Manchester Museum

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:15 - 10:30 11 June 2016
See, Make and Do at the Museum 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. …

Climate Control

11 May - 18 September 2016
We hear about climate change on the news and in the newspapers. Climate change is happening all around us, but this isn’t the time to ignore it, it’s the time to get really, really,…

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.…

Views of an Antique Land: Imaging Egypt and Palestine in the First World War

10:00 - 16:00 11 June 2016
To commemorate the WW1 Centenary, researchers from Cardiff University will hold a ‘roadshow’ at the Museum exploring these local links and collecting memories. Items from the Manchester…

Views of an Antique Land: Imaging Egypt and Palestine in the First World War

11:00 - 12:00 11 June 2016
Manchester has a close connection to Egypt thanks to the lively trade in cotton and antiquities in the 19th century. Join Paul Nicholson for this talk exploring local links and collective memories.

Exploring Representations of Neanderthals in Popular Culture

14:00 - 15:00 12 June 2016
Early popular culture representations played a significant role in shaping the stereotypical perception of Neanderthals as dim witted and brutish cavemen. This talk will explore how…

Views of an Antique Land: Imaging Egypt and Palestine in the First World War

10:00 - 16:00 12 June 2016
To commemorate the WW1 Centenary, researchers from Cardiff University will hold a ‘roadshow’ at the Museum exploring these local links and collecting memories. Items from the Manchester…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

10:30 - 11:15 21 June 2016
Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props and real objects, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. Sessions…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

11:30 - 12:15 21 June 2016
Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props and real objects, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. Sessions…

Musical Baby Explorers

13:00 - 13:45 21 June 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 Please…

Climate Control - Manchester Museum Movies

24 June 2016
ICE AGE : The Meltdown This is one of a series of weekend of climate themed screenings for families and adults at Manchester Museum, with films to suit everyone. Join us to watch…

Big Saturday – Minibeasts and Us

11:00 - 16:00 25 June 2016
Celebrate National Insect Week and discover more about the wonderful variety of minibeasts both local and global. Find out more about how insects help us, from helping to create the…

The Urban Naturalist

14:00 - 16:00 26 June 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. The Meteorology…

The Urban Naturalist

Climate Change Synaesthesia: the exhibition unleashed

08:00 - 09:30 30 June 2016
Climate scientists and artists take hold of the exhibition, inviting the public to take another look….an immersive installation unfolds and we hear, touch, smell and taste the effects…

Living (and writing) the weather

11:00 - 13:00 30 June 2016
Join University of Manchester sociologist Professor Jennifer Mason to learn about her research on ‘Living the Weather’, which explores how our everyday lives are full of weather and…

Migratory Birds: Poetry and Perceptions of Climate Change

18:00 - 19:30 30 June 2016
A panel bringing together a poet, a literary scholar, a climate change scientist and an ornithologist will address the following questions: How does poetry represent birds and our relationship…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

10:30 - 11:15 5 July 2016
Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props and real objects, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. Sessions…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

11:30 - 12:15 5 July 2016
Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props and real objects, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. Sessions…

English Corner

13:00 - 14:30 5 July 2016
Free English conversation classes using the Museum’s collection as inspiration for discussion.

Musical Baby Explorers

13:00 - 13:45 5 July 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 Please…

Extreme Weather Memories

17:30 - 19:00 8 July 2016
Extreme Weather Memories Friday 8 July 5.30 - 7pm Drop-in, Free, Adult What are your extreme weather memories? Snow in summer or flooded gardens. Join us at Manchester Museum…

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:15 - 10:30 9 July 2016
See, Make and Do at the Museum 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…

Finds Liaison

10:00 - 16:00 15 July 2016
Finds Liaison

Take Me Back to Manchester Workshop

14:00 - 16:00 16 July 2016
In 1872, Maharajah, an Asian Elephant, walked from Edinburgh to his new home in Belle Vue Zoo with his keeper Lorenzo Lawrence. Oliver East, a Manchester-based artist, walked the same…

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