Jul-Dec 2011

EVENTS &EXHIBITIONS

...there’s much more at The Manchester Museum

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Families or adults, as a group or on your own - there’s something for everyone. We’d love to see you soon at one of our exhibitions or events.

Exhibitions The Museum Allotment Until Nov 2011The allotment has beeninspired by our new Living Worlds gallery. Get your hands dirty and help us grow food. Stonehenge: henge diggersUntil 17 Jul 2011Photos by Bill Bevan capture the feelings of archaeologistsas they dig.

We are extInked 9 Jul-13 Nov 2011An exhibition with artist group Ultimate Holding Company of 100 tattoos onan army of ambassadors for threatened and rare wildlife. Unearthed: Ancient Egypt30 Sep 2011-6 Sep 2012Journey back to the 1920sto our Egyptologist’s store room for some archaeologicaltraining. Can you help our Egyptologist (played on film by Horrible Histories’ Terry Deary) investigate his finds? Grave secrets: tales of theancient Nubians22 Oct 2011-22 Jan 2012An exhibition of bonespecimens and artefacts revealing the lives of the inhabitants of ancient Nubia, Egypt’s southern neighbour.

New galleries Living WorldsIf you think nature is something far away, think again - we are nature. Living Worlds explores the connections between all living things, including us, and shows how we can all shape the future by the choices we make. Ancient Egypt & Archaeology Closed from 4 Jul 2011This is so we can create ournew Ancient Worlds galleries: Discovering Archaeology,Egyptian World and Exploring Objects. These will open in late 2012, 100 years after theMuseum’s first Egypt gallery opened. In the meantime, you can see some of our Egyptology collection on display in ourUnearthed: Ancient Egyptexhibition, 30 Sep 2011-6 Sep 2012.

Now open

Free entry

Magic Carpet

Big Wide Mouthed Frog,Miki, Polar Bear and Penguin are some of the characters you’ll meet at our Magic carpet storytelling and activitysessions.

Book on 0161 275 2648 a week beforeCost: £1 per childAge: Under 5s and their families/carers Fri 29 Jul / 11am-12pm Frogs Fri 26 Aug / 11am-12pmFruit and veg Fri 30 Sep / 11am-12pmWildlife Fri 28 Oct / 11am-12pmAncient Egypt Fri 25 Nov / 11am-12pmChocolate Fri 30 Dec / 11am-12pmPolar animals

Festivals Festival of British Archaeology

Thurs 14 Jul / 12.30-1.30pmShooting the time detectivesBill Bevan will talk youthrough his photos fromour Stonehenge: henge diggers exhibition, as well as photos not on display.Book on 0161 275 2648,free, adults and older children

Sat 16 & Sun 17 Jul / 11am-4pmDiscovering prehistoric toolsGuided tours by experts from the Museum and Tameside Archaeological Society. Drop-in, free, adults and older children Not Part Of Festival

Sat 16 Jul / 1-2pmAlternative life drawing class with Dr SketchyFeaturing two models - Bambi La Beau as the Egyptian princess and Archie Greaves as theRoman centurion. Expectdrawing games, sketchingchallenges and plenty of silliness.Drop-in, free, all ages and abilities

The Manchester Weekender

Sat 15-Sun 16 OctThe Museum will be taking part in The Manchester Weekender, which wraps up the best of the city’s art, culture and festivals.www.creativetourist.com

Manchester Literature Festival Sat 22 Oct / 1-2.30pm The Devil’s Garden Edward Docx (author of The Devil’s Garden) and Johan Oldekop (a University of Manchester scientist) discuss theories of evolution, religion and anthropological research in the Amazon.Book on 0843 208 0500 orwww.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk, £5/£3 concessions, adults

Big Saturdays

Touching a 200 million yearold fossil and objects fromancient cultures; strokinga fox; meeting scientistsworking on the latest research; making your own treasures;performances and films; having objects brought to life through storytelling and tours. Theseare some of the things youcan experience at our monthly Big Sats.

