The Museum was opened in 1887 to house collections that had belonged to the Manchester Natural History Society, whose museum in the city centre had closed c. 1872. The Museum’s extension and bridge ...

He later held a position at the University of Manchester through which the Anindilyakwa collection came into Manchester Museum's possession. The dolls are unique to the Anindilyakwa people, a group of ...

The Power Hall is the centrepiece of the museum and houses a collection of steam engines that were built in the Greater ...

Professor Worsley donated his collection to Manchester Museum when he retired in the 1980s. Over the past three years, museum experts travelled to Groote, and worked with the Anindilyakwa Land ...

One of only three altars to survive from Roman Manchester and the first inscription to be found since the 19th century.The Roman altar was set up by a man called Aelius Victor in honour of the ...

Luckily there’s lots of things you can do across Greater Manchester that don’t rely ... to see some fascinating objects from the museum’s collection, including a brain scanning ‘Jedi ...

Images of what Carmody Groarke’s revamped Science and Industry Museum in Manchester will look like have been released ahead ...

Manchester Museum reopened its doors to thousands of visitors in February ... the original neo-Gothic building has been a cultural and educational hotspot, famed for its incredible collection of ...

Professor Worsley donated his collection to Manchester Museum when he retired in the 1980s. Over the past three years, museum experts travelled to Groote, and worked with the Anindilyakwa Land ...

Manchester's own natural history museum boasts four floors of exhibits. Highlights include a T. rex fossil, ancient Egyptian mummies and a vivarium that's notable for its large collection of Costa ...