We are changing

A multi-million-pound restoration programme is underway at our globally significant industrial heritage site to carry out crucial restoration work and reveal new spaces and perspectives for all visitors to enjoy, play and learn in.

We are bringing to life the story of the site, inspiring the innovators of the future to power the next (green) industrial revolution and creating a more sustainable museum.

This means that there is a lot of building work in progress and areas that are temporarily closed, including the Power Hall and the 1830 Station and Warehouse, but there is still much to enjoy on your visit.

For further information on current planning applications and a more detailed Q&A for our neighbours please visit our dedicated community page.

What's happening on site?

From April 2024 we've started a new series of essential repairs to care for our historic site, including:

Essential repairs to the New Warehouse including its roof, windows, gutters and brickwork
Waterproofing the 1830 Viaduct to prevent water ingress to the Viaduct and 1830 Station
Essential repairs to the Gantry
Repairs to the Upper Yard
Repairs to the Power Hall

We anticipate that the essential repair work to New Warehouse, the 1830 Viaduct and Gantry will be complete by Summer 2025, and further repair works to be completed on site by 2030.

This means we might look a little different when you visit us, including scaffolding on New Warehouse and the Gantry. But it also means you'll get to see live engineering in action as we care for our historic site. We'll also be exploring these ideas in the galleries themselves and offering activities that explore the change happening across our museum.

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Current closures

Power Hall (Reopening mid-2025)

Work began in 2019 to restore the globally important Grade II listed Power Hall, thanks to £6 million from the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and additional funding from the Science Museum Group.

1830 Viaduct, Station and Warehouse

A number of restoration projects have begun on our historic Grade I listed 1830 Station and Warehouse.

An artist's impression of a new outdoor area of a museum

Lower and Upper Yard

The Science and Industry Museum has submitted plans for improved public realm. This will follow the critical repair work currently taking place across the museum's historic Upper Yard and 1830 Viaduct to resolve historic water ingress across the site and into its listed buildings.

Various aircraft on display in a museum gallery

Air and Space Hall – permanently closed

The Lower Campfield Market Hall (formerly the Science and Industry Museum's Air and Space Hall) has now been returned to Manchester City Council, who own the building, ready for its next chapter. Manchester City Council is working with Allied London to develop proposals to refurbish both Upper and Lower Campfield Markets.

Revolution in progress

A timeline of positive change

A long-term, multi-million-pound restoration programme is underway at the Science and Industry Museum to carry out crucial restoration work and reveal new spaces and perspectives for all visitors to enjoy, play and learn in.

Decarbonisation

From the Industrial Revolution to the Green Revolution. We have been awarded £4.3 million for a visionary decarbonisation project.

Other projects

Exterior view of the entrance to the Science and Industry Museum

New Warehouse

The next stage of improvement works has begun to conserve and improve our buildings across our historic site. Whilst New Warehouse will be under scaffold until Summer 2025 we're remaining open and there's still lots to see, do and explore.

Front exterior view of a Georgian era house on the corner of a street

The Station Agent's House

The Science and Industry Museum and The Landmark Trust have partnered to restore the historic Station Agent's House as a new holiday property for Manchester.

Artist impression of new Special Exhibition Gallery

Special Exhibitions Gallery

Our spectacular new 725 square metre flexible gallery space is now open and originating and hosting some of the world's best science exhibitions and experiences in the North.