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Family enews from The Manchester Museum: September 2008.

12 Sep 2008

Welcome to our September family newsletter. This month we continue the excitement of the Olympics in the run-up to the Cultural Olympiad. Activities in the Museum will be linked with the Olympiad themes of opening up and lighting up. We hope you can join in our celebrations.

If you know anyone who is interested in receiving our enewsletters and finding out more about our activities, they can sign up at:

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Best wishes

Ros Helliwell, The Manchester Museum

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The Manchester Museum is open daily

  • Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-5pm
  • Sunday, Monday and Bank Holidays: 11am-4pm

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New Autumn events programme announced

Our Autumn events programme is ready. Its crammed full of fun activities for all the family. Click on the link below to find out about the exciting events we've got coming up.

Click here to find out more

Magic Carpet: Treasures

Friday 26 September, 11am-12noon

Join us on a trail to explore the Museums treasures.

Book on 0161 275 2648 from 19 September. Cost £1. Suitable for under 5's.

Click here to find out more

Big Saturday: Bling, treasures of The Manchester Museum

Saturday 27 September 11am-4pm

Help light up the Museum with bling.

Uncover the Museum's treasures including money, butterflies, beetles, gemstones, rocks, ancient Egyptian jewellery and much more. Tell us about the things you treasure. Bring in your bling and create your own treasure chest and story.

  • 11am-4pm: Art and craft, object handling Drop-in, Free, All ages
  • 12noon, 2pm: Treasure hunt Book, Free, Under 8s
    Go on a treasure hunt with storyteller Gina Perry. Follow clues hidden in the stories at each treasure to lead you to the next clue. Every clue leads to a bigger treasure. Can you make it to the end to get your big prize?
  • 11.30am, 2.30pm: Family Friendly Film Club Screening
    Visit FamilyFriendly for details.

Click here to find out more

Frog blog goes live

We have just launched frog blog, where you can find out all about daily life in the Vivarium.

One of our curators, Andrew Gray is currently in Costa Rica carrying out research into frogs. Find out how he is getting on by following our frog blog.

Click here to visit frog blog