Manchester Museum

25/06/2021

Comic Call out

✨ Can you help us tell new stories?

📢 This is a call out for comics artists to help us design our new Belonging Gallery as a comics anthology. #MMhellofuture

Find out more 👉 https://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/about/getinvolved/projects/

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Thanks to the artists @owlroostart http://www.catrionalaird.co.uk, Letty Wilson https://www.toadlett.com/ & Zu https://zudominiak.com/ for letting us feature their work in this call! Please do check them out & support their work.
Music: https://uppbeat.io/t/cruen/we-got-this
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25/06/2021

We’re recruiting a part time Secondary and Post-16 Science Coordinator✨

Are you passionate about science and nature?

Can you bring awe and wonder into science teaching?

Will you shape the future of learning at Manchester Museum?

Deadline 11 July, more info 👉bit.ly/3zT2I0h

Our learning programme uses material from our collection to bring science to life. You'll have access to over 4 million objects from Archaeology to Zoology!

As part of The University of Manchester we use authentic research in our learning programme. You'll work with curators, University researchers, and PhD students to inspire the next generation of scientists.

You'll have an awe-inspiring backdrop for teaching and learning with our permanent galleries and temporary exhibition programme.

You'll be contributing to our award winning learning programme: bringing science to life for students and teachers.✨

22/06/2021

Windrush generation migrants and their children are still being denied their legal rights and threatened with deportation.

To find out more, and how to take action, join Professor Erinma Bell and Ace Ruele tomorrow, 6-7.30pm
https://gmb-org-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OOxw7hqnR8q_a4NbvzyjzQ

#Windrush73 #WidenWindrush

Windrush generation migrants and their children are still being denied their legal rights and threatened with deportation.

To find out more, and how to take action, join Professor Erinma Bell and Ace Ruele tomorrow, 6-7.30pm
https://gmb-org-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OOxw7hqnR8q_a4NbvzyjzQ

#Windrush73 #WidenWindrush

21/06/2021

Today we’re starting Dinos A-Z, run by our friends The Children's Museum of Indianapolis 🦖

Every Monday we’ll be sharing dinosaur resources and videos full of fun facts from Dr Victoria Egerton, a Research Fellow at The University of Manchester.

We begin with A for Alamosaurus 🦕

Find more #DinosAtoZ 👉 www.mmfromhome.com/dinosaurs-a-to-z

Today we’re starting Dinos A-Z, run by our friends The Children's Museum of Indianapolis 🦖

Every Monday we’ll be sharing dinosaur resources and videos full of fun facts from Dr Victoria Egerton, a Research Fellow at The University of Manchester.

We begin with A for Alamosaurus 🦕

Find more #DinosAtoZ 👉 www.mmfromhome.com/dinosaurs-a-to-z

17/06/2021

Air pollution affects us all. The story of the Peppered Moth is a good visualisation of the impact of pollution & the positive effects #CleanAir can have for humans and animals.

Find out more about #CleanAirDay2021 and what you can do 👉 https://www.cleanairday.org.uk/

17/06/2021

Manchester Culture Awards 2021

@ManCityCouncil has launched the Manchester Culture Awards 2021

Culture and art has kept us connected and entertained, even through a pandemic. It's time to say thanks!

If you've been wowed, inspired, moved - get nominating
Nominations close 18 July
www.manchester.gov.uk/cultureawards

16/06/2021

✨Can you deliver an outstanding creative idea to support this first Corridor of Light? ✨
Oxford Road Corridor is calling out for commissioned work to Greater Manchester-based performers, artists, architects, musicians, scientists, writers, creatives & designers.👉 https://bit.ly/3xBJpqH

✨Can you deliver an outstanding creative idea to support this first Corridor of Light? ✨
Oxford Road Corridor is calling out for commissioned work to Greater Manchester-based performers, artists, architects, musicians, scientists, writers, creatives & designers.👉 https://bit.ly/3xBJpqH

16/06/2021

Yellow-eyed Leaf Frog - 60 Second Species

This week’s #60SecondSpecies is the beautiful nocturnal Yellow-eyed Leaf Frog.🐸This species was once common in Costa Rica. However, numbers have declined and now they are only found in a few places.

