Manchester Museum

Magic Carpet

10:30 - 11:30 30 September 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 30 September 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…

Science Uncovered Manchester European Researchers Night at Manchester Museum

17:00 - 18:00 30 September 2016
A Level Social Adult, Free, Book on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648 after 2pm. Friday 30 September is European Researcher’s night and for the second time Manchester Museum…

Science Uncovered Manchester European Researchers Night at Manchester Museum

18:00 - 22:00 30 September 2016
Adult, Free, Book on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648 after 2pm. Friday 30 September is European Researcher’s night and for the second time Manchester Museum will be hosting…

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.…

Grandparents Day

11:00 - 13:00 2 October 2016
Celebrate Grandparents Day at Manchester Museum with all the family, come and collect a family scrapbook and create clay mementos of your visit, inspired by the Museum’s collections. Drop in, free, all ages

Grandparents Day

13:30 - 16:00 2 October 2016
Celebrate Grandparents Day at Manchester Museum with all the family, come and collect a family scrapbook and create clay mementos of your visit, inspired by the Museum’s collections. Drop in, free, all ages

Silver Sunday

11:00 - 16:00 2 October 2016
Come and meet the Museum volunteers, find out more about volunteering at Manchester Museum and see some objects from the Museum’s collections. Drop in, free, adults

English Corner

13:00 - 14:30 4 October 2016
Free English conversation classes using the Museum’s collection as inspiration for discussion. Drop in, free, adult

English Corner

13:00 - 14:30 4 October 2016
Free English conversation classes using the Museum’s collection as inspiration for discussion. Drop in, free, adult

Age Friendly Taster Tours

11:00 - 12:00 5 October 2016
Discover the delights of Manchester Museum on a taster tour led by one of our volunteers. This event is part of Silver Sunday and Age-Friendly Museums Day. Drop in, free, adult

Age Friendly Taster Tours

13:00 - 14:00 5 October 2016
Discover the delights of Manchester Museum on a taster tour led by one of our volunteers. This event is part of Silver Sunday and Age-Friendly Museums Day. Drop in, free, adult

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:00 - 10:30 8 October 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…

Journeys Festival International

11:00 - 16:00 8 October 2016
Join us as part of the city wide Journeys Festival International celebrating the artwork, music, creativity, culture and experiences of refugee artists. The Museum will be showcasing…

Baby Explorer interactive story and sensory play sessions

10:30 - 11:15 11 October 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 11 October 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 11 October 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…

Finds Liason

10:00 - 16:00 21 October 2016
Vanessa Oakden, the Finds Liaison Officer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme will be in The Study. Come and see her if you have you need to record your find. This includes all archaeological…

After the bees: Poetry meets science

14:00 - 16:00 22 October 2016
Albert Einstein predicted that: “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would only have four years of life left.” Take part in a workshop exploring this idea…

After the bees: Poetry meets science

Urban Naturalist

14:00 - 16:00 23 October 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. Museums…

Animal Kingdom Thaumatropes

11:00 - 16:00 24 October 2016
Explore the world of nature through stereoscopic 3D vision in the Animal Kingdom exhibition, floor 3. See how many primates, marine life creatures, birds, reptiles and mammals you can…

Oct Half Term Activities: Animal Prints

11:00 24 - 16:00 28 October 2016
Be inspired by rare animals and plants and create an animal print of your own to take away. Visit our new exhibition ‘Extinction or Survival?’ on floor G. From the Dodo to the Giant…

Ocular Bionica: Hands-onica

11:00 - 14:00 24 October 2016
Create your own low-tech animations inspired by Ocular Bionica, artist Lucy Burscough’s stop-frame animated film about hybrid human-digital vision. You can also chat to Lucy about…

Baby Explorers Drop in sensory play session

11:00 - 14:30 25 October 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,…

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