Spectacular Science: Manchester Museum Takeover!

Event details

Free event on Saturday, 29 October 2016 (10am-4pm) at the Manchester Museum

The University of Manchester will be running its Spectacular Science event on Saturday 29th October, offering a fun-filled family day of science challenges, live experiments, and hands-on demonstrations to delight children and adults alike.

Help us create a superhero, become a cell explorer, or build a world of fungus. Investigate our universe, make a mini robot dance, explore new wonder materials, and much, much more.

At the same time, our science buskers will be lining Oxford Road dishing out dazzling displays of scientific wizardry. So bring your mum and dad, your kids, and your friends to this free event.

Sheena Cruickshank, University of Manchester’s Academic Lead for Public Engagement with Research said: “this award winning event is a treasure of delights showcasing the variety of amazing and excellent science at The University of Manchester.”

What you have said:

The whole event was such good fun and the hands on stuff was great. We all want to be scientists now!

I left having really enjoyed the day. I would definitely recommend others taking part.

Manchester has a proud history of scientific discovery and by coming to the Science Spectacular you’ll be able to make some discoveries of your own!

So come on down to the Manchester Museum for some Spectacular Science!

See our 2015 video:

Event details

Manchester Museum,
The University Of Manchester,
Oxford Rd,
Manchester
M13 9PL

Date

29 Oct 2016

Details

Open to all - drop in whenever you like!