Find out more about this and other amazing creatures👉https://www.mmfromhome.com/60-second-species

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The Vivarium at Manchester Museum

12/06/2021

#ArtIsEverywhereMW ✨🎨 #MuseumWeek2021 #MuseumWeek #WeAreNature @MuseumWeek

#ArtIsEverywhereMW ✨🎨 #MuseumWeek2021 #MuseumWeek #WeAreNature @MuseumWeek

11/06/2021

🏛️✨ In furthering our commitment to Indigenous peoples, social change and anti-racist practices, we are delighted to be a cultural partner for the New Museum School Advanced Programme with Culture& and Museum Studies at Leicester.

Our NMS trainee will join the Indigenising Manchester Museum programme with Dr Alexandra P Alberda to look at how social justice, cultural sovereignty and Indigenous perspectives can lead and influence caring, imaginative, and inclusive museum practices. 🏛️✨

We are excited to find out who will be helping us further our work through the #newmuseumschooladvancedprogramme

Applications for nomination are invited by 28 June 2021, so please do check out the link below for more information.📢 Please share!

👉 bit.ly/3cBhbUJ

🏛️✨ In furthering our commitment to Indigenous peoples, social change and anti-racist practices, we are delighted to be a cultural partner for the New Museum School Advanced Programme with Culture& and Museum Studies at Leicester.

Our NMS trainee will join the Indigenising Manchester Museum programme with Dr Alexandra P Alberda to look at how social justice, cultural sovereignty and Indigenous perspectives can lead and influence caring, imaginative, and inclusive museum practices. 🏛️✨

We are excited to find out who will be helping us further our work through the #newmuseumschooladvancedprogramme

Applications for nomination are invited by 28 June 2021, so please do check out the link below for more information.📢 Please share!

👉 bit.ly/3cBhbUJ

11/06/2021

#CaptionThisMW ⁉️🤔 #MuseumWeek @MuseumWeek

#CaptionThisMW ⁉️🤔 #MuseumWeek @MuseumWeek

10/06/2021

In June 2020 we made a commitment to accountability in our practices and visibility in our work tackling racism. Every month, we post an update on our work; these are our actions over the last year 👉

https://www.mmfromhome.com/building-antiracist-practices

We know there is still much more to be done.
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We are working to embed social justice into our policies and practices. This includes how we present ideas & our collections to colleagues & the public through our exhibitions, https://bit.ly/3x0mPHK, presentations http://vimeo.com/535016967 & communications https://www.mmfromhome.com/podcast

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Our work continues with our #BlackHistoryMonthAndBeyond programme.

In the first of the REIYL_Community Spaces series, Dr Zetta Elliott spoke about MILO’S MUSEUM, diversity in children's literature & self-publishing as a site of resistance.

More: https://www.mmfromhome.com/bhm-show

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The first #DevolvingRestitution public event took place this week: https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/african-restitution

As part of the project, led by Prof Dan Hicks, Pitt Rivers, we will be working with peers and communities in Africa & UK to enact work that brings reconciliation and healing.

In June 2020 we made a commitment to accountability in our practices and visibility in our work tackling racism. Every month, we post an update on our work; these are our actions over the last year 👉

https://www.mmfromhome.com/building-antiracist-practices

We know there is still much more to be done.
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We are working to embed social justice into our policies and practices. This includes how we present ideas & our collections to colleagues & the public through our exhibitions, https://bit.ly/3x0mPHK, presentations http://vimeo.com/535016967 & communications https://www.mmfromhome.com/podcast

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Our work continues with our #BlackHistoryMonthAndBeyond programme.

In the first of the REIYL_Community Spaces series, Dr Zetta Elliott spoke about MILO’S MUSEUM, diversity in children's literature & self-publishing as a site of resistance.

More: https://www.mmfromhome.com/bhm-show

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The first #DevolvingRestitution public event took place this week: https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/african-restitution

As part of the project, led by Prof Dan Hicks, Pitt Rivers, we will be working with peers and communities in Africa & UK to enact work that brings reconciliation and healing.

