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…

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…

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…

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…

Summer Family Activities - Lost Words

14:00 6 - 16:00 8 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…

Mindful Muse

10:15 - 12:15 9 August 2019
Fri 9 Aug Mindful Muse 10.15am-12.15pm Join Jess Wilkinson from ‘The Sea Within’ as she takes you on mindful journey through the Museum’s collections. Great for families who would like…

Mindful Muse

13:15 - 15:15 9 August 2019
Fri 9 Aug Mindful Muse 1.15am-3.15pm Join Jess Wilkinson from ‘The Sea Within’ as she takes you on mindful journey through the Museum’s collections. Great for families who would like…

See, Make & Do at the Museum

09:15 - 10:30 10 August 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…

Space Chase - Summer Reading Challenge with Manchester Libraries

10:00 - 16:00 10 August 2019
Sat 10 Aug: 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 13 - 16:00 15 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…

Placard Making

16 August 2019
Placard Making Make a placard to commemorate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919 and march it to St Peter’s Square to stand with the memorial of those who were killed at Peterloo…

Summer Friendly Fridays - See, Make & Do

09:15 - 11:30 16 August 2019
Summer Friendly Fridays: 9.15-11.30am Friendly Fridays - our summer daytime See, Make and Do autism friendly sessions will be running on Fri 16, Fri 23 and Fri 30 Aug. Join us for…

Commemorating the Partition of India.

11:00 - 16:30 17 August 2019
The 1947 partition of India has a legacy that has left scars in the memories of those who lived through it, as well as the later generations who learn about the brutal history of displacement.…

Summer Family Activities - Lost Words

14:00 20 - 16:00 22 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 2019 Join us for family friendly…

Valuing Humanity

18:30 - 20:00 21 August 2019
Join us for a conversation about community based humanity with our Chief Guest Consular General of Iraq Dr Ihsan Allawi and key speakers Zaid Bahr Al-Uloom, Director of Al-Balaghi Academy…

Community Curators: Inside the Pharmacy Collection

10:30 - 13:30 22 August 2019
Fully Booked Have you ever wanted to discover the hidden world behind the scenes of a museum? Or want to have a go at academic research? Become a researcher for a day and join us in…

Family Gorgeous and Friends present the Museum Menagerie

12:00 - 16:00 22 August 2019
To celebrate Manchester Pride, we will be hosting an afternoon of drag cabaret, curated and produced by Manchester-based drag queens, Family Gorgeous (who starred in the recent Channel…

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