Meet some familiar animals close up and use your skills of deduction to decide who their closest relatives are.

Get up close to museum objects and learn some museum skills with a unique object handling experience in this special family edition of our popular Collection Bites programme. These interactive sessions invite children and their adults to find out fascinating facts, hear surprising stories, and learn more about the museum’s collections together.

Wednesday 5 August: Gotta Match ’Em All

Video games are full of creatures inspired by real animals, but can you work out which is which? Using taxidermy specimens from the Museum’s collections, test your observation skills to spot similarities as you compare real animals and match them with familiar game-inspired characters.

Wednesday 12 August: Egg Detectives

Grab your magnifying glasses and get cracking with Egg Detectives this summer! Take a closer look at some of the Museum’s taxidermy specimens and learn about the wonderful shapes and sizes of animals and their eggs.

Wednesday 19 August: Zoo Do You Think You Are?

Using taxidermy specimens from the Museum’s collections, you will get to meet some familiar animals close up and use your skills of deduction to decide who their closest relatives are. But be careful: looks can be deceiving!

Wednesday 26 August: Archaeologist for the Day!

Get hands-on with ancient Egyptian objects from the Museum’s collections. You will learn how to handle artefacts and find out how archaeologists care for objects and use clues and evidence to describe them and uncover their stories.

All the sessions will include an activity to take away and use your new skills around the Museum.

Collection Bites: Families is suitable for children aged 7+ accompanied by an adult. Sessions are presented by members of the Museum’s Visitor Team and last approximately 30 minutes. They take place from 1.15-1.45pm every Wednesday in August in the Basement Education Suite (accessible by lift or stairs).

Each Family ticket covers up to 2 children & their adult. At least one adult and one child is required. Recommended age 7 yrs + and younger siblings welcome.

Adults must be accompanied by a child or children, and children must be accompanied by an adult. Each Ticket is a family ticket which can accommodate up to 2 children. If you have more than two children please book at additional ticket.

Please note: Tickets are very limited. If you are no longer able to attend, please cancel your booking through Eventbrite, or email museum@manchester.ac.uk to let us know, so we can offer your place to someone else.

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