Booking: Most activities are drop-in, some may need to be booked on the dayCost: Most activities are free, some maycost up to £1.50Age: All ages - from under 5s to adults Sat 9 Jul / 11am-4pm Froglife Sat 6 Aug / 11am-4pmSummer on the allotment Sat 24 Sep / 11am-4pmExtInked Sat 15 Oct / 11am-4pmAncient Egypt Sat 12 Nov / 11am-4pmAutumn on the allotment Sat 3 Dec / 11am-4pmChocolate

School holidays

Similar to Big Saturdays, but the activities go on all week.Booking / Cost / Age: Same as Big Sats

Summer holidays

Mon 25 Jul-Fri 26 Aug /11am-4pm The Museum Allotment A summer of activities linkedto The Museum Allotmentincluding pot decorating, vegetable printing and making bug homes. Thurs 4-Sun 7 AugFamily Friendly Film ClubWeekenderwww.goseethis.com/filmclub Oct half term

Mon 24-Fri 28 Oct / 11am-4pmUnearthed: Ancient EgyptUnearth science and technology from ancient Egypt. Makepyramids, go on a dig and get some archaeological training. Christmas holidays

Tues 27-Fri 30 Dec / 11am-4pmThank you cardsMake pop-up cards inspiredby the Museum’s collection.

Come along to our Big Saturdays

for more talks and tours

Manchester Science Festival Sat 22-Sun 30 Oct A celebration of all thingsscience, including ancientEgyptian technology, planet knitting and a climate change debate. With a ScienceSpectacular on Sat 29 Oct.www.manchestersciencefestival.com Asia Triennial Manchester Enkhbold TogmidshiirevLook out this autumn fora special guest at the Museum - Mongolian artist EnkhboldTogmidshiirev whoseperformances will introduceyou to nomadic culture andits traditions. Co-commissioned by The International 3 and Shisha as part of the AsiaTriennial Manchester.

China talksBook on 0161 275 2648Cost: FreeAge: Adults and older children

Tues 19 Jul / Wed 28 Sep /Wed 26 Oct / Wed 30 Nov / 12.30-1.30pmConfucius Institute China talksGunpowder, silk, paper andporcelain were all inventedin China. Find out more about one of the most important and influential civilisations in world history in this series of talksby The Confucius Institute.

Tours

Tours of the Vivarium(live animals)

Book on ManchesterMuseumVivarium@gmail.com, free, 13+

Every Tues & Thurs / 12-1pm

We’re launching a brandnew adult programme in autumn 2011So if nature photography,knitting museum exhibitsor world music sound likeyour thing then look out forour programme of workshops, talks, events and performances.Visit www.manchester.ac.uk/museumto sign up for our e-news so we can tellyou all about it.

Specialist Showcase lectures Booking: Drop-inCost: FreeAge: Adults

As a leading universityMuseum, we offer talks from experts on the latest museum based research. Lectures thisautumn will be:From natural history to human ecology - the philosophy behind the new Living Worlds galleryHenry McGhie, The Manchester Museum

AccessWe 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.Phone 0161 275 2648 or email museum@manchester.ac.uk

Opening timesTues-Sat: 10am-5pmSun, Mon & Bank hols: 11am-4pm27-31 Dec: 11am-4pm24-26 Dec & 1 Jan: closed

For a large print or Braille version of this leaflet please phone 0161 275 2648 or email museum@manchester.ac.uk

Booking and information line: 0161 275 2648www.manchester.ac.uk/museumFree entry to the Museum

Enhancing the visitorexperience: the virtual and physical reconstructionof a Chalcolithic roundhouseon Cyprus Lindy Crewe, The Manchester Museum

Where did that bone go?150 years of cave archaeology and museum collectionsDr Hannah O’Regan, Liverpool John Moores University

Visit www.manchester.ac.uk/museumfor details and to sign up for our specialist e-news.

Whitworth Art GalleryFive minutes up the road you’ll find the University’s art gallery, the Whitworth, home to art, wallpaper and great cakes.

Day school

Booking and more information:visit www.knhcentre.manchester.ac.uk/research/nubiaprojector email jenefer.cockitt@manchester.ac.ukAge: Adults

Sat 3 DecAll that remains: reconstructing life and death in ancient Egypt and Nubia A concentrated day of expert speakers and discussion around new research into the Royal Mummies of Egypt and the history of disease in Egypt and Nubia. With a practical session looking at how to study ancient skeletal remains and identify age, sex and whether a person suffered from a disease.