Contact Theatre, Manchester Museum

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

09:15 - 11:15 12 September 2020
Sat 12 Sept: 9.15-11.15am See, Make and Do at the Museum - Autism-Friendly Join us for early openings at the Museum aimed at children who have autism and other needs, along with their…

Finds Liaison

10:00 - 16:00 18 September 2020
Finds Liaison 10am-1pm and 1.30-4pm Heather Beeton , the Finds Liaison Officer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme will be in Manchester Museum. Come and see her if you have you need…

Artist in Residence Beauty and the Beasts: falling in love with insects

11:00 - 16:00 9 October 2020
Artist in Residence Beauty and the Beasts: falling in love with insects Artist Kate Eggleston-Wirtz was commissioned by Manchester Museum to create an ‘Insect Hotel’ within the Beauty…

Artist in Residence Beauty and the Beasts: falling in love with insects

11:00 - 16:00 10 October 2020
Artist in Residence Beauty and the Beasts: falling in love with insects Artist Kate Eggleston-Wirtz was commissioned by Manchester Museum to create an ‘Insect Hotel’ within the Beauty…

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

09:15 - 11:15 10 October 2020
Sat 10 Oct: 9.15-11.15am See, Make and Do at the Museum - Autism-Friendly Join us for early openings at the Museum aimed at children who have autism and other needs, along with their…

Artist in Residence Beauty and the Beasts: falling in love with insects

11:00 - 16:00 16 October 2020
Artist in Residence Beauty and the Beasts: falling in love with insects Artist Kate Eggleston-Wirtz was commissioned by Manchester Museum to create an ‘Insect Hotel’ within the Beauty…

Cancelled Finds Liaison

10:00 - 16:00 16 October 2020
Finds Liaison 10am-1pm and 1.30-4pm Heather Beeton , the Finds Liaison Officer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme will be in Manchester Museum. Come and see her if you have you need…

Artist in Residence Beauty and the Beasts: falling in love with insects

11:00 - 16:00 17 October 2020
Artist in Residence Beauty and the Beasts: falling in love with insects Artist Kate Eggleston-Wirtz was commissioned by Manchester Museum to create an ‘Insect Hotel’ within the Beauty…

Artist in Residence Beauty and the Beasts: falling in love with insects

11:00 - 16:00 23 October 2020
Artist in Residence Beauty and the Beasts: falling in love with insects Artist Kate Eggleston-Wirtz was commissioned by Manchester Museum to create an ‘Insect Hotel’ within the Beauty…

Artist in Residence Beauty and the Beasts: falling in love with insects

11:00 - 16:00 24 October 2020
Artist in Residence Beauty and the Beasts: falling in love with insects Artist Kate Eggleston-Wirtz was commissioned by Manchester Museum to create an ‘Insect Hotel’ within the Beauty…

Artists Talk - Beauty and the Beasts; falling in love with insects

11:00 - 11:30 24 October 2020
Saturday 24 October 11-11.30am Artist Kate Eggleston-Wirtz has been commissioned by Manchester Museum to create an ‘Insect Hotel’ in response to our Beauty and the Beasts: Falling in…

Windows of Creativity Art Trail

26 October - 4 December 2020
Monday 26 October until Friday 4 December Windows of Creativity Art Trail Free, Everyone, Drop by From the Wild in Art team who brought the award winning Bee in the City trail to Manchester…

Half Term Family Activity - Paper Flowers

11:00 - 11:45 27 October 2020
Paper Flowers (online event) Tuesday 27 October 11-11.45am Manchester Museum is delighted to be hosting an installation by paper artist Kate Kelly as part of the Windows of Creativity…

Half term Family Activity - Paper Flowers

14:00 - 14:45 29 October 2020
Paper Flowers Thursday 29 October 2- 2.45pm Manchester Museum is delighted to be hosting an installation by paper artist Kate Kelly as part of the Windows of Creativity art trail,…

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

09:15 - 11:15 14 November 2020
Cancelled - Sat 14 November: 9.15-11.15am See, Make and Do at the Museum - Autism-Friendly Join us for early openings at the Museum aimed at children who have autism and other needs,…

Cancelled Finds Liaison

10:00 - 16:00 20 November 2020
Finds Liaison 10am-1pm and 1.30-4pm Heather Beeton , the Finds Liaison Officer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme will be in Manchester Museum. Come and see her if you have you need…

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

09:15 - 11:15 12 December 2020
Cancelled - Sat 12 December: 9.15-11.15am See, Make and Do at the Museum - Autism-Friendly Join us for early openings at the Museum aimed at children who have autism and other needs,…

We Are Nature

11:00 23 June - 16:00 31 August 2021
How does nature make you feel? Discover Wild Chorus and Voicing Silence, two new artistic responses to the beauty, complexity and decline of wildlife, now on display at Manchester…

Radical Readers Summer Event: Book Discussion

18:00 19 July 2021
Part one of Our Shared Cultural History x Decolonise University of Manchester. Join us for a discussion of Postcolonial Banter by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan. We will have a relaxed conversation,…

Belonging: Space & Place - Poetry Workshop

18:00 - 20:00 21 July 2021
Following on from the Whose Statues? Whose Stories? sessions for young people, join Our Shared Cultural Heritage for a poetry workshop, hosted by one of our Young Collective members…

Force of Nature

11:00 21 July - 16:00 29 August 2021
Get close to nature and explore our collections this summer with free, family activities with Manchester Museum. From fascinating fossils, to up close and personal encounters with…

Sixty Second Species

12:00 21 July 2021
Online event, every Wednesday throughout summer at 12pm. Discover more about the wild species on your doorstep and beyond, with the Vivarium Team. Our Sixty Second Species will continue…

Let's Dance

11:00 - 12:00 22 July 2021
Online event. Ever wondered if you could samba sitting down? Well, now you can-can! Dance is a great way of building stamina, increasing joint flexibility and having fun, whatever…

Mixed Identities: discussion & reflection workshop

18:00 22 July 2021
Join our Our Shared Cultural Heritage Collective at Manchester Museum and explore mixed heritage identities. This is a space to present, reflect, discuss and share perspectives on…

21st century nature collecting

10:00 - 11:30 23 July 2021
How did scientists collect nature samples in the past? How is it different today? Compare different types of museum collecting, then become a citizen scientist and explore the nature…

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