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Today is Qixi Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day.What better place to tell the story of two star-crossed lovers Zhinu and...
22/08/2023

Today is Qixi Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day.

What better place to tell the story of two star-crossed lovers Zhinu and Niulang, who could only meet on Qixi night, than under the star canopy of our Chinese Culture Gallery in both English & Chinese.

❤️

Our open call for an exhibition designer for Wild closes soon!We're looking for a designer who will help us create a lan...
14/08/2023

Our open call for an exhibition designer for Wild closes soon!

We're looking for a designer who will help us create a landmark exhibition and work with us as we develop a more sustainable way of exhibition-making.

⏰ Deadline: Monday 21 August 2023

🔗 https://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/wild/exhibition-designer/

The hope for the Lady Isaious from Hawara was that she would become a god in her afterlife. Egyptian deities were said t...
11/08/2023

The hope for the Lady Isaious from Hawara was that she would become a god in her afterlife. Egyptian deities were said to have the flesh of untarnished gold and hair of semi-precious lapis lazuli.

Drop in for a tour of
Tuesday-Sunday, 3.15pm

👉 https://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/event/golden-mummies-tours/

📷 Julia Thorne

Today we remember the victims on the 78th anniversary of the   atomic bombing.At the museum, we have a piece of molten g...
06/08/2023

Today we remember the victims on the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing.

At the museum, we have a piece of molten glass from the blast in our Peace display to tell the story of Sadako, who attempted to fold 1,000 paper cranes before she died of leukaemia.

https://youtu.be/e5jXkk7zfbY

Did you you know in our Living Worlds gallery we have a piece of molten glass that was recovered from the Hiroshima nuclear bomb blast?This donation helps us...

Our Museum Café is open! Come in and check out the new hot food menu!Breakfast/Brunch is served from 8.30 to 11.30am, an...
05/08/2023

Our Museum Café is open!

Come in and check out the new hot food menu!
Breakfast/Brunch is served from 8.30 to 11.30am, and Lunch from 12-3pm.

The aims to purchase and serve responsibly sourced food and drink without compromising the future of our planet. 🌏💚

04/08/2023

Like bricks? 🧱

You'll love this one, from the archaeological site of Mohenjo-Daro, on display in our South Asia Gallery.

Louise & Pinar explain how one brick innovation led to the construction of massive ancient citadels.

Here's a video of the Sri Lankan mask on display in our South Asia Gallery. It was believed that illness was a curse you...
02/08/2023

Here's a video of the Sri Lankan mask on display in our South Asia Gallery. It was believed that illness was a curse you could be released from by dancing in the mask.

Please come and celebrate South Asian Heritage Month with us!

Take a look at this mask from Sri Lanka, on display in our South Asia Gallery. It was believed that illness was a curse that the wearer could be released fro...

Today’s the day! 🎉🥳We are absolutely delighted to let you know that our cafe is  ! ☕️There is a new menu, and we will be...
02/08/2023

Today’s the day! 🎉🥳

We are absolutely delighted to let you know that our cafe is ! ☕️

There is a new menu, and we will be serving hot food until 3pm.

31/07/2023

"I want visitors to be challenged, be aware of the museum's colonial past, its present... illuminate the stories & add narratives to the objects in the museum"

We're thrilled to have Chloe as our new Social Justice Manager, working towards making our museum a more caring, inclusive and imaginative place to visit.

Something new is coming this week...Can you guess what it is?
31/07/2023

Something new is coming this week...
Can you guess what it is?

How would you tell your story of belonging? 🧡✨Inspired by the Belonging Gallery, this is your chance to get creative and...
31/07/2023

How would you tell your story of belonging? 🧡✨

Inspired by the Belonging Gallery, this is your chance to get creative and have a go at creating your own comic!

Every Wednesday during the school holidays
10.30-11.30am
Free | Families | Just drop in

👉 https://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/event/create-a-comic/

🖼️ Zorika Gaeta

School's out for the summer! 😎🌻If you're planning a visit to Manchester Museum, we've got   family activities all summer...
30/07/2023

School's out for the summer! 😎🌻

If you're planning a visit to Manchester Museum, we've got family activities all summer - but remember we're closed on Mondays!

Plan your visit 👉 https://museum.manchester.ac.uk/visit-us/

30/07/2023

Hope you are all having a fantastic South Asian Heritage Month! 🎉

We have lots of events honouring the vibrant tapestry of South Asian culture and history.

