Museum After Hours

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Play, explore and discover at this special adult-only, evening event.

Explore the museum galleries and displays after hours and celebrate Manchester's Pride Weekend with a diverse programme of activities, demonstrations and performances.

Experience the power of authentic spoken storytelling as LGBTQ+ professionals in STEM share their journeys. Join The Science and Industry Museum for unique live performances, curated by Heard Storytelling, and explore a captivating display of objects that bring their stories to life.

Immerse yourself in PROUD, an inspiring audio-visual exhibition created by Heard Storytelling. Contribute to a community craft project inspired by their textiles collection and the colourful traditions of the LGBTQ+ social movement.

Add your creativity to a bespoke banner that will be proudly carried by the Science and Industry Museum team during the Manchester Pride parade on 26 August.

Discover ideas that changed the world in the Revolution Manchester gallery, from revolutionary wheels to our city's role in the country's creative industries.

Watch volunteers run their replica Baby—the ancestor of every modern computer—and see how far computing has come since 1948.

Find out more about LGBTQ+ icon Alan Turing's relationship to Manchester and his contribution to the history of modern computing.

Journey through Manchester's textiles story and experience the thunderous sounds of the machinery in action in the Textiles Gallery.

Indulge your inner child and play with science in our interactive Experiment gallery. Plus, play your way through 50 years of video games in Power Up—the ultimate gaming experience—with a 30-minute play pass included in your ticket.

Their events bar will be popping up, selling a range of wines, beers and non-alcoholic drinks.

Your ticket includes: - After-hours access to Revolution Manchester, Textiles Gallery and Experiment - A 30-minute play pass to Power Up with access to over 150 consoles - Baby demonstrations and Turing Talks - Performances from Heard Storytelling - Textiles demonstrations - And Entry to their special exhibition Injecting Hope: The race for a COVID-19 vaccine Full schedule to be announced soon.