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The man set to become the next Prime Minister of the UK is also an avid guitar player – and he’s jammed with a Stone Roses guitarist

Andy Burnham recently showed off his chops in front of a Manchester guitar legend

Guitar World

Manchester Museum seeks help to uncover hidden histories of African collection

New Africa Hub confronts colonial-era silences by asking visitors to share insights on 40,000 objects

The Guardian - UK

Manchester Museum asks visitors if Egyptian woman’s body should be taken off display

Asru, who lived 2,700 years ago, has been on display for two centuries but museum is trying to ‘decolonise’ exhibits

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian view on a new era for museums: letting the public take control

Editorial: The V&A East Storehouse and the award-winning Manchester Museum show radical ways forward

The Guardian - UK

Manchester Museum named European museum of the year

‘Gobsmacked’ director says 138-year-old museum aims to ‘build empathy for other people and the natural world’

The Guardian - UK

Hit the North! Manchester Museum wins the 2025 European Museum of the Year Award

The Manchester Museum has won the European Museum of the Year Award for creating “new spaces to foster deeper community connections and promote intercultural dialogue."

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Indigenous Australian shell dolls let out for children’s play at UK museum

Twelve dadikwakwa-kwa given to Manchester Museum on condition they are not permanently kept behind glass

The Guardian - UK

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‘You’re made to feel you don’t belong’: the black hikers challenging UK rural stereotypes

Black Girls Hike will explore themes of prejudice and diversity in the countryside at Manchester Museum exhibition

The Guardian - UK

From Shakespeare’s lost plays to the world’s oldest horse: the bumper Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024 quiz

The five nominees competing to be crowned the UK’s best museum have each sent in five devilish questions about their collections – how culturally clued up are you?

The Guardian - UK

Four photos that show the potential of rewilding nature

As curator at Manchester Museum for 18 years, I’ve helped create a new exhibition, Wild, that showcases some incredible projects that are bringing plants and animals back from the brink of extinction, healing the land and restoring hope.

The Conversation

Revamped National Portrait Gallery among contenders for museum of the year

Shortlist dominated by institutions that have undergone extensive renovations, including Young V&A and Manchester Museum

The Guardian - UK

London museums lag behind regional peers in returning disputed objects

Museums from Glasgow to Cambridge proactively repatriating objects while national institutions ‘forced into position of inertia’

The Guardian - UK

What Manchester Museum’s return of 174 Indigenous artefacts tells us about the future of museums

Manchester Museum has formally handed over 174 cultural heritage items to a delegation of women from the Anindilyakwa community of Groote Eylandt, an island in the Northern Territory.

The Conversation

Manchester Museum hands back 174 objects to Indigenous Australian islanders

Return of items to Anindilyakwa community hailed as landmark example of cultural repatriation

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Bounce park, funfair and other things to do with kids in Greater Manchester this May bank holiday weekend

There's lots for families to enjoy over the long weekend

Manchester Evening News

We asked ChatGPT to plan us a weekend city break in Manchester for under £300 - this was the itinerary it gave us

Rudy's Pizza, Curry Mile and Manchester Museum were some of the recommendations from the artificial intelligence

Manchester Evening News

Things to do with the family at Easter 2023 across Greater Manchester

From egg hunts to adventure trails, there are some sweet treats in store for families over the spring break

Manchester Evening News

Things to do in Greater Manchester in March

From West End plays to music festivals, here's a roundup of things to do in Greater Manchester this month

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The ten inspirational women who are putting Manchester on the map

To mark International Women's Day we've put together a list of inspirational women making a difference in Manchester today

Manchester Evening News

Manchester Museum draws in staggering number of visitors on re-opening week

The queues went viral on social media

Manchester Evening News

Golden mummies and a brand new gallery wing as the Manchester Museum re-opens after two years and £15m refurb

The iconic Manchester Road space has been closed since 2021

The Guardian - UK

Reopened Manchester Museum gives voice to south Asian diaspora

‘It’s time for a whole host of other perspectives,’ says museum’s director after £15m redevelopment

Manchester Evening News

Things to do with kids in and around Manchester this February half term 2023

There are loads of events happening over the school break and some won't cost you a penny

Manchester Evening News

Manchester Museum re-launching with ‘Museum Lates’ film and music nights

The newly re-opened museum will open until 9pm once a week

The Guardian - UK

Britain treasures the Parthenon marbles, but consider this: returned to Greece, could they be more valuable?

Politicians fear that handing back disputed items would asset-strip the British soul. The truth is, it might enrich us, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

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