Events at The Manchester Museum
20 Jun 2012
The archaeology of ritual, shrines and sacrifice in Northern Ghana talk (21 June) / The Confucius Institute talks on China (27 June) / Creativity in tough times: Turing and Manchester University after the Second World War (28 June).
The archaeology of ritual, shrines and sacrifice in Northern Ghana
Thursday 21 June (6-8pm)
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With Timothy Insoll, Professor of Archaeology at The University of Manchester. Tim has carried out field projects among the Tallensi of Northern Ghana and has participated in the Komaland project in Northern Ghana.
The Confucius Institute talks on China: China’s international relations with Europe and the wider world
Wednesday 27 June (1-2pm)
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Featuring speakers with specialist knowledge of China, these talks cover diverse topics from literature to politics, art, recreation and economics with the aim of demystifying contemporary China.
Creativity in tough times: Turing and Manchester University after the Second World War
Thursday 28 June (6-7pm)
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With Professor John Pickstone, The University of Manchester. The impact of Alan Turing is indisputable, so too the tragedy of his suicide. In many ways, his ideas on computing changed the world, but how did he interact with Manchester University – his home for his last six years? This lecture will explore his work here and the mathematicians, physicists, chemists, biologists and medical men with whom he worked. Many of the staff had been employed on secret projects. You are invited to join them in the years around 1950, when Manchester was recovering from the War. Let’s see how they renewed the University in a time of hope, how they created new machines and new lines of scientific research. Let’s listen to their debates on machine intelligence and the problems of organic form. Let’s dissect ‘Post-war Science’ – to see how big ideas were formed as part of the history of Manchester.
Tours of the Vivarium (live animals)
Every Tuesday & Thursday (except school holidays) (12-1pm)
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Meet the Museum's live animals and learn about the education and conservation work taking place beyond the displays.
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