Manchester Museum to reopen with ‘ordinary folk’ co-curating new gallery

Manchester Museum reopens to the public in February 2023 following major redevelopment. Photograph: Chris Bull/Manchester Museum

A museum with a dizzying, encyclopaedic collection that spans Egyptian mummies, dinosaur skeletons and live Costa Rican frogs is to reopen next year after a £15m revamp – with a promise to be more inclusive and imaginative.

Manchester Museum has about 4.5m objects from around the world, a mix of exhibits from natural sciences and human cultures all under one roof.