Families

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…

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/

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…

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…

Easter Holidays: Meet the Expert

6 - 17 April 2020
1pm Here’s your chance to meet one of our resident science and astronomy experts. You’ll learn all about their work, plus have the chance to ask the space questions you’ve always wanted to ask!

Cancelled: Easter Holiday Activities - Bees & Butterflies

14:00 7 - 16:00 9 April 2020
Caring for the health & wellbeing of our visitors, staff & volunteers is our priority. To reduce the risk of Covid-19 from Tues 17 March our events programme is cancelled. We will communicate…

Wordwear! CANCELLED

10:30 - 12:00 7 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.…

Cancelled: Easter Holiday Activities - Insect Hotels

10:30 - 12:30 8 April 2020
Caring for the health & wellbeing of our visitors, staff & volunteers is our priority. To reduce the risk of Covid-19 from Tues 17 March our events & schools programme is cancelled.…

Cancelled: See, Make and Do at the Museum - Autism-Friendly

09:15 - 11:15 11 April 2020
Caring for the health & wellbeing of our visitors, staff & volunteers is our priority. To reduce the risk of Covid-19 from Tues 17 March our events programme is cancelled. We will communicate…

Cancelled. Easter Holiday Activities - Bees & Butterflies

14:00 14 - 16:00 16 April 2020
Caring for the health & wellbeing of our visitors, staff & volunteers is our priority. To reduce the risk of Covid-19 from Tues 17 March our events programme is cancelled. We will communicate…

Wordwear! CANCELLED

10:30 - 12:00 14 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.…

Cancelled: Easter Holiday Activities - Insect Hotels

10:30 - 12:30 15 April 2020
Caring for the health & wellbeing of our visitors, staff & volunteers is our priority. To reduce the risk of Covid-19 from Tues 17 March our events & schools programme is cancelled.…

Cancelled: Beauty and the Beasts Bug Ball

18:00 - 20:30 16 April 2020
Caring for the health & wellbeing of our visitors, staff & volunteers is our priority. To reduce the risk of Covid-19 from Tues 17 March our events programme is cancelled. We will communicate…

LITERATURE LIVE: An Evening with Hilary Mantel hosted by Kamila Shamsie

19:00 - 20:20 19 April 2020
IMPORTANT INFORMATION This event has now been cancelled. Please see further information here: https://tinyurl.com/s4yyrfz

Cancelled: Jodrell Bank: 75 Years of science

20 April - 13 November 2020
-Please note that these events have been cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak- 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of Jodrell Bank Observatory. Since 1945, this globally significant…

WCLC: Michelle Assay (piano) and David Fanning (piano)

13:10 - 14:00 23 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/

The University of Manchester Brass Band (UMBB)

19:00 - 21:00 24 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/

WCLC: Gamelan from West Java

13:10 - 14:00 30 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/

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