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February at The Manchester Museum
See below for a brief summary of events at The Manchester Museum this February - see http://events.manchester.ac.uk/calendar/tag:manchester_museum/ for more details.
Tours of the Vivarium - every Tues & Thurs
21 February 2012
Every Tues & Thurs, 12-1pm Tours of The Manchester Museums Vivarium (live animals) Zoology students from The University of Manchester will share their knowledge of the animals and highlight the conservation and education work…
Tours of the Vivarium - every Tues & Thurs
23 February 2012
Every Tues & Thurs, 12-1pm Tours of The Manchester Museums Vivarium (live animals) Zoology students from The University of Manchester will share their knowledge of the animals and highlight the conservation and education work…
Climate change question time
23 February 2012
6-8pm. Your chance to pose questions to experts about climate change & sustainability in a Manchester & global context. With experts from the University of Manchester and other leading research centres and taking place in the…
Magic Carpet: Manchester
24 February 2012
11am-12pm. Storytelling and activity session for under 5s and their families/carers. Hear the story of Maharajah, the Elephant, who walked from Edinburgh to Belle Vue Zoo, Manchester.
Eight lions and an umbrella
25 February 2012
12 & 3pm. Using the history of the umbrella as a starting point, this Museum urban safari is an exploration of Manchesters heritage as a Northern Leontopolis (City of Lions) and an introduction to Survival French.
Big Saturday: Manchester
25 February 2012
11am-4pm. The stories behind objects in The Manchester Museum can tell us many things about Manchesters history, such as Maharaja the elephants walk from Edinburgh to Manchesters Belle Vue Zoo. Investigate these and other objects…
Gripping yarns: keeping your toes warm in ancient Egypt
25 February 2012
Is this the oldest sock youll ever see? Be inspired by the Museums 1,700 year old Romano-Egyptian sock and other knitted items. Part of the Close Knit series of knitting workshops, in partnership with Whitworth Art Gallery,…
Museum Meets: Urban Naturalist
25 February 2012
2-4pm. Kitchen, garden waste and a suitable container are all the ingredients you need for good homemade compost. Join Geraldine Wall, our compost expert, for tips on successful composting. Urban Naturalist is a programme…
Weather wise: using past weather impacts to plan for the future
25 February 2012
2.30-3.30pm. The EcoCities project is studying ways of reacting to changing weather patterns in Greater Manchester. Come and meet the EcoCities researchers who will speak a bit more about their research, why its important and…
Marie Stopes and The Manchester Museum
27 February 2012
1-2pm. David Gelsthorpe, Curator of Earth Sciences, will give a talk on Marie Stopes at The Manchester Museum, Scott of the Antarctic and her adventures in Japan. Part of Manchester Histories Festival.
Tours of the Vivarium - every Tues & Thurs
28 February 2012
Every Tues & Thurs, 12-1pm Tours of The Manchester Museums Vivarium (live animals) Zoology students from The University of Manchester will share their knowledge of the animals and highlight the conservation and education work…
Leap Day talks
29 February 2012
10.00am: Adam Bland - The Reproduction of Central American Leaf Frogs and their captive breeding as an important conservation tool. 10.45am: Matthew Wilson - The Ecology and Habits of the European midwife toads (genus Alytes),…
The Confucius Institute talks on China
29 February 2012
1-2pm. China is the most populous country in the world with a vast and diverse cultural landscape and a history that contains the roots of modern civilisation. This series of talks features speakers with specialist knowledge of…
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