Here's another chance to see the video of the rickshaw installation in our South Asia Gallery!

Our South Asian Film Club continues on Wednesday with Saim Sadiq’s critically acclaimed Joyland.Check out the full progr...
29/07/2023

Our South Asian Film Club continues on Wednesday with Saim Sadiq’s critically acclaimed Joyland.

Check out the full programme here: https://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/event/south-asian-film-club/

We're delighted that throughout , Dishoom Manchester will be serving complimentary House Chai from our Main Hall during our Wednesday late openings.

Stan’s hosting a wedding! Our Fossils and Dinosaurs Gallery will close at 3pm today 🦖 All other galleries will remain op...
29/07/2023

Stan’s hosting a wedding! Our Fossils and Dinosaurs Gallery will close at 3pm today 🦖

All other galleries will remain open until 5pm, and you will receive a warm welcome as always.

http://museum.manchester.ac.uk/visit-us/

Do you want to have a go at playing the violin, flute or trumpet?Our Top Floor partners, Olympias Music Foundation are h...
27/07/2023

Do you want to have a go at playing the violin, flute or trumpet?

Our Top Floor partners, Olympias Music Foundation are having an Open Day on Saturday 29 July.

Olympias Music Foundation believe that everyone should be given the opportunity to participate in music. Their Open Day is aimed at parents of children aged 6-16 in Manchester, with a special focus on those who are either on free school meals, some form of income support, or are refugees or asylum seekers.

tickets: https://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/event/learn-to-play/

Our South Asian Film Club starts tonight with a screening of The Warrior Queen of Jhansi.Check out the full programme he...
26/07/2023

Our South Asian Film Club starts tonight with a screening of The Warrior Queen of Jhansi.

Check out the full programme here: https://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/event/south-asian-film-club/

And don't forget that throughout , Dishoom Manchester will be serving complimentary House Chai from our Main Hall during our Wednesday late openings.

It is said that Oscar Wilde was inspired to write A Picture of Dorian Gray after seeing an exhibition of Faiyum mummy po...
26/07/2023

It is said that Oscar Wilde was inspired to write A Picture of Dorian Gray after seeing an exhibition of Faiyum mummy portraits in 1888. 📚✨

For more stories behind the objects, join one of our Visitor Team for a tour!

Tuesday-Sunday | 3.15pm
Just drop in

👉 https://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/event/golden-mummies-tours/

Are you coming to Manchester Museum in the  ? ☀️To help you plan your visit, our facilities include:🫖 Café for hot & col...
24/07/2023

Are you coming to Manchester Museum in the ? ☀️

To help you plan your visit, our facilities include:
🫖 Café for hot & cold drinks, sandwiches & cakes
🥪 Picnic area including a microwave
🚼 Buggy park, lockers & baby changing facilities
🔕 Quiet room for anyone who needs it

📣 Can you help us create a landmark exhibition and work with us as we develop a more sustainable way of exhibition-makin...
24/07/2023

📣 Can you help us create a landmark exhibition and work with us as we develop a more sustainable way of exhibition-making?

This is an open call for an exhibition designer for Wild, a new temporary exhibition due to open in June 2024. 🌼🌿

🔗 https://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/wild/exhibition-designer/

Come and join our hive! 🐝✨Inspired by stories of Bee-longing, drop in on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday this week for a ...
24/07/2023

Come and join our hive! 🐝✨

Inspired by stories of Bee-longing, drop in on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday this week for a family activity led by Fay Buchanan where you'll make a buzzing Manchester Bee or draw a self-portrait to add to our growing swarm!

👉 https://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/event/summer-of-stories/

What's your story? 📚✨💥Get inspired by the comics art in the Belonging Gallery and create a comic sharing your own story ...
23/07/2023

What's your story? 📚✨💥

Get inspired by the comics art in the Belonging Gallery and create a comic sharing your own story of belonging.

Every Wednesday during the school holidays
10.30-11.30am
Free | Families | Just drop in

👉 https://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/event/create-a-comic/

22/07/2023

Would you like to learn more about the real events Oppenheimer is based on?

