about some of the fascinating…

Taster Tours

14:15 - 15:00 24 February 2016
Drop-in (no need to book), free, meet at the Information Desk (Floor G) Come and join one of our Visitor Services Assistants for a tour and learn more about some of the fascinating…

ESRC IAA showcase

13:00 - 16:00 25 February 2016
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) awarded the University of Manchester over £860k to deliver the Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) until 2018. The IAA is being used to…

Immersed in Lithics

25 - 26 February 2016
A conference on chipped and ground stone artefacts, 25th -26th February 2016, hosted at The University of Manchester and The Manchester Museum. This conference has been organised by…

Taster Tours

14:15 - 15:00 25 February 2016
Drop-in (no need to book), free, meet at the Information Desk (Floor G) Come and join one of our Visitor Services Assistants for a tour and learn more about some of the fascinating…

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