What's on

Make the most of May half term with a sense-sational programme of free, hands-on family fun, inspired by our blockbuster exhibition Operation Ouch! Brains, Bogies and You.

Experitots is a regular event specially designed for children aged 0–4. During these playful sessions, toddlers and their adults are encouraged to play, explore and experiment together.

A landmark free exhibition and public engagement project that will reveal how transatlantic slavery shaped Manchester's growth.

From story time and imaginative play to Makaton-friendly adventures and curious moments, there's lots to inspire and entertain little learners on a visit to the Science and Industry Museum.

What will you build, sense and discover? Play and explore science in action in Experiment, our free interactive gallery designed for the whole family to enjoy together.

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.

Join our expert Explainers for an action-packed show that tells the story of how science met industry right here in Manchester, building our world and shaping our lives today.

Explore incredible objects, including some never seen by the public before, from Professor Stephen Hawking’s office.

Watch volunteers run our replica of the Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine, nicknamed 'Baby', and see how far computing has come since 1948.

Journey through Manchester's rich legacy of industrial innovations, scientific discoveries and ideas that started life in Manchester and went on to change the world.

Find out more about Manchester's Rolls-Royce as part of our Revolution Manchester gallery.

Uncover stories of our historic site while exploring our beautiful garden, featuring plants, trees and flowers that have been carefully selected to represent the goods that would have once been transported here on the railway.

Go back in time to the working mills of 150 years ago, experience the thundering sounds of the machinery and find out what life was like for thousands of mill workers.