Manchester Museum: summer programme of events
07 Jun 2023
The Museum brings you the biggest names and most imaginative, inclusive events in their Summer of Stories
Since reopening on 18 February, our Museum has welcomed over 350,000 visitors. They have been captivated by the new galleries and spaces, but it is the stories and the way we tell them that has really got people talking.
Our Museum - where everyone has a story to tell.
Moving Histories - a Museum of Sanctuary
Throughout the summer we are telling stories of sanctuary and belonging. During Refugee Week on 14 June, with partners from across the city we will create Moving Histories – a Museum of Sanctuary event, an evening of films and performances, exploring themes of compassion, creativity, and identity.
Meet Dan Snow
Inspired by the queues and public response to our Golden Mummies exhibition, on Wednesday, 28 June, we Meet Dan Snow, the award-winning historian and broadcaster, who will be in conversation with Curator of Egypt and Sudan, Dr Campbell Price to explore why “Ancient Egypt” is the subject of so many stories and so much public fascination.
Sonics, Stories and Scenes of the Diaspora
A unique collaboration with Manchester International Festival brings you Sonics, Stories and Scenes of the Diaspora. Join us on Saturday, 1 July a day and night of live performances, DJ sets, screenings and panel discussions, when we welcome SEEN Magazine as they shine a light on heritage and celebrate the sounds of global majority and South Asian diaspora artists making waves today.
Carbon Ruins
We are also telling stories for the future. Manchester Museum’s new pop-up exhibition, Carbon Ruins opens on 18 July in our Research Gallery. Pupils and students from across Manchester have imagined a greener future for us all. Carbon Ruins is set in the year 2050 and highlights the objects we lost on the journey to zero carbon.
South Asian Heritage Month
The South Asia Gallery, a British Museum partnership gallery, is filled with the stories of the South Asian diaspora and this new space stays firmly in the spotlight as the museum celebrates South Asian Heritage Month. 19 July marks the start of our South Asian Heritage Month celebrations with the incredible installation Request Line (videos, animations, listening stations) from one of the largest South Asian vinyl record collections in the UK, the True Form vinyl archive. And throughout this month, the South Asia Film Club will showcase South Asian stories, thought-provoking films and new perspectives.
Qixi Festival
On 22 August, under the stars in the Lee Kai Hung Chinese Culture Gallery, we will celebrate Chinese Valentine’s Day with the Qixi Festival day of storytelling, sharing the traditional legend that inspired this Chinese festival of love.
And finally of course, our ever-popular holiday activities. Whether you’re a family of storytellers, dreamers or makers, we’ve got workshops and activities for everyone in our Summer of Stories. We’ve been inspired by stories from the museum’s collections– from prehistoric giants in our Fossils and Dinosaurs galleries to creating comics in the Belonging Gallery – everyone has a story to tell at Manchester Museum.
These are just a few of the highlights. The whole programme is available now on our website.
Manchester Museum reopened to triumphant press reviews and incredible visitor feedback. This summer the Museum will be filled with sights, sounds, people and ideas. We can’t wait to meet you and hear your story.