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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Creative Science: Materials and Design

Learning workshop

Mondays from September

Why aren't umbrellas made from sponge? Or mugs from wax? This fun, cross-curricular creative workshop explores product development.

Creative Science: Seeing Sounds

Learning workshop

Fridays from September

Fun, surprising and cross-curricular, this creative workshop explores sound waves.

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.

A boy holding a computer game controller looking at a screen

Power Up – Schools

Learning activity

5 September 2022 – 22 July 2023, Wednesdays and Thursdays during term time only

160 consoles. Five decades of gaming. Game on. Recommended for year 5 upwards (ages 9 and older).

Amazônia – Schools

Temporary exhibition

14 May – 14 August 2022

World-renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado presents Amazônia, a breathtaking photography exhibition celebrating the indigenous peoples and varied landscapes of the Brazilian rainforest.

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.