Textiles Gallery Category: Permanent gallery Wednesday – Sunday 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.
Experiment Category: Permanent gallery Wednesday – Sunday 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.
Power UP Category: Special event Saturdays and Sundays from 18 June, and every day during school holidays Power UP, the ultimate hands-on, interactive gaming experience, returns to the Science and Industry Museum. Book now
Amazônia Category: Temporary exhibition 13 May – 14 August 2022 Sebastião Salgado, winner of the 2021 Praemium Imperiale award for painting, presents Amazônia, a breath-taking photography exhibition that celebrates the indigenous peoples and varied landscapes of the Brazilian rainforest. Book now
Summer at the Science and Industry Museum Category: Holiday programme 23 July – 4 September 2022 Make, create and play this summer at the Science and Industry Museum. Coming soon
Turn It Up: The power of music Category: Temporary exhibition 21 October 2022 – May 2023 Prepare to get hands-on, with your ears and hearts open, with our new major exhibition exploring the science of music's mysterious hold over us and how it drives us to create, perform, feel and share. Book now
Revolution Manchester Category: Permanent gallery Wednesday – Sunday Start your journey through Manchester's rich legacy of industrial innovations, scientific discoveries and ideas that changed the world.
Meet Baby Category: Demonstration Wednesday – Friday 10.30–13.30 Watch volunteers run our replica Baby and see how far computing has come since 1948.
Amazônia: Late Category: Lates Wednesday 6 July 2022 Join us for an adults-only after-hours evening inspired by Amazônia, Sebastião Salgado's breathtaking photography exhibition. Book now
Planting Stories Category: Permanent display Wednesday – Sunday Uncover stories of our historic site while exploring our new 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.
Manchester's Rolls-Royce Category: Temporary display Wednesday – Sunday Find out more about Manchester's Rolls-Royce in its new home as part of our Revolution Manchester gallery.
Celebrating 100 years of the BBC in Manchester Category: Temporary display 12 April 2022 – February 2023 Celebrate 100 years of the BBC in Manchester with a new display that showcases Manchester as a centre of innovation in broadcasting, from 1922 to the present, and looking to the future.
A Quiet Afternoon in the Cloud Cuckoo Valley Category: Temporary display Wednesday – Sunday Explore the whimsical world of marvellous machinery with our new temporary display, A Quiet Afternoon in the Cloud Cuckoo Valley.
The Revolution Manchester Show Category: Family show Daily shows Wednesday – Sunday 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.
Curiosity Stops Category: Activity Wednesday – Sunday Our expert Explainers are on hand to unravel some science secrets at Curiosity Stops throughout the museum.
Early years construction packs Category: Activity Wednesday – Sunday Especially for Baby Builders and Mini Engineers, our Construction Packs contain everything you need to ‘work’ around the museum.