Families

Artist in Residence – Beauty and the Beasts

10:30 - 16:00 20 March 2020
Meet Kate Eggleston- Wirtz, our artist in residence who is creating a curious and fantastic insect hotel over the next few weeks in the Beauty and the Beasts exhibition. Insects are…

Creative Manchester presents Music on Campus

12:15 11 February - 13:30 24 March 2020
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: In light of the developing situation around COVID-19 and the Government’s latest advice for people to avoid non-essential contact, we have taken the decision…

Daily: Art Hampers – resources for families at the Whitworth

10:00 31 August 2018 - 10:00 31 May 2020
Are you and your family hungry to get creative? Pick up a picnic hamper with a difference. Come to our Oxford Road or Parkside entrance and pick up one of our special hampers - free…

Instruments of Change

19 March 2019 - 31 December 2020
Instruments of Change is an exhibition that showcases objects from the Beswick Collection at the Museum of Medicine and Health, telling the stories of the people of Manchester whose…

Manchester University Big Band (MUBB)

19:00 - 21:00 20 March 2020
IMPORTANT UPDATE: This event has now been postponed. Please see further information here: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/coronavirus-update--17-march-2020/

MUMS Baroque - Henry Purcell: Showtunes

13:10 - 14:00 20 March 2020
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This event has now been postponed. Please see further information here: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/coronavirus-update--17-march-2020/

Science Learning at Home

20 March - 30 June 2020
Jodrell Bank Observatory is the UK’s latest UNESCO World Heritage Site and an icon for British science and engineering. For the last 75 years, the pioneering scientists and researchers…

Stargazing Night

15 November 2019 - 20 March 2020
7pm – 10pm Join us at Jodrell Bank for an unmissable opportunity to get started in astronomy. You’ll learn how to navigate the skies and locate the stars in our inflatable Planetarium,…

Artist in Residence – Beauty and the Beasts

10:30 - 16:00 21 March 2020
Meet Kate Eggleston- Wirtz, our artist in residence who is creating a curious and fantastic insect hotel over the next few weeks in the Beauty and the Beasts exhibition. Insects are…

The Cosmo Singers and Ad Solem

19:00 - 21:00 21 March 2020
IMPORTANT UPDATE: This event has now been postponed. Please see further information here: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/coronavirus-update--17-march-2020/

Stockport Youth Orchestra

15:30 - 17:30 22 March 2020
IMPORTANT UPDATE: This event has been postponed. Please see further information here: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/coronavirus-update--17-march-2020/

Artist in Residence – Beauty and the Beasts

10:30 - 16:00 27 March 2020
Meet Kate Eggleston- Wirtz, our artist in residence who is creating a curious and fantastic insect hotel over the next few weeks in the Beauty and the Beasts exhibition. Insects are…

Fridays for Future: Primary Schools Network Choir

11:45 - 12:15 27 March 2020
Come and join Manchester primary schools singing for the planet at Manchester Museum! Inspired by what they learnt about rainforests in the Museum, the children are singing traditional…

MUMS - Little Big Band: The University of Manchester’s Jazz Ensemble

13:10 - 14:00 27 March 2020
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This event has now been postponed. Please see further information here: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/coronavirus-update--17-march-2020/

Artist in Residence – Beauty and the Beasts

10:30 - 16:00 28 March 2020
Meet Kate Eggleston- Wirtz, our artist in residence who is creating a curious and fantastic insect hotel over the next few weeks in the Beauty and the Beasts exhibition. Insects are…

Romeo and Juliet: Star Crossed Lovers

13:00 - 14:00 31 March 2020
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This event has now been postponed. Please see further information here: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/coronavirus-update--17-march-2020/

Wordwear! CANCELLED

10:30 - 12:00 31 March 2020
Make your own piece of mood jewellery, inspired by poems to express how you feel. Taking different coloured beads to express different emotions, you’ll create your very own mood jewellery.…

Romeo and Juliet: Star Crossed Lovers

10:00 - 11:00 1 April 2020
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This event has now been postponed. Please see further information here: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/coronavirus-update--17-march-2020/

Toddler Tales CANCELLED

11:00 - 11:45 2 April 2020
Find a cosy corner, pull up a cushion and listen to fun stories. Join in playtime, creating a story world of your own. Free, no need to book, just drop in. Family friendly, children 5 yrs and under.

Wordwear! CANCELLED

10:30 - 12:00 2 April 2020
Make your own piece of mood jewellery, inspired by poems to express how you feel. Taking different coloured beads to express different emotions, you’ll create your very own mood jewellery.…

Artist in Residence – Beauty and the Beasts

10:30 - 16:00 3 April 2020
Meet Kate Eggleston- Wirtz, our artist in residence who is creating a curious and fantastic insect hotel over the next few weeks in the Beauty and the Beasts exhibition. Insects are…

Artist in Residence – Beauty and the Beasts

10:30 - 16:00 4 April 2020
Meet Kate Eggleston- Wirtz, our artist in residence who is creating a curious and fantastic insect hotel over the next few weeks in the Beauty and the Beasts exhibition. Insects are…

Chorus UK: It’s a Swing Thing

19:30 - 21:30 4 April 2020
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This event has now been cancelled. Please see further information here: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/coronavirus-update--1-april-2020/

Easter Holidays: Science Show: Seeing Jupiter Differently

4 - 19 April 2020
Show Times: Weekdays and bank holidays: 11am, 12pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm Weekends: 12pm, 3:30pm People have been viewing Jupiter for many centuries and over time, as we have developed different…

Easter Holidays: Seeing your little world differently

4 - 19 April 2020
11am – 4pm (drop-in any time) A drop in session for children under 5 to explore the world of how we see things including mirrors, lenses and colours. There will also be a story time…

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