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After Hours, Urban Naturalist, Magic Carpet and Easter hols at the Museum

27 Mar 2012

Museum Meets: After Hours (29 March) * Magic Carpet: Dinosaurs (30 March) * Museum Meets: Urban Naturalist (31 March) * Easter Holidays: The Museum Allotment (2-13 April) * Plant a Turing Sunflower (3-5 April & 10-12 April).

Museum Meets: After Hours
Thursday 29 March (6.30-9pm)

After Hours are evening social events where you encounter the unexpected. Artists, scientists, filmmakers, writers and musicians animate our collections in special one-off performances. After Hours is supported by Barefoot Wine. March’s theme is Fair Trade, fashion, food and film. In partnership with Unchosen Film Campaigns.

Throughout the evening you can explore the Museum’s Living Cultures, Manchester and Money galleries and discover links between the Museum’s collection, cotton and textiles; refashion pre-loved clothes with the help of Stitched Up, a group of earth-conscious fashionista-revolutionaries, who provide workshops and events to inspire a more creative and sustainable wardrobe; or handle some Museum objects.

There will also be a live performance, film screening and panel discussion:

  • 6.45-7.15pm: Uzbek dance performance by San’at Mahmudova
  • 7.30-8.30pm: Film screening of Fashion's Dirty Secrets - Secret filming carried out inside a number of Leicester textiles factories and suppliers, exposes shocking practices existing right here in modern Britain.
  • 8.30-9pm: Panel discussion in response to Fashion's Dirty Secrets, with representatives from Unchosen Film Campaigns, Stitched Up collective and Afrcuba

Drop-in, free, adults

Magic Carpet: Dinosaurs
Friday 30 March (11am-12pm)

Dinosaur storytelling and activity session for under 5s and their families/carers.

Book on 0161 275 2648, £1 per child, under 5s and their families/carers

Museum Meets: Urban Naturalist
Saturday 31 March (2-4pm)

Frogs, Toads and Newts - top tips on how to identify the five amphibians that live in Manchester’s gardens and parks. Get close to Manchester’s toads and meet Matt Wilson to find out more about amphibian friendly gardens.

Urban Naturalist is a programme of friendly, practical workshops for adults run by leading naturalists. From wild food-foraging and composting to bird song and insect identification, explore biodiversity on our doorstep.

Book on 0161 275 2648, £3, adults

Easter Holidays: The Museum Allotment
Monday 2-Friday 13 April (11am-4pm)

Come and see what’s growing on the allotment. Decorate recycled yogurt pots and plastic cups to create your personalised plant pot to take home. You can also make colourful plant labels.

Plant a Turing Sunflower
Tuesday 3-Thursday 5 April & Tuesday 10-Thursday 12 April (1-3pm)

World famous for his work on computing, Alan Turing also suggested that everything from tiger stripes to the seed patterns in sunflower heads are linked to mathematics. Plant a Turing Sunflower and get involved in an exciting experiment to celebrate his centenary. Planting will take place at The Manchester Museum and is part of the Turing's Sunflowers project at MOSI.

Most activities are free and drop-in. Some activities may need to be booked on the day and may cost up to £1.50. All ages

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