Manchester Museum

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:15 - 10:30 10 February 2018
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…

Children in Ancient Egypt

09:15 - 17:00 10 February 2018
Children were at the centre of the ancient Egyptian worldview, but they are often over-looked as a group in Pharaonic society. This study day brings together experts to discuss different…

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…

Collection Bites - Love Symbols at Manchester Museum

13:30 - 14:00 12 February 2018
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…

Big Saturday

10:00 - 16:00 17 February 2018
Join us and take part in creative activities for all of the family inspired by our collections.

Manchester Museum tour in Mandarin

11:00 - 12:00 17 February 2018
From 2018 we are proud to offer free foreign language tours aimed at native speakers and students of any level of Spanish and Mandarin Chinese . The tours will encompass all of our…

Feb Half Term Activities

11:00 19 - 16:00 23 February 2018
Join us this half term and be inspired by the museum's collections through a variety of creative hands on activities.

Baby Explorers Drop in sensory play session

11:00 - 14:30 20 February 2018
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,…

Magic Carpet The Porridge Pot

10:30 - 11:30 23 February 2018
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…

Collection Bites - Meteorites

13:30 - 14:00 26 February 2018
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…

NHS@70: Stories of Our Lives

2 - 3 March 2018
To celebrate the launch of the NHS@70: Stories of Our Lives project on Friday 2 March Manchester Museum volunteers will invite visitors to enjoy a close encounter with objects linked…

Opera North Whistle Stop Opera

12:30 - 13:00 5 March 2018
If you haven’t ever been to a live opera and want to try a bite-sized version first, or you just fancy experiencing it right under your nose, then Whistle Stop Opera is for you. This…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 11:15 6 March 2018
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 6 March 2018
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 6 March 2018
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 10 March 2018
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…

Manchester Museum Tour in Italian

10:00 - 11:00 10 March 2018
In order to enhance the experience for our international visitors, from 2018 we are proud to offer free foreign language tours aimed at native speakers and students of any level of…

Manchester Museum Tour in Italian

11:00 - 12:00 10 March 2018
Al fine di migliorare l'esperienza dei nostri visitatori internazionali, dal 2018 siamo orgogliosi di offrire tour gratuiti in lingua straniera rivolti a madrelingua e studenti di qualsiasi…

Marie Stopes Re-assessed

14:00 - 16:00 10 March 2018
Marie Stopes re-assessed: reluctant Mancunian, sexual revolutionary, birth control pioneer. Marie was controversial in her lifetime, but since the Second World she has been maligned…

Wonder Women: From Petticoats to Microscopes

13:30 - 14:00 12 March 2018
From archaeologists to academics, from the curious to the curators, there is a long history of pioneering women who have shaped Manchester Museum and the University of Manchester. This…

Big Saturday: Places and People

11:00 - 16:00 17 March 2018
Join us for a day of family activities inspired by the museum's collection and the BBC Civilisations Festival. See objects, meet curators, experts and join us for hands on family friendly…

Hands on Science

11:00 - 16:00 17 March 2018
Explore science through interactive activities created and facilitated by University of Manchester students for their final year project. Their activities have been designed with the…

Baby Explorers

10:30 - 11:15 20 March 2018
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 20 March 2018
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 20 March 2018
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.…

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