Schools programme

There's plenty to see and do for schools, colleges, nurseries and other formal education groups.

Explore our exhibitions, take part in a school session and visit our interactive gallery. Browse what’s on for your group below and then build your itinerary and book online. Bookings are open for visits up to 31 March 2023.

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The Revolution Manchester Show – Schools

Learning show

Daily shows

Help your class discover the story of where science met industry and the modern world began, from steam power and the cotton industry, to computing and cutting-edge scientific research.

A man holding his arms up, stood in front of Victorian machinery

Textiles demonstration – Schools

Learning demonstration

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Go back in time to the working mills of 150 years ago, experience the deafening sounds of the machinery and find out what life was like for thousands of mill workers.

A group of school children wearing high vis jackets in a museum gallery

Textiles Gallery – Schools

Permanent gallery

Wednesday – Friday until July; Monday – Friday from September

Manchester is built on cotton. Learn how the city got its nickname 'Cottonopolis' as you discover the machines, people and stories that made Manchester the first industrial city and changed the world we all live in today.

Revolution Manchester – Schools

Permanent gallery

Wednesday – Friday until July; Monday – Friday from September

From big ideas to small inventions, explore Manchester’s amazing legacy of ideas that changed the work and helped shape life as we know it.

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The Revolution Manchester Show – Schools

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Textiles Gallery – Schools

Revolution Manchester – Schools

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