Thread your way through Manchester’s rich legacy of industrial innovations, scientific discoveries and ideas that changed the world.

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.

From the printing press to modern computing, discover how technological advancements have made it possible for us to communicate further and faster.

Experience the sights, sounds and smells of real working steam engines that powered mills all over the North West and helped to shape our world.

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.

Can you use your curious brain to help us understand how a steam locomotive works? Our Explainers have a manual, but it’s more fun to work it out!

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.

Find out how a mill engine works and discover its role in the Industrial Revolution.

This lively show tells the story of how science and industry came together in Manchester, shaping our lives today.

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.

Watch volunteers run our replica Baby and see how far computing has come since 1948.