Manchester Museum

Celebrating Ganesha

2 September 2017 - 8 January 2018
Manchester Museum is delighted to host the beautiful stone sculpture of Ganesha. Celebrating Ganesha is touring across several venues around the UK as part of the British Museum’s Partnership…

Finds Liaison

11:00 - 16:00 17 November 2017
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…

Memories of Partition

15 August 2017 - 31 January 2018
Find out about the experiences and legacies of the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 through the memories of members of Manchester’s South Asian communities. The partition of…

Music in the Museum

10:00 17 November 2017
Experience the museum accompanied by a South Asian sound track. Live performance will animate our spaces. Free, all ages, no need to book, just drop in

Reena Saini Kallat

10:00 30 September 2017 - 17:00 25 February 2018
Acclaimed artist Reena Saini Kallat has delved into Manchester Museum’s natural science and human culture collections for her solo exhibition. Her newly-commissioned sculpture Chorus…

Big Saturday: Ganesha

11:00 - 16:00 18 November 2017
A day of art, history and dance for all the family. Free, all ages, no need to book, just drop in

Collection Bites

13:30 - 14:00 20 November 2017
Collection Bites are half an hour talks hosted by our Visitor Team every other Monday. Our Visitor Team members are with our collections every day and so are the perfect people to give…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 11:15 21 November 2017
Baby Explorers is an interactive story and sensory play session. Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, song, props and real objects, supported by…

Baby Explorers

11:30 - 12:15 21 November 2017
Baby Explorers is an interactive story and sensory play session. Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, song, props and real objects, supported by…

Musical Baby Explorers

13:00 - 13:45 21 November 2017
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.…

Magic Carpet: The Meadow Story

10:30 - 11:30 24 November 2017
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 Meadow Story

11:30 - 12:30 24 November 2017
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…

Music in the Museum

10:00 - 17:00 24 November 2017
Experience the museum accompanied by a South Asian sound track. Live performance will animate our spaces. Free, all ages, no need to book, just drop in

Sleep: Lost & Found

11:00 - 16:00 25 November 2017
Let’s get serious about sleep. Discover more about sleep, sleep patterns and how lost sleep can be found again by making small changes to your bedrooms, bedtime routines and diets.…

Sleep: Lost & Found

11:00 - 16:00 26 November 2017
Let’s get serious about sleep. Discover more about sleep, sleep patterns and how lost sleep can be found again by making small changes to your bedrooms, bedtime routines and diets.…

Close Knit

14:00 - 16:00 2 December 2017
Close Knit is a knitting group that will be meeting in The Study, at Manchester Museum on the first Saturday of the month until March 2018. Close Knit is a great opportunity to knit…

Collection Bites

13:30 - 14:00 4 December 2017
Collection Bites are half an hour talks hosted by our Visitor Team every other Monday. Our Visitor Team members are with our collections every day and so are the perfect people to give…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 11:15 5 December 2017
Baby Explorers is an interactive story and sensory play session. Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, songs, props and real objects, supported…

Baby Explorers

11:30 - 12:15 5 December 2017
Baby Explorers is an interactive story and sensory play session. Our specially devised stories, inspired by our collections, include music, song, props and real objects, supported by…

English Corner

13:00 - 14:30 5 December 2017
Free English conversation classes using the Museum’s collection as inspiration for discussion. Drop in, free, adult

Musical Baby Explorers

13:00 - 13:45 5 December 2017
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.…

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:15 - 10:30 9 December 2017
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…

English Corner

13:00 - 14:30 9 December 2017
Free English conversation classes using the Museum’s collection as inspiration for discussion. Drop in, free, adult

Manchester Museum and Henry Dresser, Victorian ornithologist

11:00 - 12:30 9 December 2017
Join Manchester Museum’s Henry McGhie as he explores the fascinating world of Henry Dresser and Victorian ornithologists. Henry will share the story from his new book a short talk…

Finds Liaison

11:00 - 16:00 15 December 2017
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…

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