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Music is the Medicine - After Hours

18:00 - 21:00 7 March 2019
Explore how listening to music, singing, making music and music therapy can aid recovery and positively benefit individual’s wellbeing. Our panel of speakers will explore how listening…

Music is the Medicine: Yoga

19:15 - 20:15 7 March 2019
Music is the medicine explores how listening to music, singing, making music and music therapy can aid recovery and positively benefit individual’s wellbeing. Our panel of speakers…

The Bureau

19:00 - 20:00 7 March 2019
The Bureau is Manchester Museum's new space for Citizens Action. As part of our Music is the Medicine After Hours event, pop in between 7-8pm for a chat with our Arts and Health Team…

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:15 - 10:30 9 March 2019
Sat 9 Feb: 9.15-10.30am 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…

Heritage Futures Studio Drop in Information Sessions

11:00 - 12:00 9 March 2019
Heritage Futures Studio Drop in Information Sessions Heritage Futures is the new exhibition at Manchester Museum that asks how we can shape the future and explores four key themes:…

Jazz Harp Performance with the Septentrion Harp Duo

15:00 9 March 2019
Sat 9 March 3pm Jazz Harp Performance with the Septentrion Harp Duo Join Alice Roberts & Kathryn Mason as they perform jazz, Latin and contemporary music in the Living Worlds gallery.…

School Trip for Grown Ups - After Hours

18:00 - 21:00 14 March 2019
Relive your school days with an evening out at the Museum! Take part in activities inspired by our Learning Programme - but aimed this time at the ‘young at heart’. Just like the school…

The Bureau

19:00 - 20:00 14 March 2019
The Bureau is Manchester Museum's new space for Citizens Action. As part of our School Trip for Grown-ups After Hours event, pop in between 7-8pm and help save an endangered language…

Difficult Dialogue: Importing International Conflict - After Hours

18:30 - 21:00 21 March 2019
Join the discussion on how international conficts affect us and explore how communities can address division and create understanding, goodwill and harmony. In partnership with…

The Bureau

19:00 - 20:00 21 March 2019
The Bureau is Manchester Museum's new space for Citizens Action. As part of our Difficult Dialogue After Hours event, pop in between 7-8pm and find out about the The Manchester Together…

Creature Features

10:00 - 16:00 23 March 2019
Creature Features What if wings were where the head should be? What if tentacles were where the feet should be? What if you had a typewriter for a body? Use our collection of curiosities…

South Asia Collective - After Hours

18:00 - 21:00 28 March 2019
An evening of art, music and conversation, from the collective at the heart of our new South Asia Gallery. This event is aimed at adults and is free to drop-in. Fossils Gallery 6.30pm-7.15pm:…

The Bureau

19:00 - 20:00 28 March 2019
The Bureau is Manchester Museum's new space for Citizens Action. As part of our South Asia Collective After Hours event, Saimah Anwar, Public Health Engagement Coordinator (Manchester)…

Creative Writing for Carers

19:00 - 20:30 4 April 2019
Creative Writing for Carers Be kind to yourself. Take a break. Caring for someone can be rewarding but it may also be a challenge. The needs of the person you care for may often come…

Participatory autism research: Opportunities and challenges

18:00 - 19:00 4 April 2019
Participatory autism research: Opportunities and challenges Thursday 4 April, 6 – 7pm Participatory autism research: Opportunities and challenges In the autism research field, there…

Quiet Night at the Museum - After Hours

18:00 - 21:00 4 April 2019
An opportunity to explore the Museum’s galleries when it’s quieter, away from the normal hustle and bustle of a daytime visit. Taking place in world Autism Awareness Week we particularly…

Easter Holiday Activities - Me & My Family Tree

14:00 9 - 16:00 11 April 2019
Family Tree: What’s important to you and what do you want to pass down your family tree? Create your own heirloom to pass to future generations about what it means to be in your family.…

Creative Writing for Carers

19:00 - 20:30 11 April 2019
Be kind to yourself. Take a break. Caring for someone can be rewarding but it may also be a challenge. The needs of the person you care for may often come before your own and lead…

Jallianwala Bagh 1919: Punjab Under Siege

11 April - 2 October 2019
Jallianwala Bagh 1919: Punjab Under Siege exhibition, developed in collaboration with The Partition Museum in India. This commemorative exhibit gives voice to the untold stories of…

Jallianwala Bagh 1919: Punjab Under Siege - After Hours

18:00 - 21:00 11 April 2019
The official opening of the Jallianwala Bagh 1919: Punjab Under Siege exhibition, developed in collaboration with The Partition Museum in India. This commemorative exhibit gives voice…

Autism Friendly Early Opening

09:15 - 10:30 13 April 2019
Sat 13 April: 9.15 – 10.30am 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…

Making Marigolds and Remembrances

11:30 - 15:30 13 April 2019
Making Marigolds and Remembrances Sat 13 Apr – 11.30am – 3.30pm In India, marigolds have cultural and religious significance, and are used for making garlands and offerings for rituals,…

Remembering Jallianwala Bagh, Multi-Faith Prayer

12:00 - 12:20 13 April 2019
Remembering Jallianwala Bagh, Multi-Faith Prayer Sat 13 Apr – 12pm Join representatives from Manchester’s Gurdwaras as they come together for a 100 second silence to mark 100 years…

Easter Holiday Activities - Me & My Family Tree

14:00 16 - 16:00 18 April 2019
Easter Holiday Activities - Me & My Family Tree Tues 16 – Thurs 18 April 2-4pm Family Tree: What’s important to you and what do you want to pass down your family tree? Create your own…

Panama Wildlife Evening

18:00 - 21:00 18 April 2019
A night of Panamanian festivities not to be missed! Manchester Museum welcomes Critically Endangered Harlequin Frogs to its collection and is the only institution in the world to…

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