Pre-booking tickets is recommended to guarantee entry to events and exhibitions.
Museum Makes means getting hands on. We host writing workshops, dance classes, arts and crafts activities and more.
Why not drop-in during the school holidays and selected weekends to try out various ‘Dab Hands’ themed craft activities? The ‘have a go’ demonstrations will be delivered by our artist in residence, Lucy Burscough, so you will be able to learn more about the Dab Hands exhibition while you try out new crafts.
Carve your own cooking spoon from local green wood. Use traditional tools and skills to make a unique spoon you can use every day.
Become a Dab Hand at crochet - learn to make a granny square, the building blocks of funky blankets and clothes.
Museum Meets gives you the opportunity to meet and hear from extraordinary and inspiring people.
Not many museums care for live animals, but our Vivarium has for over 30 years! Meet the Keeper is an opportunity to chat with our amphibian specialists and learn more about the vital conservation, research, and education work of our live animals. Drop in to the Vivarium between 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Tuesday - Friday during term time.
The Singh Twins in conversation, discussing their new work, Rags to Riches, Riches to Rags, in Manchester Museum's South Asia Gallery.
Discover, experiment and create with visual artist Lucy Burscough.
Museum Wonders brings you opportunities to embrace your curiosity, get stuck in and have fun with objects, and appreciate the joy and wonder of the museum.
Bring the family for the Big Weekender, which includes hands-on activities to help inspire a deeper appreciation for our planet and the importance of caring for it.
As one of the UK’s largest university museums, we care for over 4.5 million objects, with an internationally-important collection spanning from Archaeology to Zoology, and nearly everything in between. We work with communities, support university students and schools in Manchester and beyond and we are a free, inclusive museum for all. But we need your help. Every object we care for, exhibition, school visit and community event comes at a cost, and you can help make the museum as ambitious and impactful as possible.