Manchester Art Gallery has been shortlisted for the 2016 Family Friend Museum Award, the only award in Britain in which children and families are given the chance to vote for the shortlisted organisations. The Award, organised by Kids in Museums, is also the largest museum award in Britain. Kids in Museums is an independent charity…
Manchester’s Jewish Museum has been named as the 10th best small museum in the UK by The Times. The Museum has been named alongside the likes of the SS Great Britain, Horniman Museum and Norwich Castle in the top 25 small museums across the UK. The announcement comes as Manchester Jewish Museum, one of Manchester’s…
As Manchester After Hours comes ever nears, we look at some of the events taking place on 12 May along Oxford Road, in the Northern Quarter and even further afield. Around Oxford Road: D’Arts Festival Engine invites you to experience art in an extraordinary context as darts teams battle it out in the Whitworth’s Grand…
Visual arts meets Darts on Thursday May 12th when these two vastly contrasting worlds come together for one night only for an original and unexpected cultural fusion – D’Arts Festival – as part of the annual citywide and nocturnal arts extravaganza – Manchester After Hours. D’Arts Festival is set to bring together local darts teams…
Manchester Jewish Museum has appointed Citizens Design Bureau (CDB) as the architects for its major development project. The lead architect will be CDB founder, Katy Marks, who was a Project Architect for the Stirling Prize winning ‘Liverpool Everyman Theatre’ and was recently nominated as emerging Woman Architect of the Year 2015. Working alongside Katy will…
It’s all aboard for visitors at the Museum of Science and Industry this Easter, as a new 1830s steam train experience leaves the station for the first time this Friday. Experts in period costumes will be guiding guests through the story behind the world’s oldest surviving passenger train station, as visitors enjoy a trip back…
From 24 June 2016 the Whitworth will unveil a new public sculpture by internationally acclaimed British artist Anya Gallaccio in Whitworth Park. In only the second permanent public sculpture of her career the artist will reimagine in steel a tree removed from the park during the Whitworth’s £15 million redevelopment by architects MUMA (McInnes Usher…
MONTHLY EVENTS: Light 19 December 2015 – 3 January 2016 10.00am – 5.00pm Closed 24, 25, 26 and January 1 Suitable for all ages (except where specified) Free (except where specified) Illuminate dark winter days with daily family activities during the school holidays at Museum of Science and Industry. Discover mischievous magicians, try out painting…
MONTHLY EVENTS: Experitots Friday 20 November Things That Move 10:30 – 12:00 £3 for one child and one adult http://www.mosi.org.uk/whats-on/experitots.aspx These popular creative activity sessions for under-6s feature puppets and storytelling to introduce the wonders of science to knee-high explorers and budding boffins. This month’s session explores light and colour. Pi: Platform for Investigation Saturday…
Manchester Museum has announced the launch of a new book promoting play in museum space, setting down key ideas for changing or improving how museums and galleries approach play. The book is aimed at the museum and cultural sector. The book, Rules for a Playful Museum, has been funded by the Happy Museum, an organisation…
