Manchester Museum

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,…

Frog-Tastic

13:30 - 14:15 17 August 2016
Free, for active toddlers, parents, grandparents and carers. (Younger siblings welcome too) Book one week in advance on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648 after 2pm Activity…

Frog-Tastic

14:30 - 15:15 17 August 2016
Free, for active toddlers, parents, grandparents and carers. (Younger siblings welcome too) Book one week in advance on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648 after 2pm Activity…

Frogs on the Allotment

17 August 2016
Drop in, free, all ages How many frogs can you spot on the Museum Allotment, come along and do our Hopping Frogs trail and see how many you can find.

Frogs on the Allotment

14:00 - 16:00 17 August 2016
Drop in, free, all ages How many frogs can you spot on the Museum Allotment, come along and do our Hopping Frogs trail and see how many you can find.

Magic Carpet: A Tadpole’s Tale

11:30 17 August 2016
Free, for active toddlers, parents, grandparents and carers. (Younger siblings welcome too) Book one week in advance on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648 after 2pm Story making and activity session

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.…

Autism Friendly Early Opening

23 August 2016
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 take place before the…

Activities on the Allotment

11:00 - 13:00 24 August 2016
Drop in, free, all ages Come along to the Museum Allotment to water, prune and plant. Create a newspaper pot and have some seeds to take away with you to plant.

Activities on the Allotment

14:00 - 16:00 24 August 2016
Drop in, free, all ages Come along to the Museum Allotment to water, prune and plant. Create a newspaper pot and have some seeds to take away with you to plant.

After Hours: The Lived Experience of Climate Change: A Story of One Piece of Land in Dhaka

18:00 - 21:00 24 August 2016
Adult Event, Free, Book on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648 Dhaka, Bangladesh is on the front line of climate change, but what does that mean to the people living in its slums?…

Magic Carpet: Nature Discovery

10:30 - 11:30 24 August 2016
Free, for active toddlers, parents, grandparents and carers. Story making and activity session

Magic Carpet: Nature Discovery

11:30 - 12:30 24 August 2016
Free, for active toddlers, parents, grandparents and carers. Story making and activity session

Pot Decorating and Planting

13:30 - 14:15 24 August 2016
Free, for active toddlers, parents, grandparents and carers. (Younger siblings welcome too) Book one week in advance on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648 after 2pm Activity…

Pot Decorating and Planting

14:30 - 15:15 24 August 2016
Free, for active toddlers, parents, grandparents and carers. (Younger siblings welcome too) Book one week in advance on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648 after 2pm Activity…

Festival of Nature Weekend

11:00 26 - 16:00 28 August 2016
Hands on, nature inspired activities for all the family.

Magic Carpet

10:30 - 11:30 26 August 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

11:30 - 12:30 26 August 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…

Big Saturday: I Spy Nature

11:00 - 16:00 27 August 2016
From minibeasts to mammals, discover more about nature all around you and what you can do to help nature thrive. Explore the Museum’s Nature Discovery and Living Worlds gallery to…

The Butterfly’s Adventure

10:30 - 12:30 28 August 2016
For active toddlers and parents, grandparents and carers. (Younger siblings welcome too) Book one week in advance. on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648 after 2pm. Music, song…

Urban Naturalist: Trees

14:00 - 16:00 28 August 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. Trees:…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

10:30 - 11:15 30 August 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 30 August 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 30 August 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…

The Junk Child

11:30 - 12:15 30 August 2016
Join us as we enter the junk world on an exciting adventure for children aged 7+ that examines our impact on climate, and what we can do to help prevent climate change. Expect beautiful…

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