What's on

Brighten up your winter holidays and discover the secrets of light and colour with immersive experiences, illuminating experiments and daily science shows for all ages.

Get hands on with light, colour and sound in our Light Lab with free activities, illuminating experiments and immersive experiences for all ages.

Delve deep into digestion with Dr Chris van Tulleken and the first of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES from the Royal Institution.

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.

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.

Take part in educational activities and shows in this exclusive day for home-educated families.

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.

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

Go back in time to the working mills of 150 years ago, experience the thundering sounds of the machinery and find out what life was like for thousands of mill workers.