Exploring ideas that change the world.
Indoors
Family friendly
Accessible
No dogs allowed
Opening Times
Galleries and museum shop: daily 10am to 5pm
Cafe: (weekdays) daily 9am to 5pm, (weekends) 9am to 5pm
Bistro: daily 11am to 4pm
Pricing
Free
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More Information
We have a mixture of permanent galleries, special exhibitions and daily shows, see the main site for more information but here's a taster of some of our permanent galleries
CONNECTING MANCHESTER : Open 10.00–17.00 daily - From the printing press to modern computing, discover how technological advancements have made it possible for us to communicate further and faster.
REVOLUTION MANCHESTER : Open 10.00–17.00 daily - Thread your way through Manchester’s rich legacy of industrial innovations, scientific discoveries and ideas that changed the world.
1830 STATION : Open 10.00–17.00 daily - Find out how George Stephenson designed the Liverpool and Manchester Railway against the odds, and see how it changed Manchester and the world.
AIR AND SPACE HALL : Open 10.00–17.00 daily - By road or by air, this city’s inventors and engineers made a big impact on the way we travel today. See the cars, bikes and aeroplanes that got industrial Manchester moving.