Spring Holiday: Fashion Fun Category: Special event 6–22 April 2019 Step into 2019's latest trends and take a fun-filled look at how fashion and science make the perfect designer duo. See what’s on
Electricity: The spark of life Category: Temporary exhibition 18 October 2018 – 28 April 2019 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. Last chance to see
Stephenson’s Rocket returns Category: Temporary exhibition 25 September 2018 – 8 September 2019 A once-in-a lifetime opportunity to see Stephenson's Rocket return to the site of the world’s oldest surviving passenger railway.
Atmospheric Memory Category: Special event 6–21 July 2019 At once a daring artwork and a sensory performance, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's breathtaking immersive installation scours the atmosphere for the voices of our past. Book now
Spring Holiday: Fashion Fun Category: Special event 6–22 April 2019 Step into 2019's latest trends and take a fun-filled look at how fashion and science make the perfect designer duo. See what’s on
May half term: Tinkertastic Category: Special event 25 May – 2 June 2019 What links Stephenson's Rocket, Rolls-Royce engines and Apple computers? They were all created by people inventing new ways of doing things through DIY, tinkering and making. Coming soon
MakeFest 2019 Category: Special event 25 and 26 May 2019 Makefest is back for 2019, and taking over the museum for another weekend of tinkering, testing, coding and creating. Coming soon
Stephenson’s Rocket returns Category: Temporary exhibition 25 September 2018 – 8 September 2019 A once-in-a lifetime opportunity to see Stephenson's Rocket return to the site of the world’s oldest surviving passenger railway.
Electricity: The spark of life Category: Temporary exhibition 18 October 2018 – 28 April 2019 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. Last chance to see
Experiment Category: Permanent gallery Open 10.00–17.00 daily Stare into the mirror of infinity, create a tornado, and watch your own skeleton ride a bicycle. Play with 25 hands-on exhibits and see science in action.
Textiles Gallery Category: Permanent gallery Open 10.00–17.00 daily Manchester is built on cotton. Our Textiles Gallery tells the story of the people, products and pioneers that made it and their continuing legacy in our city and our world today.
1830 Station Category: Permanent gallery Open 10.00–17.00 daily Find out how George Stephenson designed the Liverpool and Manchester Railway against the odds, and see how it changed Manchester and the world. Now open
Connecting Manchester Category: Permanent gallery Open 10.00–17.00 daily From the printing press to modern computing, discover how technological advancements have made it possible for us to communicate further and faster.
Revolution Manchester Category: Permanent gallery Open 10.00–17.00 daily Thread your way through Manchester’s rich legacy of industrial innovations, scientific discoveries and ideas that changed the world.
Air and Space Hall Category: Permanent gallery Open 10.00–17.00 daily By road or by air, this city’s inventors and engineers made a big impact on the way we travel today. See the cars, bikes and aeroplanes that got industrial Manchester moving.
Textiles demonstration Category: Family show Daily shows 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.
The Revolution Manchester Show Category: Family show Daily shows This lively show tells the story of how science and industry came together in Manchester, shaping our lives today.
Science Showdown Category: Family show Daily shows Who will you support? Player 1 or Player 2? Take control of this live science show as different experiments battle it out to be crowned your winner.
Meet Baby Category: Demonstration Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays Watch volunteers run our replica Baby and see how far computing has come since 1948.
