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

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

Explore the whimsical world of marvellous machinery with our new temporary display, A Quiet Afternoon in the Cloud Cuckoo Valley.

Especially for Baby Builders and Mini Engineers, our Construction Packs contain everything you need to ‘work’ around the museum.

Calling all Mini Movers! Join us as we roll, clank, whirr and clack our way round the Textiles Gallery.

Follow your curiosity and learn more about the big ideas and innovations that are changing our world today.

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