A beautiful taxidermy milu deer will be on display in our new Lee Kai Hung Chinese Culture Gallery from February 2023.
Bryan Sitch, Deputy Head of Collections, explains how this species was brought back from the brink of extinction and how it represents the connection between China and the UK.
The gallery will highlight personal stories of migration, friendships and collaboration to inspire empathy and build understanding.
#MMHelloFuture #6MonthsToGo
SIX MONTHS TO GO! The museum is on schedule to reopen in February 2023. Take a look inside our extraordinary transformation.
We are extending the building, making room for more joy and learning and evolving into the museum Manchester needs.
We will continue to bring you plenty of behind-the-scenes content as we build up to reopening.
Thank you to our funders including Arts Council, National Heritage Lottery Fund, The University of Manchester and numerous philanthropic supporters.
#MMHelloFuture
Manchester Museum Vivarium
Take a closer look at our Vivarium and some of its smallest residents
The Vivarium is home to many critically endangered species and gives us the chance to see conservation in action!
Learn more about what we’re doing as a museum to build a sustainable world, and how you can get involved👉bit.ly/2Xc14YY
When we reopen next year, Stan the T.Rex will have a new Dino friend in the museum.
Introducing April the Tenontosaurus!
Geology graduates from The University of Manchester joined us yesterday to look at how the skeleton fits together. It was like a real and very intense #dinosaur jigsaw 👇🏾🤣
Who’s excited to see April on display?! She will be in our new entrance area to say hello as you arrive.
We are excited to announce the release of the new album Cucusonic from The Vinyl Factory, capturing and conserving the sounds of Colombian biodiversity.
The University of Manchester and charity In Place of War have worked with a team of scientists, anthropologists and musicians, turning natural soundscapes and bioacoustic data into new music.
Find out more bit.ly/3Fshuhq
What is creative ageing, and how can age friendly culture impact on our wellbeing as we grow older?
This week on the Manchester Museum #Podcast, Emma Horridge is joined by Dr Virginia Tandy, Director of CADA, in a conversation about age friendly culture.
🎧 http://ow.ly/QYty50FSnXL
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Today is the UN International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. We will be sharing some of the work are we doing as part of the Indigenise Manchester Museum programme. Because it is #morethanjustaday. #IndigenousPeoplesDay
Curator of Indigenous Perspectives, Dr Alexandra P. Alberda explains more:
Podcast - "Nature's Rights" - Who cares? With Dr Martha Dietrich
What are 'Nature’s Rights', and who is prepared to stand up for them?
Today on the Manchester Museum #Podcast, Dr Martha Dietrich, Assistant Professor at University of Amsterdam / Universiteit van Amsterdam joins Andrew Gray, our Curator of Herpetology in a thought-provoking conversation.
🎧 http://ow.ly/4ciP50FIAox
What are "Indigenous Rights"?
Is there a shared definition of 'Indigenous Rights'?
Today on the Manchester Museum #Podcast Dr Alexandra P. Alberda is joined by Dr Christine Winter to discuss different cultural perspectives & how we step into complexity.
🎧 https://bit.ly/2UYuWqq
Dice Snake - 60 Second Species
In today's fascinating encounter, we meet the Dice snake 🐍 Similar in many ways to the Grass snake, but the Dice snake is totally aquatic, living in the water and feeding on fish and amphibians. #60SecondSpecies
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Find out more 👉 https://mmfromhome.com/60-second-species
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.✨
#ArtIsEverywhereMW ✨🎨 #MuseumWeek2021 #MuseumWeek #WeAreNature @MuseumWeek
#CaptionThisMW ⁉️🤔 #MuseumWeek @MuseumWeek
#ChildrensEyesMW 🦖🦕👀
#ChildrensEyesMW 🦖🦕👀
#OnceUponAtimeMW ✨
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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
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
Common gorse - 60 Second Species
With distinctive coconut-perfumed yellow flowers, the spiky common gorse is a beauty of our landscapes & a favourite of many insects and birds, for which it provides shelter & food. 💛
Find out more about this iconic shrub in this week's #60SecondSpecies
https://www.mmfromhome.com/60-second-species …
We’re recruiting a Curator of Living Cultures.
We’re recruiting a Curator of Living Cultures.
Find out more and apply here: https://t.co/xm3zU5W1KS?amp=1
Follow the thread below to see some of the projects you’ll be part of 👇👇👇
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Working with global partners like @AIATSIS with a shared ambition around cultural revitalisation, you’ll diligently and carefully work on repatriation cases, leading to emotional homecomings, like this week's return to Country of 19 Arrernte objects: https://ab.co/3fdxoRG
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Delivering our #MMhellofuture transformation as we become even more inclusive, imaginative & caring, you’ll become part of the South Asia Gallery Collective, co-creating a @britishmuseum partnership gallery that will explore the experiences of South Asian diaspora communities.
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You'll get imaginative around programming for our Exhibition Hall, opening in 2022 with #GoldenMummies. Help us continue this series of exhibitions which will probe aspects of decolonisation, sharing new research & fresh interpretations of our collections.
https://bit.ly/3bSydgR
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You'll engage with contemporary and historic concerns and injustices entwined with our collections. With the #DevolvingRestitution project, you’ll explore African collections' histories, and with peers & communities in Africa & UK, enact work that brings reconciliation & healing.
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It’s an important role where you can make a big difference.
You’ll have amazing colleagues by your side, an incredible collection at your fingertips and the radical history of Manchester at your shoulder.
If you think this is you, find out more & apply: https://t.co/xm3zU5W1KS?amp=1