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.
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.
Retro Bicycle Picnic

Retro Bicycle Picnic

16 June 2012

Bring your bicycle (penny farthings, choppers, tandems or even brand-new mountain bikes all welcome), dress stylishly (we're thinking tweed more than Lycra…) and bring a picnic. If the weather is fine (you never know…), we'll sit outside and watch the steam trains.
You can also see our fantastic collection of bicycles, from the uncomfortable boneshaker and penny-farthing to the latest racing bikes, as well as our impressive range of planes, trains and automobiles.

Suitable for

  • Any age

When

12-3pm

Where

Museum of Science & Industry

Website

http://www.mosi.org.uk/whats-on/retro-bicycle-picnic.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.)

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.)

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.