For Adults
Climate Flicks at Manchester Museum
Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 September
A weekend of climate themed screenings at Manchester Museum, with films to suit everyone. Watch some serious and some not so serious films and documentaries that tackle the issues of a changing climate.
Some screenings might not be suitable for all audiences.
COWSPIRACY: The Sustainability Secret
Saturday 3 September, 2-4pm
Follow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and true path to sustainability.
Adult event, Free, Book on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648
The Day After tomorrow
Sunday 4 September, 2-4pm
Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek across America to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.
Adult event, Free, Book on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648
English Corner
Tuesday 6 September, 1pm-2.30pm
Free English conversation classes using the Museum’s collection as inspiration for discussion.
Drop in, free, adult
Tale of 2 Cities Exhibition
Saturday 10 – Sunday 18 September, 10am-5pm
Tale of Two Cities is England’s Grow Wild Flagship project based in Manchester and Liverpool. Community, innovation and inspiration are is at the heart of this project. See images of the meadows and other pieces of art created since the project began.
Drop in, free, all ages
Animal Kingdoms – Stereoscopic images talk
Thursday 22 September, 6-7.30pm
Artist Jim Naughten has brought a mesmersing collection of natural history images to life in three dimensions, using stereoscopic photography to Manchester Museum. Join Denis Pellerin, the London Stereoscopic Society who will explore the history of stereoscopic images, and take you a trip into time and space to see for yourself how Victorians discovered a whole new world through stereoscopic photography.
Adult event, Free, Book on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648
Urban Naturalist
Sunday 25 September, 2-4pm
Friendly, practical workshops run by leading naturalists. From wild food-foraging and composting to bird song and insect identification, explore biodiversity on our doorstep.
Join Henry McGhie Head of Collections at Manchester Museum and keen ornithologist as he explores Manchester’s birds: changes over two centuries in relation to pollution and climate change.
Adult Event, Free, Book on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648
Science Uncovered Manchester
European Researchers Night at Manchester Museum
Friday 30 September 2016, 5-6pm – A level social; 6-10pm – Adult social – After Hours
What is it?
Friday 30 September is European Researcher’s night and for the second time Manchester Museum will be hosting Science Uncovered Manchester – a spectacular night showcasing Manchester’s finest researchers and their work for an adult audience. There’ll be research on show, music, drinks and a lively atmosphere. Our participation in Science Uncovered event is funded by the Natural History Museum, who have hosted this event successfully for several years in London and Tring. European Researcher’s Night is a Europe wide initiative, in which thousands of researchers all across Europe meet the public and share their work in a social setting.
Adult Event, Free, Book on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648
For Families
Climate Flicks at Manchester Museum
Frozen
Saturday 3 September, 11am-1pm
When the newly crowned Queen Elsa accidentally uses her power to turn things into ice to curse her home in infinite winter, her sister, Anna, teams up with a mountain man, his playful reindeer, and a snowman to change the weather condition.
Family event, free, book on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648 after 2pm
Baby Explorers
Tuesday 13 and 27 September, 10.30-11.15am and 11.30am-12.15pm
Baby Explorers is an interactive story and sensory play session. Specially devised stories, inspired by the Museum’s collections, include music, songs, props and real objects, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. Sessions take place in the Nature Discovery gallery, floor 1.
For babies who are not yet walking and their parents, grandparents and carers. Free, book one week in advance on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648 after 2pm
Musical Baby Explorers
Tuesday 13 and 27 September, 1-1.45pm
Live music and songs inspired by our collections, supported by a range of playful sensory resources for babies to explore. A space to play, share and discover together. Please note that Baby Explorer sessions are approximately 45 minutes long with tidy up time between each session. Sessions take place in the Nature Discovery gallery, floor 1.
For babies who are not yet walking and their parents, grandparents and carers. Free, book one week in advance on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648 after 2pm.
Magic Carpet
Friday 30 September, 10.30-11.30am & 11.30am-12.30pm
Magic Carpet is an interactive, creative, story making and activity session that forms connections to the Museum’s collections. Stories are specially devised to enable the youngest visitors to explore collections. They include songs, active rhymes and movement and opportunities to discover and handle real museum objects. They are also supported by a range of tactile resources to promote sensory play and exploration. Come along, make new friends, play and explore. Please note that Magic Carpet sessions are approximately 45 minutes long with tidy up time between each session.
Sessions take place on the galleries or in the Discovery Centre rooms.
For active toddlers, parents, grandparents and carers. (Younger siblings welcome too). Book one week in advance on mcrmuseum.eventbrite.com or 0161 275 2648 after 2pm.
Autism Friendly Early Opening
Saturday 10 September, 9.15-10.30am
See, Make and Do at the Museum
Early openings at the Museum aimed at children who have autism and other needs, along with their families and carers, and siblings.
Activities take place before the Museum opens to the general public and there will be a quiet room available too. See objects, do activities & make creations inspired by one of the Museum’s galleries. A different gallery will be open at each early opening.
In September the Fossils Gallery where Stan the T-Rex lives will be open earlier. Second Saturday of every month.
Drop-in, free. Autism Friendly: suitable for children and young people aged 5-16 with a parent or carer and siblings welcome
Big Saturday: South Asia
Saturday 24 September, 11am –4pm
A day of discovery and exploration for all ages. September’s Big Saturday will take you to South Asia. Find out more about the environment of South Asia and cultural traditions. See objects from the Museum’s collections and learn more about South Asian art, history, music and dance.
Free, drop in, families
