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Plan your visit

Everyone belongs at Manchester Museum and entry is free.

Find out our opening hours, how to get here, and familiarise yourself with our spaces before you visit.

*** On Saturday 23 November, our Fossils and Dinosaurs Gallery will close at 3pm – Stan is hosting a wedding! All our other spaces will be open until 5pm, and you will receive the same warm welcome as usual. ***

Festive opening hours

Monday 23 December – Closed
Tuesday 24 December – Closed
Wednesday 25 December – Closed
Thursday 26 December – Closed
Friday 27 December – Open 10am-5pm
Saturday 28 December – Open 10am-5pm
Sunday 29 December – Open 10am-5pm
Monday 30 December – Closed
Tuesday 31December – Open 10am-5pm
Wednesday 1 January – Closed
Thursday 2 January – normal hours resume (10am – 5pm)

Plan your visit

Learn

Our learning programmes ask big questions to spark your imagination.

Find out more about our learning programme

Support us

The Museum is a charity. Every donation or purchase supports us and our mission.

Support the Museum

Collections

We care for over 4.5 million objects from human cultures and natural sciences.

Find out more about the collections

Museum Shop

Wild print tote bag

x Plewsy

£18

Golden Mummies of Egypt

Golden Mummies of Egypt collection

£2 - £40

Kid’s knitted toys

Sustainably made and inspired by objects

£11

Bespoke candles

Relaxing candle

Manchester print

By Manchester makers

£25

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Making the museum

The museum is over 130 years old and has recently been transformed.

Read about the museum and its history

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