Events List
Chai & Paint
FREE | BOOK ONLINE
TOP FLOOR
Join us for a relaxed Chai & Paint workshop celebrating South Asian Heritage Month, designed especially for older South Asian women.
LEGO Build & Talk
FREE | JUST DROP IN
KANARIS THEATRE
A free interactive experience delivered by Lego and digital family experts Parent Zone, designed to support families with a playful way to engage in otherwise difficult conversations about digital safety.
Made in South Asia Games Night
FREE | BOOK ONLINE
SOUTH ASIA GALLERY PROJECT SPACE
Made in South Asia Games Night is a regular Wednesday evening event exploring the South Asian origins of much-loved games like Ludo, Snakes and Ladders, and Carrom.
Wellbeing Wednesday: Nature's Ecosystem
£2.88 | BOOK ONLINE
TOP FLOOR
A relaxed, therapeutic art and craft workshop, using reusable modelling clay to create rainforest-inspired pieces.
Finds ID
FREE | JUST DROP IN
THE TOP FLOOR
Found an archaeological object in your garden, out walking, or metal detecting?
Come along to a finds day to learn more about your discovery and hand it in for recording with the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
Finds ID
FREE | Just drop in
THE TOP FLOOR
Found an archaeological object in your garden, out walking, or metal detecting?
Come along to a finds day to learn more about your discovery and hand it in for recording with the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
Wellbeing Wednesday: Nature's Adornments
£2.88 | BOOK ONLINE
TOP FLOOR
A relaxed, therapeutic paper craft workshop, creatiung garlands and artworks based on buttercups and daisies.
SEND Live Animal Encounters
FREE | Book online
THE VIVARIUM, FLOOR 2
Specially for groups of students with special educational needs/disabilities, our Live Animal Encounters allow students to get up close to frogs, snakes and more from our amazing Vivarium.
Creative writing workshop with Jenny Lau
FREE | BOOK ONLINE
TOP FLOOR CLASSROOM
Join Jenny Lau, author of An A–Z of Chinese Food (Recipes Not Included), for a unique and inspiring creative writing workshop.
Timeless Bodies: Death, Grief and Healing Across Cultures
FREE | BOOK ONLINE
KANARIS THEATRE AND TOP FLOOR CLASSROOM
A two-day interdisciplinary workshop exploring how cultures across time have understood death, mourning, remembrance, and healing.
Wellbeing Day
FREE | BOOK ONLINE
VARIOUS LOCATIONS
In celebration of World Wellbeing Week 2026, we warmly invite you to our free wellbeing day.
Talk English Circle
FREE | JUST DROP IN
TOP FLOOR
Join our welcoming Talk English Circles sessions, designed to help you build confidence in speaking English, develop new skills and meet other people.
Talk English Circle
FREE | JUST DROP IN
TOP FLOOR
Join our welcoming Talk English Circles sessions, designed to help you build confidence in speaking English, develop new skills and meet other people.
Upcycling Workshop with The Or Foundation
FREE | Book online
TOP FLOOR
Join makers from Kantamanto, the world's largest second-hand clothing market, to learn how to repurpose and refashion your old clothes.
Wellbeing Wednesday: Nature's Jewels
£2.88 | BOOK ONLINE
TOP FLOOR
A relaxed, therapeutic mixed art and craft workshop taking inspiration from some of the insects in our Entomology collection.
SEND Live Animal Encounters
FREE | BOOK ONLINE
THE VIVARIUM, FLOOR 2
Specially for groups of students with special educational needs/disabilities, our Live Animal Encounters allow students to get up close to frogs, snakes and more from our amazing Vivarium.
Talk English Circle
FREE | Just drop in
TOP FLOOR
Join our welcoming Talk English Circles sessions, designed to help you build confidence in speaking English, develop new skills and meet other people.
Help MUD make a community cookbook
FREE | JUST DROP IN
EXHIBITION HALL
50 years from now and it's 2076. Do we still use cookbooks? What would they look like? What will we be eating? and how?
Talk English Circle
FREE | Just drop in
TOP FLOOR
Join our welcoming Talk English Circles sessions, designed to help you build confidence in speaking English, develop new skills and meet other people.
