Pre-booking tickets is recommended to guarantee entry to events and exhibitions.
Museum Lates gives you time to experience the awe and wonder of the museum after hours, and celebrates the work of extraordinary artists, musicians, performers, writers and more.
Join TV historian Dan Snow in conversation with Curator of Egypt and Sudan Dr Campbell Price to ask why 'Ancient Egypt' is the subject of so much public fascination - and so many TV documentaries.
Come along to the launch of the True Form vinyl archive ‘Request Line’ installation in the South Asia Gallery performance space. This is the opening event for South Asian Heritage Month, and as well as the installation, which consists of videos, animations, archival imagery, listening stations, the launch night will also include talks and music.
The South Asia Gallery is all about storytelling, promoting alternative perspectives and hidden or unusual narratives. Over South Asian Heritage Month we will showcase thought-provoking films to celebrate and share South Asia film and cinema.
Museum Makes means getting hands on. We host writing workshops, dance classes, arts and crafts activities and more.
As part of our Age Friendly Programme, we are hosting an introductory series of Taichi Qigong sessions aimed at people aged 50 and over.
Become a Dab Hand at Printmaking. An introduction to lino printing, illustrated by museum objects. Learn to all you need to know to print your own unique tote bag.
Become a Dab Hand at Still Life Drawing. Learn techniques to select, arrange and draw grouped objects.
Become a Dab Hand at Wet Felting. An introduction to wet-felting, using fascinating museum objects. Learn everything you need to know to felt decorative plants and flowers.
An introduction to macrame, illustrated by museum objects made using similar techniques. Make your own plant pot holder to take home.
Have a go at some of our ‘Dab Hands’ themed craft activities with our artist in residence, Lucy Burscough, and find out more about the Dab Hands exhibition.
This summer, we’re all about the stories! Every weekday you come into the museum over the school summer holidays, you’ll find creative hands-on activities, inspired by the stories and objects behind the objects and exhibitions in the museum.
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.