10/06/2021

#EurekaMW 💡✨🐸

#EurekaMW 💡✨🐸

09/06/2021

Small Red-eyed Tree Frog - 60 Second Species

Fly to Costa Rica for today's #60SecondSpecies and meet the small red-eyed leaf frog. This little amphibian has lots of webbing between its fingers and toes, acting like small parachutes that help the male make giant leaps during the mating season. 🐸💚✨

https://t.co/rPZHS7rzqR

The Vivarium at Manchester Museum

09/06/2021

#ChildrensEyesMW 🦖🦕👀

#ChildrensEyesMW 🦖🦕👀

09/06/2021

Following huge success in the USA, @McrMuseum & @nomadexhibit are delighted to announce the next stop for our touring exhibition 'Golden Mummies of Egypt'...
This summer we will be opening at the Beijing World Art Museum at the Chinese Millennium Monument!
#GoldenMummies #China
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We are excited to bring our 'Golden Mummies of Egypt' tour to a much larger international audience ✨
Especially with our new Lee Kai Hung Chinese Culture Gallery opening in 2022, this is a great opportunity to make new connections and build future collaborations.
#MMhellofuture
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在美国取得巨大成功之后，@McrMuseum 和@nomadexhibit 很高兴地宣布我们 “埃及黄金木乃伊” 巡回展览的下一站......

今年夏天，我们将在位于中华世纪坛的北京世界美术馆开幕！#黄金木乃伊#中国
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我们很高兴将我们的“埃及黄金木乃伊” 巡展带给更多的国际观众✨

尤其是随着我们新的李启鸿中华文化展厅于 2022 年开幕，这是建立新联系和未来合作的绝佳机会。#MMhellofuture
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在美國取得巨大成功之後，@McrMuseum 和@nomadexhibit 很高興地宣布我們 “埃及黃金木乃伊” 巡迴展覽的下一站......

今年夏天，我們將在位於中華世紀壇的北京世界美術館開幕！#黃金木乃伊#中國
我們很高興將我們的“埃及黃金木乃伊” 巡展帶給更多的國際觀眾✨
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尤其是隨著我們新的李啟鴻中華文化展廳於 2022 年開幕，這是建立新聯繫和未來合作的絕佳機會。#MMhellofuture

@HeritageFundUK

08/06/2021

Manchester Museum, Museum Development North West and The Carbon Literacy Project are delighted to announce we have been awarded an Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant for an exciting partnership project.✨

#RootsAndBranches will accelerate the museum sector's response to the climate crisis, and will allow us to scale up the roll-out of Carbon Literacy training across museums around England. We aim to train 1,500 museum professionals and volunteers and certify them as Carbon Literate over the next two years. 🌍

The 'branches' of the project will create an environmentally aware and active sector, and Manchester Museum will host the 'roots', creating a nationally significant co-working hub for cultural environmental action.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/3pvdDJ3

Manchester Museum, Museum Development North West and The Carbon Literacy Project are delighted to announce we have been awarded an Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant for an exciting partnership project.✨

#RootsAndBranches will accelerate the museum sector's response to the climate crisis, and will allow us to scale up the roll-out of Carbon Literacy training across museums around England. We aim to train 1,500 museum professionals and volunteers and certify them as Carbon Literate over the next two years. 🌍

The 'branches' of the project will create an environmentally aware and active sector, and Manchester Museum will host the 'roots', creating a nationally significant co-working hub for cultural environmental action.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/3pvdDJ3

08/06/2021

#BehindTheScenesMW 🔍🌟

#BehindTheScenesMW 🔍🌟

07/06/2021

#OnceUponAtimeMW ✨

#OnceUponAtimeMW ✨

04/06/2021

Volunteer's Week - Thank You!

We would like to say a big THANK YOU for your time, care & dedication working with our collections, and for you creativity & kindness, supporting our public programmes. ❤️

You make such a difference to the museum, our visitors and communities!

#TimeToDayThanks #VolunteersWeek

04/06/2021

Volunteers' Week

Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do at Manchester Museum 🧡

The Museum and our community is so much richer thanks to your passion, knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm.

We can’t wait to welcome our volunteers back into the museum – the museum is not the same without you! ❤️

Here are just some of our volunteers’ highlights of working at Manchester Museum 👇👇👇

#TimeToDayThanks #VolunteersWeek

02/06/2021

Nature Mobiles

There are still places for tomorrow activity where the artist Kate from Kaper Arts, inspired by the wildlife around us, will be sharing some top tips for paper crafting; as we create our very own nature mobiles.
FREE ONLINE family activity, book here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nature-mobiles-tickets-156575528621?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Nature Mobiles

02/06/2021

Eyelash Viper - 60 Second Species

In today #60SecondSpecies we are flying to Costa Rica to meet the fascinating Eyelash viper, a venomous arboreal and nocturnal predator, called by the locals bocaracá. 🐍💛
Find out more about this and other amazing creatures here 👉 https://www.mmfromhome.com/60-second-species
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The Vivarium at Manchester Museum

01/06/2021

REIYL x MM - "The Colored Girl's Quest: Finding Mirrors in Museums"

Find out more about diversity in children's literature and self-publishing as a site of resistance.

