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EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS
at Manchester Museum Jan-Jun 2013
OPENING TIMES Families or adults, as a group or on your own - there’s something for everyone.
Tues-Sat: 10am-5pm Sun, Mon & Bank hols: 11am-4pm 27-31 Dec: 11am-4pm 24-26 Dec & 1 Jan: closed Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL tel 0161 275 2648 email museum@manchester.ac.uk
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Free entry EXHIBITIONS Breed: The British & their Dogs Until 14 Apr 2013 The history of the British Isles and its inhabitants, both human and canine, has long been entwined. Breed will reveal the enduring and affectionate relationship between the British people and their dogs. #MMDogs All Other Things Being Equal Until 2 Jun 2013 Trees in the Ecuadorian Amazon play a crucial role in the ecosystem but, due to economic necessity, are also valued for their timber. Photos by Johan Oldekop explore this complex dilemma. #MMRainforest Looping and Linking 10 Feb-26 May 2013 A soundscape and installation of weaved local grasses inspired by our herbarium collections and the grass-weaving work of Scottish crofter and ‘outsider artist’ Angus McPhee. Opening celebrations on Sun 10 Feb, 1-4pm. #LoopingAndLinking
Warriors of the Plains: 200 years of Native North American honour and ritual 25 May-3 Nov 2013 On tour from the British Museum and supported by the generosity of the Dorset Foundation. #WarriorsOfThePlains Collecting Trees 22 Jun-6 Oct 2013 From woodland wildlife, to wood for art and buildings, the objects we’ve collected as part of our ‘Trees - collecting to connect’ project show how important trees are. Part of the Festival of Ecology. #MMTrees Gallery redevelopments NOW OPEN
Ancient Worlds showcases the best of our outstanding archaeology collections and reveals the people behind the objects. #AncientWorlds OPENS 13 APR 2013
Nature’s Library will showcase the Museum’s natural history collection, redisplayed in a beautiful Victorian gallery. #NaturesLibrary (Birds & Insects now closed) Visit our website for info about the closure and redevelopment of our Live Animals gallery
BIG SATURDAYS
Free family activities
Touching a 200 million year old fossil or objects from ancient cultures; stroking a hedgehog; meeting scientists working on the latest research; making your own treasures; performances and films; storytelling and tours. These are some of the things you can experience at our monthly Big Sats. Booking: Drop-in Age: All ages - from under 5s to adults Time: 11am-4pm
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Similar to Big Saturdays, but the activities go on all week. Booking / Age: Same as Big Sats Time: 11am-4pm
Mon 18-Fri 22 Feb: Half term Ancient Worlds: Make, do & explore ancient world crafts Mon 1-Fri 12 Apr: Easter hols Breed: Make a puppet of your pet or favourite animal Mon 27-Fri 31 May: Half term Nature’s Library: Make marvellous mobiles inspired by the gallery
Sat 26 Jan: Amazonian Rainforest Sat 9 Feb: Discover Archaeology Sat 16 Mar: The Body Experience Sat 27 Apr: Nature’s Library Sat 25 May: Warriors of the Plains Sat 29 Jun: Trees MAGIC CARPET Storytelling & activity sessions. Book on 0161 275 2648 a week before Age: Under 5s and their families/carers Times: 10.30-11.30am & 11.30am-12.30pm
Fri 25 Jan: Rainforest Fri 22 Feb: Dig Fri 29 Mar: Heads, shoulders, knees & toes Fri 26 Apr: Nature Fri 31 May: Powwow Fri 28 Jun: Trees
BABY EXPLORERS Sensory play for babies who aren’t walking yet. Every other Tues (except school hols*) Book on 0161 275 2648 a week before 8 & 22 Jan, 5 Feb, 5 & 19 Mar, Age: Babies and their carers 16 & 30 Apr, 14 May, 11 & 25 Jun Times: 10.30-11.15am,12.30-1.15pm *when there are drop-in sensory play sessions
& 1.30-2.15pm
After Hours Evening social events where you encounter the unexpected. Artists, scientists, film makers, writers and musicians animate our collections in special one-off performances. Supported by Barefoot Wine Drop-in / Free / 6.30-9pm
Thurs 24 Jan: Breed Thurs 7 Mar: World Music Thurs 16 May: Museums at Night: Nature’s Library Urban Naturalist Friendly, practical workshops run by leading naturalists. From wild food-foraging and composting to bird song and insect identification, explore biodiversity on our doorstep. Book on: museum@manchester.ac.uk or 0161 275 2648 £3 / Last Sat of the month / 2-4pm
Sat 26 Jan: Garden birds Sat 23 Feb: Natural twine bird houses Sat 30 Mar: Allotments Sat 27 Apr: Water life Sat 25 May: Spring wild food forage Sat 29 Jun: Herbal medicine walk For more info and listings visit museummeets.wordpress.com #MuseumMeets
