Manchester Museum

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…

Let’s Discuss: Claiming Space

14:00 - 15:30 20 June 2019
Let’s Discuss: Claiming Space Community groups and individuals work tirelessly to campaign for urban nature and its habitats across Greater Manchester. Ironically, we are campaigning…

Show & Tell Thursday

18:00 - 21:00 20 June 2019
Imagine Manchester as your museum, where some of Manchester Museum’s most wondrous objects are across the city, in the spaces you live, work and play. Join us on Thursday 20 June,…

Who Cares? - 'A growing collection of stories about people caring for nature across Greater Manchester.'

2 May - 31 July 2019
A growing collection of stories about people caring for nature across Greater Manchester. A Heritage Futures Studio Residency at Manchester Museum 29th April - 31st July 2019 In…

Young Adventurers

15:30 - 18:00 20 June 2019
Young Adventurers: Free after-school workshops for 11-14 year olds at Manchester Museum. Thursdays 3.30pm-6pm from 6 June-11 July Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes…

Let’s Discuss: Creative Methods & Creative Expressions

14:00 - 15:30 27 June 2019
Let’s Discuss: Creative Methods & Creative Expressions Please not that this event has been postponed. Please e-mail rebecca.taylor-4@manchester.ac.uk for new date. Throughout the…

Young Adventurers

15:30 - 18:00 27 June 2019
Young Adventurers: Free after-school workshops for 11-14 year olds at Manchester Museum. Thursdays 3.30pm-6pm from 6 June-11 July Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes…

Trinity CofE High Choir performance

14:15 - 15:45 2 July 2019
Come and listen to Trinity CofE High school choir as they perform familiar songs with instruments and voice in the Museum's Living Worlds gallery. A rare experience for Museum visitors…

Swing Ting & Epic B present Flex Ave, the Manchester Edition

19:00 - 23:00 4 July 2019
Swing Ting & Epic B present Flex Ave, the Manchester Edition “DJs, Dancers, Vocalists and Vibes” Manchester’s Swing Ting imprint and Brooklyn's Epic B combine to present Flex Ave.…

Young Adventurers

15:30 - 18:00 4 July 2019
Young Adventurers: Free after-school workshops for 11-14 year olds at Manchester Museum. Thursdays 3.30pm-6pm from 6 June-11 July Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes…

Young Adventurers

15:30 - 18:00 11 July 2019
Young Adventurers: Free after-school workshops for 11-14 year olds at Manchester Museum. Thursdays 3.30pm-6pm from 6 June-11 July Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes…

See, Make & Do at the Museum

09:15 - 10:30 13 July 2019
See, Make and Do at the Museum: 9.15-10.30am 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…

What Sparks Joy?

19:00 - 20:30 18 July 2019
Striving for a more sustainable, green and minimalistic lifestyle is an aim for many people in today’s culture. But how does this balance with the increasing need to conserve our species,…

Young Adventurers: Inheriting the Anthropocene: Cabinets of Curiosities

17:00 - 18:00 18 July 2019
Celebration event at Manchester Museum, showcasing the work of the Young Adventurers who, for the last 6 weeks, have been spending their Thursday afternoons exploring and reimagining…

The Ocean: Family Learning Workshop

10:30 - 12:30 22 July 2019
The Ocean workshops will be celebrating the rich diversity of life in the sea. We will be making sea creatures, talking about climate change and things you can do to help the environment,…

The Garden: Family Learning Workshop

10:30 - 12:30 23 July 2019
The Garden workshops will focus on the diverse variety of plants, trees and wildlife we have on our doorstep. We will be putting together our own miniature craft garden and creating…

Knit & Natter: A Recipe for Success?

11:30 - 15:30 24 July 2019
Knit & Natter: A Recipe for Success? Who would have thought that knitting a vegetable could open up conversation about an incredibly valuable growing space for women’s health and wellbeing.…

The Ocean: Family Learning Workshop

24 July 2019
The Ocean workshops will be celebrating the rich diversity of life in the sea. We will be making sea creatures, talking about climate change and things you can do to help the environment,…

Art is Art

18:00 - 21:00 25 July 2019
Art is Art 6-9pm With One Voice and Manchester Museum invite you to join us in the exploration and demonstration of outsider art and its impact on all our lives. Meet the artists,…

The Garden: Family Learning Workshop

14:00 - 16:00 25 July 2019
The Garden workshops will focus on the diverse variety of plants, trees and wildlife we have on our doorstep. We will be putting together our own miniature craft garden and creating…

The Ocean: Family Learning Workshop

10:30 - 12:30 26 July 2019
The Ocean workshops will be celebrating the rich diversity of life in the sea. We will be making sea creatures, talking about climate change and things you can do to help the environment,…

Space Chase - Summer Reading Challenge with Manchester Libraries

10:00 - 16:00 27 July 2019
Sat 27 July: 10am–12.30pm and 2-4pm - Space Chase Join Manchester Libraries to find out more about their Summer Reading Challenge and how you can get involved. Get crafty and explore…

Summer Family Activities - Lost Words

14:00 30 July - 16:00 29 August 2019
Summer Family Activities - Lost Words Discover, Share and Create with us this summer. Tuesdays – Thursdays 2-4pm From Tues 30 July to Thurs 29 Aug Join us for family friendly arts…

An Audience with the Singh Twins

18:00 - 20:30 31 July 2019
An Audience with the Singh Twins Come to see the reveal of the final two panels of award winning contemporary artists The Singh Twins tryptic artwork Jallianwala: Repression and Retribution.…

Manchester's annual commemoration of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic weapon attacks and civilian victims of war and terrorism

10:30 - 11:30 6 August 2019
Manchester Museum is delighted to be hosting Manchester's annual commemoration of the Hiroshima and Nagaski atomic weapon attacks and civilian vicitms of war and terrorism. Members…

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

Search