Museum of Science & Industry

Liverpool Road
Castlefield
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 4FP
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.mosi.org.uk

E-mail

Marketing

marketing@mosi.org.uk

The Learning Centre

education@mosi.org.uk

Telephone

24 Hour Information Line

0161 832 2244

Group Bookings

0161 606 0177

School Bookings

0161 833 0027

Fax

Marketing

0161 833 1471

Schools Bookings

0161 832 1511

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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Uncover Manchester's industrial past and learn about the fascinating stories of the people who contributed to the history and science of a city that helped shape the modern world. Located on the site of the world's oldest surviving passenger railway station and only minutes from Manchester's City Centre, the Museum's action-packed galleries, working exhibits and costumed characters tell the amazing story of revolutionary discoveries and remarkable inventions both past and present - a memorable day out for everyone!

The entire collection of this museum is a Designated Collection of national importance.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Open daily 10.00-17.00

Closed 24-26 December and 1 January

 Admission charges

Admission to the Museum's permanent galleries is FREE.
Charges apply for Special Exhibitions.

Discounts

  • Museums Association
 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
  • Guided tours
  • Information point provided
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Auditorium
  • Cafeteria
  • Picnic area
  • Refreshments
  • Restaurant
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Braille information and/or interpretation
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Induction loops in lecture theatres
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Sign language interpretation available
  • Touch exhibits
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Loan service
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
  • Library with public access
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Additional info

Wheelchair access to 98% of the Museum. A loan service is available for Wheelchairs, Mobility Seats, Magnifiers and Water Bowls. (£20 returnable deposit). Handling sessions can be organised for partially sighted and blind visitors. 10 minute pre-sessions are available for most events. For further details, please call 0161 606 0156.

Liverpool Road
Castlefield
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 4FP
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.mosi.org.uk

E-mail

Marketing

marketing@mosi.org.uk

The Learning Centre

education@mosi.org.uk

Telephone

24 Hour Information Line

0161 832 2244

Group Bookings

0161 606 0177

School Bookings

0161 833 0027

Fax

Marketing

0161 833 1471

Schools Bookings

0161 832 1511

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Our collections are Designated by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council as being 'pre-eminent collections of national and international importance'. We also provide access to about a third of our reserve collections through our on-site Collections Centre.

This museum's Designated collections are highly focused on the science and industry of the North West and, as a result of the region's pre-eminent role in industrial history, are often of national and international significance. The wealth of archival material is particularly significant. For example, the electricity industry collections illustrating the context, development and impact of electricity on people's lives, are underpinned by the records for the industry donated by the Electricity Council in 1986. The museum has been recognised with numerous awards for the restoration and interpretation of its historic site, Liverpool Road Station, which is the oldest railway station in the world.

The Museum uses its collections to tell the story of Manchester as the world’s first industrial city. We mainly collect objects that were made or used in the Manchester area. We also hold archives relating to people and companies from the region. We collect items from the present, as well as the past, in order to portray Manchester’s continuing story.

Our object collections range from familiar domestic appliances to unfamiliar manufacturing machinery and scientific instruments. We also collect vehicles, office equipment, models, memorabilia, awards, architectural materials, archaeological finds and, occasionally, works of art. Our collections of business and personal archives include minute books, letters, trade literature (such as catalogues and manuals), engineering drawings and photographs. We also collect textile samples and pattern books, prints, paintings and audiovisual and sound recordings, including oral and video histories.

