What was on

Celebrate Manchester's place at the heart of Britain's music and creative industries with our new exhibition dedicated to one of the city's most influential record labels.

Discover the fascinating world of codebreaking, ciphers and secret communications with our free must-see exhibition Top Secret: From ciphers to cyber security.

From an ancient Scandinavian sun horse to Jimmy Carter's solar panels from the White House, The Sun tells the story of our ever-changing relationship with our closest star.

In 2018, Stephenson's Rocket returned to Manchester for the first time in over 180 years.

Electricity: The spark of life examines how scientists experimented with electricity to understand and control it, and how mass generation and distribution changed our lives.

What would it feel like to step into a black hole? Prepare to be stretched, squashed and spaghettified as a spacetime singularity pops up in the 1830 Warehouse.

Welcome to the world of tomorrow, where fantastical start-up firm Unlimited Enhancement Technologies will help you upgrade your operating system and indulge your inner Iron Man.

Make a bee line for the museum this summer as we celebrate Bee in the City and create a beautiful garden in our Upper Yard.

On 18 June 2016, Tim Peake returned to Earth in the Soyuz TMA-19M descent module. Now, you can join us for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get a close look at this historic spacecraft.

Robots explores our obsession with recreating ourselves in human form, and what it truly means to be a human in a robotic world.

Everyone from Elon Musk to Stephen Hawking is worried about the rise of the machines. AI, robots, computer simulations—are they really that scary? Tomorrow's World is here to find out.

Discover the history of graphite and graphene, and immerse yourself in the wonders of a two-dimensional world.