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.
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.
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.
Join author and writer, Anita Sethi on a journey through the natural world. You’ll learn how to observe and describe the natural world through creative writing.
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.
The aim is to get more people talking about climate change, providing a welcoming and supportive space to share our feelings. Everyone is invited to participate, whether you are involved in climate action or not.
Join Lucy Burscough, Manchester Museum's Artist in Residence, for a tour of the Dab Hands exhibition.
Join Dr Njabulo Chipangura, Curator of Living Cultures and find out more about how we care for objects by building active collaborative provenance research with diaspora and descendant communities.
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.
As part of our Age Friendly Programme, we are hosting an introductory series of Taichi Qigong sessions aimed at people aged 50 and over.
Join a member of the Visitor Team for our 5-minute Lightning Talks as they share the incredible stories behind the objects displayed in our new spaces.
Found an archaeological object in your garden, out walking, or metal detecting? Come along to a finds day to learn more about your discovery with the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
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.