Press office

The Science and Industry Museum's press office helps journalists and broadcasters access our collection, information on our extensive programme of events and exhibitions, and the insight offered by our experts.

Browse our press release archive below, or discover more about the Science and Industry Museum.

Contact the press team

The museum receives many requests from broadcasters and TV production companies wanting to film the museum, or objects within it, every week. We look at each of these requests on a case-by-case basis.

All filming requests need to give clear deadlines, and details on how they will be mentioning the museum in the footage or programme.

Please email press@scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk or call 0161 606 0160 or 0161 606 0213 to make an enquiry.

Press releases

Browse our press release archive below:

The aurora borealis above a snow-covered mountain

Manchester Science Festival returns to explore our changing climate and ideas for a better world

Thursday 17 September 2020 Manchester Science Festival, a highlight of the city's cultural calendar and one of the most popular science festivals in the UK, is returning in 2021 with a jam-packed programme.

A view of the Science and Industry Museum's exterior

Bookings now open to visit the Science and Industry Museum

Friday 31 July 2020 Tickets for the Science and Industry Museum, one of Manchester's top attractions, are available from today (31 July), two weeks ahead of its reopening on Friday 14 August and in time for the summer holidays.

Science and Industry Museum to welcome back visitors on 14 August

Tuesday 14 July 2020 The Science and Industry Museum announced today it will welcome visitors back from Friday 14 August, restoring the opportunity to explore 250 years of innovations and ideas that started life in Manchester and went on to change the world.

Science and Industry Museum teams up with BBC Bitesize Daily to give children a taste for science from home

Wednesday 24 June 2020 The Science and Industry Museum has joined forces with BBC Bitesize Daily (produced at Media City UK in Salford) to bring the thrills and fun of science into living rooms across the country.

A man and a woman weating high vis jackets and hard hats and stood on some scaffolding

Culture Secretary makes Science and Industry Museum one of his first calls in new role

Friday 21 February 2020 The new Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver Dowden, visited the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester on Thursday 20 February to explore its collection and see the progress of ongoing renovation works.

Manchester Science Festival 2020 announced as part of SMG's major public programme on climate change

Tuesday 04 February 2020 Manchester Science Festival, produced by the Science and Industry Museum, will return from 23 October – 1 November 2020. It was announced today that the theme of this year's event is climate, and how we should respond to its challenges through three lenses: our cities; our natural world; and ourselves.

New exhibition celebrates Manchester's music revolution

Tuesday 14 January 2020 Manchester's place at the heart of Britain's music and creative industries is being celebrated with a new exhibition dedicated to one of the city’s most influential record labels.

Power Hall restoration work commences

Monday 23 September 2019 Full steam ahead as building work commences to restore the Science and Industry Museum's historic Power Hall.

The old North Western Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester

Science and Industry Museum asks for stories to mark 50th birthday

Monday 19 August 2019 This October will mark 50 years since the creation of The North Western Museum of Science and Industry, now known as the Science and Industry Museum. To mark the occasion, the museum team are looking for stories of the impact that a trip to the museum has had on people's lives.

Stephenson's Rocket on display at the Science and Industry Museum

What’s on this September at the Science and Industry Museum

Friday 16 August 2019 There's just a few days in September when visitors can see Stephenson's Rocket in Manchester before it heads off to our sister museum, the National Railway Museum in York.