Summer holiday animal activities at The Manchester Museum

11 Aug 2010

Plus Family Friendly Film Festival 30 July-15 August

Summer holidays
Monday 19 July-Friday 27 August / 11am-4pm
See you soon animals!

This summer is your last chance to see our stuffed animals until they reappear in their amazing new home in spring 2011. Looking at issues such as habitat loss, extinction and climate change, their new Living Planet gallery will reveal how we are all part of the natural world and how we can make a positive difference. Wish our animals well on their journey, build a rainforest for our tiger and much more.

Monday 19 July-Friday 27 August / 11am-4pm: Build a rainforest for our tiger
Build a rainforest for our tiger and wish our animals well until they reappear in their amazing new home in 2011.
Drop-in, free, all ages

Monday 19 July-Friday 27 August / 11am-4pm: A History of the World trail
Follow our A History of the World Relic trail around the Museum, and uncover the secrets behind some of our objects. Can you complete the challenges and become a Guardian of the Museum?
Drop-in, free, 7+

Every Friday until Friday 27 August / 11am-12noon: Magic Carpet
Story time and activities for under fives and their families.

Friday 13 August: Polar bear
Friday 20 August: Whale
Friday 27 August: Gorilla

Book on 0161 275 2648 a week before the event, £1 per child, under 5s and their families/carers

Animal Life Flickr comp

Are you a budding photographer or filmmaker?
Do you talk to the animals like Doctor Dolittle?

Then why not upload your photos and videos of our Animal Life 1 gallery to our:

Animal Life Flickr group

Prizes: Each winner will get two tickets to the exclusive launch event for our new Living Planet gallery in spring 2011

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Friday 30 July-Sunday 15 August
Family Friendly Film Festival

Thursday 12 August / 2pm: Letter For The King
Friday 13 August / 2pm: Mozart In China
Saturday 14 August / 11am: Oceans
Saturday 14 August / 2pm: Adventures Of A Teenage Dragonslayer
Sunday 15 August / 1.30pm: The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos