FREE | JUST DROP IN
BELONGING GALLERY, FLOOR 1
Hear stories from the Anindilyakwa People or Warnumamalya (true people), who are the Traditional Owners of the Groote archipelago off the north coast of Australia.
FREE | JUST DROP IN
RESEARCH GALLERY, FLOOR 2
From tarot cards to uranium glass, from paper dresses to futuristic games, how have people from 1900 to the present tried to glimpse, design, or control what comes next?
FREE | BOOK ONLINE
EXHIBITION HALL, GROUND FLOOR
Are we losing our connection with nature? Modern life can make it easy to forget people are part of the natural world and that the actions we take can have impacts that we don’t even see.
£5 | BOOK ONLINE
BELONGING GALLERY
Within Manchester Museum’s collection of 4.5 million objects, stories unfold across millennia. Join a member of our Visitor Team on a family-friendly highlights tour and discover the objects that have inspired curiosity for over 100 years.
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ACROSS THE MUSEUM
Did you know tiny bugs have incredible superpowers? This summer, say hello to a brand new team of amazing Superbugs, who’ll be visiting your Museum alongside a loveliness of ladybirds.
FREE | JUST DROP IN
TOP FLOOR
Dive into a summer of creativity, discovery and hands-on fun with Bugtastic! Weekdays from Tuesday 21 July to Friday 28 August.
FREE | ONLINE EXHIBITION
How does money shape the choices we make and the futures we imagine?
This online exhibition features some of the Museum’s rarely seen numismatics collections.
FREE | BOOK ONLINE
BASEMENT EDUCATION SUITE
Meet some familiar animals close up and use your skills of deduction to decide who their closest relatives are.
FREE | Book online
How do you feel about the climate crisis? Do you find it’s difficult to talk about it? Join us in a welcoming space for people of all ages to get together and talk about the climate crisis.
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EXHIBITION HALL
Pop in to meet the team behind the Manchester Library of Things, who will be joined by a skilled repairer demonstrating how you can fix common repair issues with household appliances.
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WELCOME AREA
Celebrate Manchester’s Pride week with us by enjoying Pride-themed tours of the Museum led by our Visitor Team.
FREE | BOOK ONLINE
BASEMENT EDUCATION SUITE
Find out how archaeologists care for objects and use clues and evidence to describe them and uncover their stories.
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THE CARLTON CLUB, WHALLEY RANGE
MIXED? showcases a collection of collages created during workshops for people who identify as/with mixed-race at Manchester Museum led by artist Michelle Olivier.
FREE | BOOK ONLINE
KANARIS THEATRE
Join us for an evening of remembering, honouring and sharing stories from the Windrush generation. A screening of Milestone: Streets Paved With Gold will be followed by a Q&A discussion with Victor Richards who stars in, wrote and directed the film, alongside local guests.
FREE | BOOK ONLINE
TOP FLOOR CLASSROOM
Discover the fascinating story of the shofar, one of the world's oldest musical instruments, in this hands-on family workshop.
FREE | BOOK ONLINE
THE TOP FLOOR
Relax, connect with people and share stories in our discussion group exploring stories, poetry and non-fiction, new and old.
FREE | BOOK ONLINE
LIVING WORLDS
Living Worlds will play host to a Grand Raksha Bandhan celebration at the culimination of a four-month programme by local community organisation Sangha, titled 'Connected Beginnings'.
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LIVING WORLDS
Join Manchester Camerata for a magical, family-friendly performance featuring Julia Donaldson’s much-loved story Sharing a Shell.
£2.88 | BOOK ONLINE
THE TOP FLOOR
A relaxed, therapeutic art workshop taking inspiration from some of the wood specimens from our botany collection.
£15 | Book online
WALKING TOUR
Discover the secrets of Oxford Road and take a trip through world-changing moments in Manchester’s past with Blue Badge Guide Jonathan Schofield.
Our spaces are your canvas, so let your imagination run wild.
We’re always excited to hear new ideas for events at the Museum, whether it’s something calm and cosy or as awe-inspiring as our tremendous T. rex Stan.
If you have an event proposal that fits with our mission and values, we’d be excited to hear it.