Introductory tai chi qigong summer session
FREE | BOOK ONLINE
LEE KAI HUNG CHINESE CULTURE GALLERY, FLOOR 1
Enjoy the benefits of relaxed, free-flowing movement during our introductory tai chi qigong sessions aimed at people aged 50+.
Family-friendly Chinese Ink Painting
FREE | JUST DROP IN
TOP FLOOR
Try your hand at Chinese ink painting in one of our family-friendly sessions. We’re joining forces with Chinese Art Zone Manchester for a day-long celebration of this traditional artform, which will be perfect for families, art lovers and curious creatives of all ages.
Reuse and Recycle Crafts
FREE | JUST DROP IN
THE TOP FLOOR
Don’t chuck it away, put it to good use! Join us to get creative through fun craft activities using waste materials, inspired by our exhibition Human Natures.
Talk English Circle
FREE | Just drop in
TOP FLOOR
Join our welcoming Talk English Circles sessions, designed to help you build confidence in speaking English, develop new skills and meet other people.
Critical Conversations: Relooted Game
FREE | Book online
THE TOP FLOOR
Critical Conversations is a space for young people to explore museums, culture and heritage. In this session, play and discuss Relooted, an Afrofuturist heist game.
SEND Live Animal Encounters
FREE | Book online
THE VIVARIUM, FLOOR 2
Specially for groups of students with special educational needs/disabilities, our Live Animal Encounters allow students to get up close to frogs, snakes and more from our amazing Vivarium.
Talk English Circle
FREE | Just drop in
TOP FLOOR
Come along to Talk English Circles at Manchester Museum to practise speaking English and meet other people. Learn English, build confidence and join a friendly group exploring conversation, language skills and community connection.
Introductory tai chi qigong sessions
FREE | Book online
LEE KAI HUNG CHINESE CULTURE GALLERY, FLOOR 1
Enjoy the benefits of relaxed, free-flowing movement during our introductory tai chi qigong sessions aimed at people aged 50+.
Talk English Circle
FREE | Just drop in
TOP FLOOR
Come along to Talk English Circles at Manchester Museum to practise speaking English and meet other people. Learn English, build confidence and join a friendly group exploring conversation, language skills and community connection.
Wellbeing Wednesday: It's a long time from May to December!
FREE | Book online
THE TOP FLOOR
Don’t just count the days - make the days count! Come along and chat with our friends from Inner Space to think about the impact of the seasons on our sense of wellbeing.
Introductory tai chi qigong sessions
FREE | Book online
LEE KAI HUNG CHINESE CULTURE GALLERY, FLOOR 1
Enjoy the benefits of relaxed, free-flowing movement during our introductory tai chi qigong sessions aimed at people aged 50+.
What's Found Under the Ground?
£250 | Book online
MUSEUM TAKEOVER FOR SCHOOLS
In this memorable, playful and action-packed full day in Manchester Museum, children will encounter scientists such as Palaeontologists, Archaeologists and Biologists to discover the fascinating real-world applications of their studies in school.
Talk English Circle
FREE | Just drop in
TOP FLOOR
Come along to Talk English Circles at Manchester Museum to practise speaking English and meet other people. Learn English, build confidence and join a friendly group exploring conversation, language skills and community connection.
Introductory tai chi qigong sessions
FREE | Book online
LEE KAI HUNG CHINESE CULTURE GALLERY, FLOOR 1
Enjoy the benefits of relaxed, free-flowing movement during our introductory tai chi qigong sessions aimed at people aged 50+.
Chinese bottle painting workshop
FREE | Book online
LEE KAI HUNG CHINESE CULTURE GALLERY, FLOOR 1
Learn about the beautiful and intricate traditional painting technique for the inside of Chinese snuff bottles with artist Jianyong Guo. Then try it yourself.
Talk English Circle
FREE | Just drop in
TOP FLOOR
Come along to Talk English Circles at Manchester Museum to practise speaking English and meet other people. Learn English, build confidence and join a friendly group exploring conversation, language skills and community connection.
Wellbeing Wednesday: April showers bring May flowers!
£2 | Book online
THE TOP FLOOR
Inspired by the spring flowers in our botany collections, this is your chance to get creative and make your own herbarium sheet or botanical illustration.