Collection details

Trade and Commerce, Social History, Science and Technology, Photography, Personalities, Land Transport, Industry, Decorative and Applied Art, Costume and Textiles, Aviation, Archives

Key artists and exhibits

  • Designated Collection

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Public access available to collections information
  • Specialist publications on collections available
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Liverpool Road
Castlefield
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 4FP
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.mosi.org.uk

E-mail

Marketing

marketing@mosi.org.uk

The Learning Centre

education@mosi.org.uk

Telephone

24 Hour Information Line

0161 832 2244

Group Bookings

0161 606 0177

School Bookings

0161 833 0027

Fax

Marketing

0161 833 1471

Schools Bookings

0161 832 1511

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

Hollands Pies

1 January — 12 February 2012 *on now

This year is an important milestone for all the team at the Holland's Pies bakery, since it marks 160 years of them being the North West's favourite producer of pies, puds and pastries in Lancashire.

To celebrate this special anniversary, they're putting on a fun display at MOSI which will also include some Holland's memorabilia and photographs from yesteryear, telling the story of Holland's Pies over the decades.

Suitable for

  • Any age

Admission

Free

Website

http://www.mosi.org.uk/whats-on/hollands-pies.aspx

Giants of the Infinitesimal

1 January — 31 March 2012 *on now

The nanoworld is very, very, very tiny. Find out how scientists explore the nanoworld as you make a nanowire, watch amazing structures form, see graphene vibrate and much more.

Artists and scientists have worked together so you can glimpse this invisible world. Nanoscience may bring minute computers and even solve health care and clean energy problems.

Suitable for

  • 7-10
  • 11-13
  • 14-15
  • 16-17
  • 18+

Where

1830 Warehouse

Admission

Free.

Website

http://www.mosi.org.uk/whats-on/giants-of-the-infinitesimal.aspx

Liverpool Road
Castlefield
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 4FP
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.mosi.org.uk

E-mail

Marketing

marketing@mosi.org.uk

The Learning Centre

education@mosi.org.uk

Telephone

24 Hour Information Line

0161 832 2244

Group Bookings

0161 606 0177

School Bookings

0161 833 0027

Fax

Marketing

0161 833 1471

Schools Bookings

0161 832 1511

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

Photography Workshop

10 April 2012

Andrew Brooks is a photographer, digital artist and film maker living in, working in and inspired by Manchester. After a number of previous sessions, Andrew returns for what is sure to be another successful visit.

Priced at £35, this workshop is open to anyone wanting to learn more about photography, including composition and digital composition and is suitable for most types of digital cameras.

The session will include some shooting of the Agecroft No.1 locomotive outside on the station platform, as well as one indoor location. Andrew will be giving a showcase of his work with a focus on his night photography, among other work. There will also be a demo with Andrew before shooting, and a presentation of his methods afterwards.

Suitable for

  • 18+

When

6:30-9pm

Admission

£35.

The workshop will start at 6.30pm prompt so please arrive in plenty of time and please bring your own camera.

Due to the content, this session will be slightly longer than usual and will end at 9pm rather than the usual 8.30pm. Tripods are recommended, but not obligatory, for this session. If you want to find out more about Andrew's work, visit his website www.andrewbrooksphotography.com

Please note - places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Your place will not be reserved until payment has been received. Minimum numbers apply. Minimum age for this workshop is sixteen.

To reserve your place, please complete the booking form and return it to Cathy Otten, MOSI, Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester M3 4FP, email to c.otten@mosi.org.uk or hand it in at our reception desk. Once your place has been reserved you will receive written confirmation. Thank you.

Website

http://www.mosi.org.uk/whats-on/photography-workshop-with-andrew-brooks.aspx

Liverpool Road
Castlefield
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 4FP
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.mosi.org.uk

E-mail

Marketing

marketing@mosi.org.uk

The Learning Centre

education@mosi.org.uk

Telephone

24 Hour Information Line

0161 832 2244

Group Bookings

0161 606 0177

School Bookings

0161 833 0027

Fax

Marketing

0161 833 1471

Schools Bookings

0161 832 1511

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Face to face resources

Constructive Criticism History Guided Tour

http://www.msim.org.uk/education/ks3-4/history-for-ks3-4/ks3-4-history-guided-tours

What can we learn from historic buildings? How do we use buildings as evidence? An Education Officer will lead your group on a guided tour around MoSI's unique buildings, including the Grade 1 listed 1830 Warehouse and 1830 Station Building. A great opportunity to take sourcework out of the classroom.
Add a session with an archivist in the Collections Centre looking at primary evidence for an additional cost of £1.00 per pupil.