Our peace display contains a real piece of molten glass from the Hiroshima blast & tells the story of Sadako, a young girl who contracted leukaemia in the blast & began folding paper cranes…

This summer, we're all about the stories! ☀️Throughout the school summer holidays, we'll visit a different gallery each ...
21/07/2023

This summer, we're all about the stories! ☀️

Throughout the school summer holidays, we'll visit a different gallery each week, where you'll find hands-on activities inspired by the objects and their stories.



👉 https://museum.manchester.ac.uk/whats-on/

A very special night at the museum with the launch of Request Line, an installation by the brilliant TrueForm project wi...
20/07/2023

A very special night at the museum with the launch of Request Line, an installation by the brilliant TrueForm project with a Q&A that created a space for memory and storytelling.

And we celebrated in style with complimentary chai from Dishoom Manchester. ☕️🧡

South Asian Heritage Month starts here!Join us tonight from 6pm for the launch of Trueform's incredible vinyl archive in...
19/07/2023

South Asian Heritage Month starts here!

Join us tonight from 6pm for the launch of Trueform's incredible vinyl archive installation, 'Request Line' in our .

👉 https://museum.manchester.ac.uk/event/true-form-presents-request-line/

And we are absolutely delighted to welcome Dishoom Manchester to the museum this evening. Throughout , they will be serving complimentary Dishoom House Chai from our Main Hall during our Wednesday late openings. 🧡

18/07/2023

To celebrate South Asian Heritage Month, Manchester Museum & British Museum, with whom we worked in partnership, are delighted to present never-before-seen footage of our South Asia Gallery installation.

This year's theme is & we have much more to come!

16/07/2023

BREAKING: ANCIENT MYSTERY SOLVED!🚨📜🚨

Well... sort of.

The fantastic Dr Silvia Zago from Liverpool University came to visit us recently & helped rearrange pieces of this Egyptian funerary papyri, making it legible for the first time in thousands of years!

Here's what we found...

14/07/2023

At Manchester Museum we have non-binary people represented in both our collections and our staff.

Here's Bryony with more info about what being non-binary means and a look at our display on q***r South Asian culture.

Wishing you a very happy

Want a free movie night? 🎥🍿Over South Asian Heritage Month, we will showcase thought-provoking films to celebrate and sh...
13/07/2023

Want a free movie night? 🎥🍿

Over South Asian Heritage Month, we will showcase thought-provoking films to celebrate and share South Asia film and cinema.

💰 FREE

📆 Jul 26, Aug 2, Aug 9, Aug 16

🎟️ Info & tickets:

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.

13/07/2023
Come along to the launch of the True Form vinyl archive ‘Request Line’ installation in the South Asia Gallery performanc...
11/07/2023

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.

💰 FREE

📆 July 19, 18:00-21:00

🎟️ Info & tickets here:

Come along to the launch of the True Form Projects ‘Request Line’ installation in the South Asia Gallery.

10/07/2023

Introducing primary school pupils for 's to this chap - the 3200 year old Userhat, a High Priest of Seth, the god of chaos.

Fortunately not feeling so chaotic today 😅

07/07/2023

Who has had the pleasure of seeing Jane's sketchbook in our Fossils Gallery?

Jane is a volunteer on our handling table & creates these beautiful illustrations to help people with dyslexia or those who struggle with English.

Thank you, Jane! ✨👩‍🎨✨

Have you seen the Milu Deer in our Chinese Culture Gallery?The last herd in China became extinct during the Boxer Rebell...
05/07/2023

Have you seen the Milu Deer in our Chinese Culture Gallery?

The last herd in China became extinct during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, but was reintroduced in the 1980s using deer that were sent to European zoos.

There are now over 10,00 in China! A great example of conservation in action.

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Following the latest government guidance, we regret we are now closed until further notice.

Information about reopening and booking will be put on our website and social media as soon as it is available. The health and wellbeing of our staff, visitors, volunteers, and our community are our first priority and we look forward to welcoming you to Manchester Museum as soon as it is safe to do so.

In the meanwhile, we hope that you will continue to connect with us on social media @mcrmuseum, and we have put together resources, activities and information that you can enjoy at home, you can find these on our Manchester Museum from Home site: www.mmfromhome.com


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Hello there - I was wondering if there was any unpaid/paid positions vacant at the museum? I have a years experience working in another museum, as well as a Master's Degree in History and am looking for a new challenge after COVID-19 hit my prospects. Any information would be welcome!

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Could anyone tell me if the Egyptian section is open please? My niece is doing a project in school and I was hoping to visit with her.
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