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…

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

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 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…

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…

Rock Drop: Geology Identification Sessions

14:00 - 15:00 18 February 2016
Drop-in, free, adults Our Curator of Earth Sciences, David Gelsthorpe, will be available once a month to answer your questions and identify your rocks and fossils

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…

After Hours: Gift for the Gods

18:00 - 21:00 25 February 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.

After the Bees: What makes a story?

19:15 - 20:30 25 February 2016
Book mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or ring 0161 275 2648 free, adults A presentation of 'After the Bees' project including video, poetry and arts writing. Extra text 'After the bees' is…

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…

Magic Carpet: Under the Sea

10:30 - 12:30 26 February 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…

Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds Surgery

10:00 - 16:00 26 February 2016
Finds surgery for recording and identification of objects found by members of the public from prehistory to 1700s, including metalwork, flint and pottery.

Big Saturday – Stone Age

11:00 - 16:00 27 February 2016
11am – 4pm Discover more about life in the Stone Age, how people lived and worked and the tools they used. Enjoy flint knapping demonstrations. Find out how archaeologists investigate.…

Early Opening for Early Birds

09:00 27 February 2016
9-10am 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…

Owl Project Perform Rock Music at Manchester Museum

16:30 - 18:00 27 February 2016
Following an artist residency at Manchester Museum, as part of the University of Manchester, Owl Project have become fascinated by the Museum’s prehistoric stone tool in Rock Music,…

The Urban Naturalist

14:00 28 February 2016
Friendly, practical workshops run by leading naturalists. From wild food-foraging and composting to bird song and insect identification, explore biodiversity on our doorstep. This…

English Corner

13:00 1 March 2016
Drop-in, free, adults Free English conversation classes using the Museum’s collection as inspiration for discussion. The Study Adults Current University students General public Post 16 University staff

Collection Bites

14:00 - 15:00 3 March 2016
Collection Bites is on the first Thursday of the month, joined by a series of guest speakers for conversations discussing key objects from the collection.

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