How to obtain

History guided tours cost £3.00 per pupil (Minimum group charge £45.00, although there is no minimum group charge for Special Needs groups. Tours are led by a Museum Education Officer and last 45 minutes. They are available all year round and can be booked for groups of up to 20 pupils for 9.45am, 11.00am, 12.15pm and 1.30pm. They can be adapted to meet the needs of different groups. (Contact the Learning Centre to discuss.)

Engines at Work

http://www.msim.org.uk/whats-on/engines-at-work

Experience the sights, sounds and smells of real operational steam engines that powered mills all over the North West and helped to shape our world, in this daily demonstration of Engines at Work. Come along between 11.00-16.00.

How to obtain

This event is free and suitable for all ages.

Manchester Mills

http://www.msim.org.uk/whats-on/manchester-mills

Follow the thread of Manchester's cotton industry as Museum of Science and Industry Presenters take you on a whistle-stop tour of how cotton is processed from its raw state to the finished product - a piece of calico cloth. Go back in time to the working mills of 150 years ago and experience the deafening sounds of the mill machines. Find out how the machines changed peoples' lives and listen to the stories of what life was like for thousands of mill workers. Some of our Presenters have first-hand experience of working in a textile mill. Learn about the working conditions, when respiratory diseases were rife and children as young as five were employed to sweep under these dangerous machines.

How to obtain

Demonstrations are free, just turn up at the start time. Email marketing@mosi.org.uk for more event details.

Revulsion to Reform History Guided Tour

http://www.msim.org.uk/education/ks3-4/history-for-ks3-4/ks3-4-history-guided-tours

Why were living and working conditions in 18th and 19th century Manchester so bad? What did people do to improve conditions for the working class? Explore these issues and more on a guided tour of MoSI's Making of Manchester and Underground Manchester galleries.
Ideal for both Key Stage 3 and Medicine Through Time GCSE.

How to obtain

History guided tours cost £3.00 per pupil (Minimum group charge £45.00, although there is no minimum group charge for Special Needs groups. Tours are led by a Museum Education Officer and last 45 minutes. They are available all year round and can be booked for groups of up to 20 pupils for 9.45am, 11.00am, 12.15pm and 1.30pm. They can be adapted to meet the needs of different groups. (Contact the Learning Centre to discuss.)

Storytime

http://www.msim.org.uk/whats-on/storytime

Go along to Museum of Science and Industry's monthly weekend storytime sessions for under 5s. Each month we will read stories and poems and sing songs all for free. Join in between 10.00 and 10.50 on weekends and in school holidays.

How to obtain

No need to book, free sessions. Contact marketing@mosi.org.uk for more information.

Xperitots

http://www.msim.org.uk/whats-on/xperitots

These popular activity sessions for under 4s and their carers take place in Museum of Science and Industry's hands-on science gallery, Xperiment, with a different topic each month. Fun, creative activities, puppets and storytelling help toddlers get the most out of this gallery. Join in from 10.00-11.30, on the 1st Wednesday of the month.

How to obtain

Booking is essential. Please ring and reserve your place on 0161 833 0027 or 0161 606 0156. Tickets are £1.00 per child. A group booking form must be completed for groups of ten or more.

Liverpool Road
Castlefield
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 4FP
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.mosi.org.uk

E-mail

Marketing

marketing@mosi.org.uk

The Learning Centre

education@mosi.org.uk

Telephone

24 Hour Information Line

0161 832 2244

Group Bookings

0161 606 0177

School Bookings

0161 833 0027

Fax

Marketing

0161 833 1471

Schools Bookings

0161 832 1511

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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