Huge collection of South Asian records to go on display at Manchester Museum
The largest collection of vinyl archives of South Asian music in the UK will go on display at Manchester Museum.
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More than 52,000 visit Manchester Museum in first week of reopening
Manchester Museum has attracted more than 52,000 visitors in the first week following its re-opening.
Manchester Museum unveils new South Asia Gallery
Manchester Museum has revealed details of the new South Asia Gallery, a partnership with the British Museum.
Manchester Museum confirms reopening date
Manchester Museum has confirmed its re-opening date following a major £15 million transformation.
Manchester Museum appoints first ever Writer-in-Residence
Manchester Museum has appointed Anita Sethi as its first ever Writer-in-Residence, where she will use the museum’s collections as inspiration.
Manchester Museum confirms reopening for February 2023
Manchester Museum has confirmed that it now expects to reopen to the public in February 2023, slightly later than anticipated.
Manchester Museum invites visitors to be inspired by nature
Manchester Museum is aiming to inspired families with a season of events themed around the natural world this summer.
Manchester Museum appoints design team for new South Asia Gallery
Manchester Museum has announced the appointment of Studio C102 and Mobile Studio Architects for their South Asia Gallery. The Gallery, due to open in August 2022, will be a permanent exhibition. [adrotate banner="3"] The gallery will be the first and largest permanent...
Manchester Museum launches Egyptology in Lockdown Live
Manchester Museum today launches Egyptology in Lockdown Live as part of their Manchester Museum in Quarantine programme. As Manchester Museum is currently closed due to the COVID-19 crisis, it has recently launched Manchester Museum in Quarantine, a curated mobile...
Frog Friday is coming to Manchester Museum online
Manchester Museum will launch Frog Friday this week, presenting it live on Periscope as part of Manchester Museum in Quarantine. With the museum currently closed to the public due to the COVID-19 crisis, Manchester Museum have opened large segments of the museum...
Manchester Museum makes exhibitions available online
Manchester Museum has created a mobile friendly website to enable everyone to enjoy the museum in their own homes as part of Manchester Museum in Quarantine. With the museum closed due to COVID-19, the museum has uploaded some of its most engaging digital content on...
Manchester Museum Director Esme Ward issues open letter on returning items to their original communities
Manchester Museum Director Esme Ward has issued an open letter addressing the museum’s return of secret and sacred objects to Aboriginal communities in Australia. In the letter, Esme Ward addresses the concerns which people raise about repatriating items, the...
Young, Rich & Famous: Ancient Egypt in a Social Media World
Manchester Museum's latest installation at Manchester Central Library, Young, Rich and Famous, looks at how we will be remembered after death. In an age of selfies and, let’s face it, oversharing on social media, the Museum asks what immortality actually means. ...
Manchester Museum returns sacred material to aboriginal communities
Manchester Museum will repatriate 43 secret sacred and ceremonial objects to the Aranda people of Central Australia, Gangalidda Garawa peoples’ of northwest Queensland, Nyamal people of the Pilbara and Yawuru people of Broome. The Museum has been responsible for some...
New agency established to support arts and older people
A new agency is being created to advocate and support the cultural sector in being more age friendly. The agency is being lead by Manchester Museum in collaboration with the Whitworth, Manchester Art Gallery, Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Manchester...