The world's first industrial city
From its towering mills, bustling warehouses and crowded streets, Manchester’s industrial transformation helped shape life as we know it.
Objects and stories
The Science and Industry Museum explores how ideas can change the world, from the Industrial Revolution to today.
Here in Objects and Stories, discover the people, places and ideas behind the museum’s collection, which charts 250 years of world-shaping discoveries and innovations that began in Manchester.
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