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:

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.

Rainbows and sunbeams at the free family Sun Playground this August

Monday 05 August 2019 There'll be free, family fun in the sun no matter what the weather with the Science and Industry Museum's Sun Playground on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 August.

Multi-million pound restoration for Power Hall

Wednesday 17 July 2019 The Power Hall at the Science and Industry Museum—one of the most beloved industrial heritage galleries in the country—is to be restored to full working condition.

Close up of Henry Babbage's Analytical Engine Mill

Rare piece of computing history to go on display in Manchester

Thursday 27 June 2019 A rare piece of computing history created by computing pioneer Charles Babbage is to go on display at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester this summer, as part of Manchester International Festival 2019.

The entrance to the Science and Industry Museum

Science and Industry Museum Special Exhibitions Gallery update

Monday 20 May 2019 Planning permission has been granted for the new Special Exhibitions Gallery at the Science and Industry Museum.

Bechtel to sponsor blockbuster exhibition, The Sun, in Manchester

Monday 13 May 2019 The Science Museum Group and Bechtel have teamed up to inspire future engineers through sponsorship of a blockbuster exhibition coming to Manchester this summer.