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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 young boy shining a torch against a green wall.

Experiment

Free permanent gallery

Open daily

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.

Old textiles machinery on display in the museum

Textiles Gallery

Free permanent gallery

Open daily

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.

Revolution Manchester

Free permanent gallery

Open daily

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.

What’s on

Operation Ouch! Brains, Bogies and You

Power Up

Experiment

Textiles Gallery

Revolution Manchester

Part of the Science Museum Group