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Three doctors dressed in scrubs, hugging and smiling for the camera

Operation Ouch! Brains, Bogies and You

14 February 2025 – 4 January 2026

Get ready for a brand-new adventure of super-sized science and brilliant biology. Plunge headfirst into the incredible world of our senses with Operation Ouch! Brains, Bogies and You.

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Two young boys playing a drumming computer game

Power Up

Special event

Saturdays and Sundays during term time, daily during school holidays

Take gaming to the next level with Power Up at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester.

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A woman and baby playing with building blocks

Experitots

Activity

Various dates

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.

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A man and a boy looking at Stephen Hawking's blackboard in a museum

Stephen Hawking at Work

Free temporary display

25 May 2023 – September 2025

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

What’s on

Operation Ouch! Brains, Bogies and You

Power Up

Experitots

Stephen Hawking at Work

Part of the Science Museum Group