Join Dr Zetta Elliott online at 3pm tomorrow.
Info and booking: https://rb.gy/3rmxfi

Part of REIYL Researchers Exploring Inclusive Youth Literature spaces series

© photo by Zetta Elliott

Join author and educator Zetta Elliott for a conversation about her picture book MILO'S MUSEUM

01/06/2021

We’re saying a big #ThanksToYou! As part of the National Lottery Open Week, from 5-13 June 2021, we’re offering #NationalLottery 🤞 players a 20% discount at our Manchester Museum Shop 💙✨

Find out more 👉 https://bit.ly/34HQrgN

We’re saying a big #ThanksToYou! As part of the National Lottery Open Week, from 5-13 June 2021, we’re offering #NationalLottery 🤞 players a 20% discount at our Manchester Museum Shop 💙✨

Find out more 👉 https://bit.ly/34HQrgN

01/06/2021

We’re fully booked this #HalfTerm. But even if you're not visiting us this week we’ve got something for you✨

Mmfromhome.com is full of activities, from Frog Friday to Egypt Live.

And for fun, family events this week sign up here 👉 bit.ly/3wFEdRN

We’re fully booked this #HalfTerm. But even if you're not visiting us this week we’ve got something for you✨

Mmfromhome.com is full of activities, from Frog Friday to Egypt Live.

And for fun, family events this week sign up here 👉 bit.ly/3wFEdRN

29/05/2021

We’re fully booked this weekend✨

But there are still lots of great activities for you to enjoy at mmfromhome.com.

We’ve also got a whole range of fun, family events running this week, sign up here 👉 bit.ly/3wFEdRN

We’re fully booked this weekend✨

But there are still lots of great activities for you to enjoy at mmfromhome.com.

We’ve also got a whole range of fun, family events running this week, sign up here 👉 bit.ly/3wFEdRN

28/05/2021

You’re all as excited as we are about being back! 🤩The Museum is fully booked until 9th June.

Don’t worry if you’ve not got your ticket yet, we have lots of activities on mmfromhome.com✨

And for fun, family events this week sign up here👉bit.ly/3wFEdRN

You’re all as excited as we are about being back! 🤩The Museum is fully booked until 9th June.

Don’t worry if you’ve not got your ticket yet, we have lots of activities on mmfromhome.com✨

And for fun, family events this week sign up here👉bit.ly/3wFEdRN

28/05/2021

Will you be out nature spotting this May half term? What wildlife will you see?
Join artist @KaperKate in two FREE paper crafting activities where you can create your own nature mobile. 🦋🐝

Book Tue 1 June : https://rb.gy/1qb027
Book Thu 3 June: https://rb.gy/pa6w0z

Will you be out nature spotting this May half term? What wildlife will you see?
Join artist @KaperKate in two FREE paper crafting activities where you can create your own nature mobile. 🦋🐝

Book Tue 1 June : https://rb.gy/1qb027
Book Thu 3 June: https://rb.gy/pa6w0z

28/05/2021

'Creating Wellbeing': University Museums in Scotland (UMIS) conference 2021

When cultural organisations are able to understand fully their civic role, they can make positive impacts on the Health & Wellbeing of our communities. Join the conversation in the online conference Creating Wellbeing hosted by @UniMuseumsScot
Thu 3 June 👉https://rb.gy/kymtjw

Creating Wellbeing is an online conference hosted by University Museums in Scotland (UMIS) exploring the link between culture & wellbeing.

28/05/2021

REIYL x MM - "The Colored Girl's Quest: Finding Mirrors in Museums"

Want to learn about greater diversity & equity in children's literature?
Join author & educator Dr Zetta Elliott, at 3pm, Wed 2 June for an online talk about her picture book MILO'S MUSEUM, part of
@REIYL_Community spaces conversation series.
Book here: https://rb.gy/3rmxfi

Join author and educator Zetta Elliott for a conversation about her picture book MILO'S MUSEUM