What's on

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.

Get creative, play and be inspired by Manchester's textiles industry. Build a textiles tower, try your hand at weaving or spin your body like a bobbin.

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

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

Join a quest to return a bear left at Liverpool Road Station to its home in this brand-new sensory story time.

Join our Highlights volunteers for a free talk about the Science and Industry Museum.

The Operation Ouch! pre-school Explorer Pass allows you and your little one to play and discover at your own pace, gives you the flexibility to change your plans and helps you make the most of quieter mid-week visits by returning as many times as you like during term time.