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Museum Celebrates showcases the incredible diversity of our city with festivals, showcases, carnivals and religious celebrations.
The Black Creative Soirée is a black tie event celebrating Black creatives during Black History Month. The evening features fashion shows by independent Black designers, an art exhibition featuring Black artists and creative performances by Black musicians, poets and dancers.
Three workshops using the themes of 'Saluting Our Sisters' and 'Before Windrush', inspired by the museum's Afro-Caribbean collections.
Bring your family along to discover the remarkable history of the Windrush Generation through a storytelling workshop.
Join us as we celebrate Diwali, a festival of new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil, and light over darkness.
Produced by Bayo Akanbi, the documentary "Portrait of Kano Durbar" attempts to capture the frenzy, beauty and pride of Northern Nigeria and the festival; an experience which cannot be captured in antiques, and collectibles.
Meet students and staff from Pinc College, find out about their creative practise, and stock up on your Christmas gifts!
Join Us for the Olympias Music Foundation Winter Concert! Get into the holiday spirit with performances by Children's Voices, Youth Voices, and our newly formed OMF Orchestra, bringing the season's best tunes to life.
Exhibitions and displays explore the richness of our world and our past, present and future.
This stunning exhibition offers unparalleled access to our world-class Egypt and Sudan collections.
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.