Courses 10 week WEA courses (starting Jan) The natural world: British wildlife A history of social movements in Manchester Geology: Fossils and their uses Book: nw.wea.org.uk or 0151 243 5340 £62/ unwaged free / 2.45-4.45pm
Sat 19 Jan: How did ancient Egyptian statues work? Statues were central to ancient Egyptian religion, but how did the Egyptians understand and use them? Campbell Price, Egyptology curator, will explore this topic using the Museum’s collections. Book: manchester.ac.uk/museum £15 / 10am-4pm
Sat 9 Mar: Every object tells a story - what do hieroglyphs mean? With the help of Egyptology curator, Campbell Price, have a go at translating a series of texts on objects on display and in storage. Book: manchester.ac.uk/museum £15 / 10am-4pm
Sun 9 & Sun 16 Jun: Egyptian ceramic jewellery Join Clay OK for this two day course where you can learn a number of ceramic jewellery techniques, inspired by our ancient Egyptian jewellery. Book: manchester.ac.uk/museum £35 / 11.30am-3.30pm
Talks Unless otherwise specified: Book on museum@manchester.ac.uk or 0161 275 2648 / Free
The Confucius Institute China talks Wed 30 Jan: Chinese charity and the politics of history Wed 24 Apr: Tibetan Buddhism in contemporary China Wed 12 Jun: Hong Kong cinema 1-2pm
Mon 4 Feb: The rogue cell As part of World Cancer Day, leading cancer researchers describe just what it is that defines a cancer cell and discuss the latest targets in cancer research. 6-8pm Wed 6 Feb, 6 Mar, 3 Apr, 1 May, 5 Jun: Collection Bites Join our guest speakers for lunchtime conversations about key objects from the collection. Book: manchester.ac.uk/museum 1.15-2pm
Thurs 7 Feb: Frogs in Ecuador Andrew Gray will share his experiences of the wildlife of Ecuador and amphibian conservation. With live frogs from the Museum. 6-8pm Sat 16 Feb: Discover Islam A simple introduction to the religion that is followed by over 1.6 billion people. With food stalls, henna (hand painting) and Arabic Calligraphy. Drop-in / 11am-4pm
Women in science, now & then Fri 8 Mar: To celebrate International Women’s Day, a panel discussion with three leading female researchers from Manchester’s Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research. Fri 15 Mar: Focussing on women scientists from Manchester’s history such as Marie Stopes, Kathleen Drew Baker, Margaret Murray and Lydia Becker. Part of Manchester’s Radical Women season. 1-2pm Sat 16 Mar: Big Dig day The Museum Allotment is signed up to be a Big Dig garden. Drop by and find out more about urban growing in a small space. Drop-in / 1-3pm Thurs 28 Mar: TEDx University of Manchester Speakers include Professor Clive Agnew, Shahbaz Hussain, Elliot Woods, Professor Julian Dodd and Nancy Elizabeth. tedxuniversityofmanchester.com 4-8.30pm
Tues 30 Apr, 7, 14, 21 & 28 May A sustainable future for Manchester A series of ‘in conversations’ with experts on the theme of sustainability in Manchester. Topics include: Food, Transport, Biodiversity, Housing & Fabrics. 6-8pm
TOURS Looping and Linking Herbarium tours
With curator Rachel Webster.
Unless otherwise specified: Book on 0161 275 2648 / Free
15 places
Every Tues & Thurs (not school hols): Tours of the Vivarium 12-1pm / 13+
Thurs 14 Feb: 11.30am-12.30pm Sat 16 Mar: 1.30-2.30pm Wed 17 Apr: 11.30am-12.30pm Sat 11 May: 1.30-2.30pm
Every Wed & Thurs: Taster tours
Rock Drop Thurs 24 Jan, 21 Feb, 21 Mar, 30 May, 27 Jun Drop-in / 2-3pm Geology identification sessions
Mon 27 May: RNCM in the City One of 40 free performances marking the College’s 40th anniversary. 12pm / all ages
Drop-in / Meet at reception desk (Floor G) / 1pm
Manchester Museum Book Club Buy a glass of wine or cup of coffee, meet people and discuss books inspired by the new Nature’s Library gallery and brought to life by Museum objects. Tues 23 Apr, 28 May, 25 Jun / 5.30-6.30pm SPECIALIST Visit manchester.ac.uk/museum and sign up to our specialist e-news to find out about our Showcase Lectures and Day Schools.
WHITWORTH ART GALLERY Five minutes up the road you’ll find the University’s art gallery, home to art, wallpaper and great cakes. manchester.ac.uk/whitworth
Want to support the Museum? From donating by text to leaving a gift in your Will, find out how you can help by visiting manchester.ac.uk/museum/supportus
Access We aim to meet everyone’s access needs. Please let us know about any requirements a week in advance of any event you would like to attend.
You can also contact us for a large print or Braille version of this leaflet. Phone 0161 275 2648 or email museum@manchester.ac.uk
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