Fri 16 Sep 2011 12 noon - 2pm, Sat 24 Sep 2011 2pm - 4pm & Tue 27 Sep 2011 12 noon - 2pm
Calling all knitters. As part of the Manchester Science Festival, the University of Manchester stitching group is attempting to knit a hubble telescope image of a rose made up of galaxies...
Sat 22 Oct 2011 11am - 1pm
(Guided walk)
Alan Turing broke the Nazis’ Enigma code, almost invented the computer, and was persecuted to a painful suicide by the ungrateful authorities...
Sat 22 Oct 2011 11am - 4pm
Come to Manchester Museum to see fruit trees in the Greenhouse and a massive 300 million year old fossil tree stump...
Sat 22 Oct 2011 1pm - 2pm
Edward Docx discusses his new novel, The Devil's Garden, in conversation with scientist Johan Oldekop
Sat 22 Oct 2011 & Sat 29 Oct 2011 at 2pm - 3.30pm
Get up close to animals and other exhibits, and
ponder on the ethical dilemmas behind the
displays.
Sat 22 Oct 2011 5.30pm - 7pm
Hear the true story of how James Lovelock first
glimpsed Gaia and why NASA didn’t believe him...
Mon 24 Oct 2011 to Fri 28 Oct 2011
11am - 4pm daily
Enjoy a variety of family friendly activities from
making pyramids, to mummifying oranges and
getting hands-on by doing an archaeology dig.
Wed 26 Oct 2011 2.30pm - 3.30pm
Discover how changing medical practices
shaped new ways of thinking about
archaeology, mummies and Ancient Egypt...
Thu 27 Oct 2011 5.15pm - 8pm
What causes cold UK winters,
flooding in Pakistan and wildfires in
Australia - weather or climate? Find out the
difference between the two, plus how
they’re linked, at this interactive talk
Fri 28 Oct 2011 12 noon - 1.30pm, 3pm - 4.30pm
Ever seen amollusc play the
guitar? How about a drumming buffalo, or
perhaps even a bass-playing frog? All of this
and a whole lot more can be witnessed in
Being 747’s natural history musical show...
Sat 29 Oct 2011 11am - 3pm
Knit your very own solar system to hang up at home or contribute to our growing galaxy of knitted planets, meteorites and stars...
Sun 30 Oct 2011 12 noon - 1pm
Delve into the secret world of the stag beetle,
our largest terrestrial beetle with award-winning scientist Deborah Harvey...
Sun 30 Oct 2011 2pm - 3pm
What makes some volcanic eruptions
explosive - and what happens when
volcanoes and ice meet? Find out in this brilliant talk for adults and teenagers...
Sat 24 Mar 2012 to Sun 18 Nov 2012
Inspired by 1950s design and combining Alan Turing’s notes with museum objects, this exhibition documents Turing’s investigation into one of the great mysteries of nature: how complex shapes and patterns arise from simple balls of cells.
Tue 3 Apr 2012 1pm - 3pm and 5 more
Plant a Turing Sunflower and get involved in an exciting participatory experiment to celebrate his centenary...