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:

Science and Industry Museum awarded £4.3 million for visionary decarbonisation project

Wednesday 14 April 2021 The Science and Industry Museum has been awarded £4.3 million by the Government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme to transform the museum’s environmental sustainability and place zero-carbon technology at the heart of the visitor experience.

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New Special Exhibitions Gallery at the Science and Industry Museum revealed

Wednesday 10 March 2021 A spectacular new 725 square metre flexible gallery is now complete and ready to originate and host some of the world's best science exhibitions and experiences in the North, thanks to a generous £3.8 million grant from the DCMS and additional support from other funders.

Science and Industry Museum gears up to explore ideas for a better world as Manchester Science Festival line up is announced

Thursday 14 January 2021 The Science and Industry Museum is preparing for 10 days of online scientific celebration as Manchester Science Festival goes digital between 12–21 February 2021.

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Funding awarded to support STEM inspiration activity across Greater Manchester through STEM Reboot programme

Monday 21 December 2020 GREATER Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has awarded £50k funding to a programme designed to help young people continue to be inspired by STEM subjects during the ongoing pandemic.

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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.

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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.

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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.