March
Thurs 3 Mar / 3.30-4.30pm
Fairtrade teatime treat
Come along for a cuppa (about 165 million of which are drunk in Britain each day) and to find out about Fairtrade tea, Manchester’s links to tea and see some Camellia sinensis (tea) specimens.
Book on 0161 275 2648, free, adults and older children
Thurs 3 Mar / 4.30-5.30pm
How does a fairtrade company work?
Informal talk with Veja, a London-Paris based fairtrade shoe company, and guests about how an ethical business really can work.
Book on 0161 275 2648, free, adults and older children
Tues 8 Mar / 3.30-5pm
International Women’s Day skills swap shop
Are you proud of the woolly jumper you’ve just knitted? Or your grandma’s legendary chocolate cake recipe? Swap your skills with others, learn Museum skills such as conservation and find out about the Museum’s women collectors.
Drop-in, free, all ages
Sun 13 Mar / 11am-4pm
Science treasure trail
Join the British Science Association for a science treasure trail. There are activities and puzzles... and of course treasure!
Drop-in, free, families
Thurs 17 Mar / 12.30-1.45pm
Talk: 12.30-1.15pm
Tour: 1.15-1.45pm
Arguments and umbrella stands: Victorian Manchester’s natural history collections
In Victorian Manchester there was a Geological Society and a Natural History Society. They shared a museum, but disagreed about the admission fee – and about everything else, including the museum’s umbrella stand. Followed by a behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum’s geology collection.
Book on 0161 275 2648, free, adults and older children
Big Saturday
Sat 19 Mar / 11am-4pm
The body experience
A day of hands-on activities about the body's organs and functions. Part of National Science and Engineering Week.
11am-4pm: Human body tour
Come on a tour of the human body with scientists from the Faculty of Life Sciences and School of Computer Science at The University of Manchester. Collect your “passport” and travel around the body. Learn how the brain communicates with all the different organs in your body and how it controls your senses. See how the heart works and how your lungs help you breathe. Ever wondered what your liver and kidneys do? Come and find out! Travel through your gut and learn about the bugs that can infect it! Find out how your body heals wounds and what happens to your organs when we have diseases. Make your own mark and help us make a gigantic picture of the human body in our ‘Body Rangoli’.
Drop-in, free, all ages
12-1pm: Family Friendly Film screening
Book on the day, free, all ages
Sat 19 Mar
Young curators exhibition
Come and see what happens when you let a group of teenagers loose at The Manchester Museum! Our team of young curators have designed their own exhibition, using Museum and hand made objects. Come and look, complete activities and chat to our young museum workers.
Drop-in, free, all ages
Mon 21 Mar / 12.30-1.30pm
Confucius Institute China talk: Travel within China
Gunpowder, silk, paper and porcelain were all invented in China. Find out more about one of the most important and influential civilisations in world history in this series of monthly talks by The Confucius Institute. Part of our CHINA: JOURNEY TO THE EAST exhibition.
Book on 0161 275 2648, free, adults and older children
Showcase lecture
Wed 23 Mar / 3-4.30pm
The Artificial Ape: Technology, Evolution and Humanity
Timothy Taylor, author and archaeologist.
Drop-in, free, adults
Magic Carpet
Fri 25 Mar / 11am-12pm
Head, shoulders, knees & toes
Storytelling and activity session for under 5s.
Book on 0161 275 2648 (from 18 Mar), £1 per child, under 5s and their families/carers
