There is so much to see in this museum that you’ll definitely need more than one visit to even scratch the surface. Perhaps most notable is the museum’s collections from Egypt and Sudan, Earth Sciences, Bontany, Zoology, Living Creatures and entomology.
It houses one of the largest collections of artefacts of Egyptian and Sudanese objects including gilded mummy masks, painted imagery dating back to the Graeco-Roman period around 300 BCE to 300 CE and objects from a pyramid-builders’ town. The museum also cares for a vast collection of 10,000 fossils, including one of the most important collections of Ice Age animals in Europe. In addition, there’s a vast collection of 2.5 million Entomological collections, the second best collection of tortoise-beetles in the world, and a significant worldwide collection of spiders. Fascinated by earwigs? The collection contains almost a half of the species recorded worldwide.
The museum’s series of galleries provide further opportunities to learn and explore. The Exhibition Hall hosts ambitious shows that explore the richness of the world past, present and future, whereas the Belonging Gallery offers a chance to reflect on how we come to know what belonging means for ourselves, other people, species and place.
This museum is a real treasure trove of objects, nature and education and well worth a visit. It's free to everyone and open daily except on Sunday.
Details
- Address:
- University of Manchester
- M13 9PL
- Contact:
- https://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/
- Transport:
- Oxford Road train station https://tfgm.com/