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A small change can make a big difference.

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the scale of the climate and biodiversity crisis but don’t lose hope, there is still plenty you can do to make an impact, however big or small.

Our exhibition Wild looks at how people around the world are rebuilding connections with nature, while Bees: A Story of Survival at World Museum tells a story of 120 million years of adaptation and survival.

So we’ve teamed up with our friends from Liverpool to explore the themes from both exhibitions, inspire optimism and look at the role we can all play in protecting our natural world.

Find out more about Bees below and make sure to check it out. This amazing, immersive exhibition brings together art and science to explore one of nature’s most incredible creatures. It’s open at World Museum in Liverpool until 5 May 2025.

Bees: A story of survival

Wild

Will going ‘wild’ help us to tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis?

GIVEAWAY. Two exhibitions, one great prize.

Notice nature and win a prize you'll be buzzing about

Are you full of the joys of Spring? Well, share the love and you could win a brilliant prize.

We want to see your favourite photos of nature, whether it’s a place, an insect, a flower, a plant, or anything else that captures your connection with the natural world.

If you do, you could be in with a chance of winning tickets to both Bees: A Story of Survival at World Museum and Wild at Manchester Museum, as well as a goodie bag full of incredible merch from both.

To enter, simply head to Instagram and tag us in a photo of something you love in nature. Use the hashtag #BEEWILD and make sure to tag @mcrmuseum and @worldmuseum.

The competition runs from Wednesday 16 April to Wednesday 30 April 2025. The winner will be selected at random and will be contacted on Thursday 1 May 2025 to claim their prize. Full terms and conditions are below.

Terms and conditions

Bee Wild competition

  1. There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition.
  2. Entry into the competition will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions and agreement to be bound by them.
  3. The competition is open to UK residents of any age. Entrants under 18 must get consent from their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) before entering. Manchester Museum will assume that the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of entrants under 18 agree to these Terms and Conditions on behalf of the entrant.
  4. Employees of National Museums Liverpool and Manchester Museum, or their family members or partners (or anyone else connected in any way with the competition) shall not be permitted to enter the competition.
  5. Manchester Museum will not accept responsibility for entries that are lost, mislaid, damaged or delayed in transit, regardless of cause, including, for example, as a result of any postal failure, equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, satellite, network, server, computer hardware or software failure of any kind.
  6. The rules of the competition, and the prize for each winner, are as follows:

To submit a photograph of nature to Instagram and tag World Museum and Manchester Museum into the image to enter. Entries must also include the hashtag #BeeWild.

The competition will run from 16 April – 30 April 2025 and the winner will be selected at random on 1 May 2025. The winner will be contacted via DM and will have 24 hours to claim their prize. Failure to claim prize will result in World Museum and Manchester Museum selecting another winner.

Prize includes a maximum of 4 tickets to World Museum’s Bees: A Story of Survival immersive experience and a maximum of 4 tickets to Wild at Manchester Museum. A goodie bag from World Museum containing; Tote bag, Mug, Seed and a Bee Plush Toy will be available to collect from the World Museum ticket desk on arrival of the exhibition visit to Bees: A Story of Survival. A goodie bag from Manchester Museum containing; Tote Bag, Botanical print, Pin Badge, Bee Decoration and a Notebook will be available to collect from Manchester Museum on arrival of exhibition visit to Wild.

The prize does not include travel or food and drink during your visit.

Tickets for Wild at Manchester Museum are valid up to 1 June 2025

Tickets for Bees: A Story of Survival immersive experience are valid up to 28 September 2025

  1. Manchester Museum reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition, and these terms and conditions, without notice, in the event of a catastrophe, war, civil, or military disturbance, act of God, or any actual or anticipated breach of any applicable law or regulation, or any other event outside of the promoter’s control. Any changes to the competition will be notified to entrants as soon as possible by the promoter.
  2. In entering, you confirm that you are eligible to do so and eligible to claim any prize you may win. Manchester Museum may require you to provide proof that you are eligible to enter the prize draw or competition.
  3. Manchester Museum reserves all rights to disqualify you if your conduct is contrary to the spirit or intention of the prize draw or competition.
  4. Manchester Museum is not responsible for inaccurate prize details supplied to any entrant by any third party connected with this competition.
  5. The prize is non-exchangeable, non-transferable and no cash alternative is offered. Manchester Museum reserves the right to replace the prize with an alternative prize of equal or higher value if circumstances beyond Manchester Museum’s control makes it necessary to do so.
  6. The decision of Manchester Museum regarding any aspect of the prize draw or competition is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into about it.
  7. Winners will be chosen at random from all entries received and verified by Manchester Museum.
  8. The winner will be notified by DM (direct message on Instagram) on 1 May 2025. If the winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the prize within 24 hours of notification, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize and pick a replacement winner.
  9. National Museums Liverpool and/or Manchester Museum will notify the winner of when and where the prize can be collected.
  10. The competition, and these terms and conditions, will be governed by English law, and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England.
  11. The winner agrees to the use of their name and image in any publicity material. Any personal data relating to the winner, or any other entrants, will be used solely in accordance with current UK data protection legislation, and will not be disclosed to a third party without the entrant’s prior consent.
  12. The winner’s name will be available 28 days after closing date by sending an email to: museum@manchester.ac.uk
  13. The information you provide will be used in conjunction with the privacy policy on our website.

Photography credits:

Bees: A Story of Survival Lead image (green bee) © Pete Carr, render by Battlecat and Wolfgang Buttress Studios

Bee facts © Pete Carr

15 top tips © Terrence Voller

Bee quiz © Pete Carr

Nowanup landscape courtesy of Esme Ward

Sea squirts and feather stars in Lamlash Bay © Howard Wood & COAST

Deer in Knepp courtesy Knepp Estate