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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Circuit City

Learning show

Wednesday – Friday until July; Tuesday – Thursday from September

Lively, upbeat and humorous with lots of surprises, this show uses audience participation to communicate the key principles of electricity.

Forces and Flight

Learning show

Wednesday – Friday

Full of surprise and funny moments, this show is designed to stimulate all the senses and get children excited about what forces mean in the real world.

A man in a bolier suit with his arm on fire

Explosions

Learning show

Mondays and Tuesdays from September

We need your curious minds! Join the Museum Mystery Solvers and help us discover which material powered one of our explosive engines.

Schoolchild taking part in Wonder of Light show at MSI

The Wonder of Light

Learning show

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from September

This surprising science show for schools conveys the principles of light through audience participation and experimentation.

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

TBC

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.

Turn It Up: The power of music – Schools

Temporary exhibition

21 October 2022 – May 2023

Enjoy a riotous, hands-on experience with our new major exhibition exploring the science of music's mysterious hold over us and how it drives us to create, perform, feel and share.

Two boys playing with an interactive display at a museum

Experiment – Schools

Permanent gallery

Wednesday – Friday until July; Monday – Friday from September

Explore science in action in Experiment, our free interactive gallery.

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.