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Astrophotograhy Night at Jodrell Bank

19:30 18 January 2016 - 21:00 18 January 2017
Come along to Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre for an informal and fun evening of Astrophotography. You'll enjoy an Introduction to Astrophotography workshop (co-presented by Dr. Ant Holloway…

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,…

Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies 2016: Professor Michael Marrus (Toronto) - "Lessons of the Holocaust"

17:15 - 19:00 16 February 2016
The second Bogdanow Lecture in Holocaust Studies 2016. Michael Marrus is Professor Emeritus of Holocaust Studies at the University of Toronto. He is the author of numerous books including…

Cryptic laminin activity regulates matrix metalloproteinase expression during epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition – towards a strategy to target tissue fibrosis

12:00 - 13:00 16 February 2016
Abstract: The remodelling of the basement membrane (BM) – an integral part of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) - involves constant modulation of integrin-BM protein interactions…

Destination Space - The Astronaut Science Show

11:00 15 - 12:00 19 February 2016
This December, British European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake will start his mission to the International Space Station. To celebrate this mission, our science show will show you…

Destination Space – the astronaut science show

15 - 19 February 2016
In December 2015, British European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake started his mission to the International Space Station. To celebrate this mission, our science show will show you…

Environmental and Resource Economics Seminar CANCELLED

13:00 - 14:00 16 February 2016
Environmental and Resource Economics Seminar Speaker: Torben Klarl (University of Augsburg) CANCELLED

Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop: Dr Torben Klarl

13:00 - 14:00 16 February 2016
Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop https://www.uni-ulm.de/mawi/mawi-wiwi/mitarbeiter/dr-dr-habil-torben-klarl.html

February half term: Meet the Expert

13:00 15 - 13:45 19 February 2016
A chance to meet one of our resident scientific and engineering experts, find out about their work and quiz them about what they do and their knowledge of Jodrell Bank. If you have…

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

Magic, Witches and Devils in the Early Modern World

21 January - 21 August 2016
Ghosts, witches, sorcerers and demons: our fascination with the supernatural stretches back centuries. Experience how supernatural forces shaped the lives of everyone from kings and…

Miyakobashi Yokocho drawings exhibition

8 - 19 February 2016
This exhibition explores Miyakobashi Yokocho in drawings, photographs and text. It reveals previously concealed glimpses into Japan’s changing urban culture. Miyakobashi Yokocho (Yokohama,…

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 …

Our Earth: Its Climate, History, and Processes: A free online course to learn about Earth science.

18 January - 21 February 2016
This course focuses on a basic science understanding that demonstrates how the processes on Earth (including biological processes) lead to natural climate changes that have shaped the…

Saving a Century

8 January - 24 March 2016
'Saving a Century', curated by leading architectural historian Gavin Stamp, uses archive photographs and material from over 50 years of the The Victorian Society's fight to save historic…

Stacie Friend (Birkbeck): The Real Foundation of Fictional Worlds

15:00 - 17:00 16 February 2016
Abstract: I argue that judgements of what is ‘true in a fiction’ presuppose the Reality Assumption: the assumption that everything that is (really) true is also fictionally the case,…

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…

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.…

They Said, We Said

11 January - 29 April 2016
?'They Said, We Said' is a collection of artwork produced by members of Pure Studio, an arts facility based in Stockport that helps its members, all of whom have a learning disability,…

Tibor Reich

29 January - 29 August 2016
A celebration of post-war design alongside an exhibition of Wallpaper from the Whitworth's collection

Wallpaper

29 January - 4 September 2016
Continuing the celebration of post-war design this show features highlights from the Whitworth’s collection of 1950s and 60s wallpapers. At the heart of the exhibition are papers from…

Winter Studio - February half-term at the Whitworth

11:00 15 - 15:00 21 February 2016
Join our Winter Studio with your family this half-term and be inspired by bold patterns and prints. Explore our exhibitions through drama, discovering the hidden stories behind textile…

‘Catastrophic Thinking: Extinction and the Value of Diversity’

16:00 - 17:00 16 February 2016
This seminar is part of the CHSTM Seminar Series Feb-May 2016. CHSTM seminars will be held fortnightly on Tuesdays at 4pm in Room 2.57 Simon Building, Brunswick Street, Manchester,…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

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