What's On at The Manchester Museum - November/December
26 Nov 2009
Talks and tours, evolution, polar bears, orphaned sloths and more
In this enewsletter find out about talks, tours and Big Saturdays in November and December, our Darwin extravaganza, injured and orphaned sloths in Costa Rica, polar bears and an amazing film called Home by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. We hope you enjoy it.
Opening times:
- Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-5pm
- Sunday, Monday, Bank Holidays: 11am-4pm
- 27-31 December: 11am-4pm
- 24-26 December, 1 January: Closed
Free entry
Events in November
This month, take part in our Darwin extravaganza and celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species (Darwin’s findings on evolution by natural selection).
Come along to Evolution Revolution Big Saturday on Satuday 21 November, 11am-4pm, for live animals, amazing objects, a frogs and evolution talk and skull cleaning (some activities need to be booked on the day, Free).
Or come to On the Origin of Species, a talk by Dr Robert Callow on Tues 24 Nov, 1-2pm (book on 0161 275 2648, Free).
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Events in December
To escape from the cold this December, why not come along to one of our talks or Big Saturday?
On Tuesday 1 December, 6-8pm, find out about Darwin’s work: use and abuse (Book on 0161 275 2648, Free). Explore The psychodynamics of museums on Wednesday 9 December, 3-5pm (Drop-in, Free) or take a Climate change tour of the Museum on Tuesday 15 December, 12-1pm (Drop-in, Free).
Find out about amazing polar animals and birds and climate change, hold Inuit objects and meet experts at Polar Day Big Saturday on Saturday 5 December, 11am-4pm (Free, some activities may need to be booked on the day).
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Exhibitions
The Evolutionist
A Darwin extravaganza at The Manchester Museum
Until 30 August 2010
An extravaganza of exhibitions and events for all ages, celebrating Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Find out why this was one of the biggest, most important and most controversial ideas of all time. Featuring amazing objects, larger than life graphics, a magical world to explore and breathtaking photographs.
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News
Sloth conservation
Find out about our Curator of Herpetology (amphibians and reptiles expert), Andrew Gray’s encounter with sloths at Aviarios del Caribe, a rescue and research centre for injured and orphaned sloths in Costa Rica, by visiting our frog blog.
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Behind-the-scenes
This week we had an all staff meeting where we talked about the upcoming renovation of our Animal Life 1 (mammals) gallery, scheduled for Spring 2011. The new gallery will focus on sustainability – on the issues and what actions we can take. In the meeting we watched a very moving and inspirational film called Home by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, featuring stunning aerial footage of the earth. Definitely worth a look.
Watch:
Object of the month
Polar Bear
Polar Bears are the largest land carnivores (meat-eaters) in the world. They can even kill an adult walrus, which can weigh up to 1,500kg.
Unlike other bears, polar bears do not hibernate in winter.
Polar bears depend on sea ice to hunt and breed. The biggest threat to polar bears is climate change, which has made sea ice more unpredictable and has been linked to the decline in the polar bear population.
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We look forward to seeing you soon
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The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL