Manchester Museum
The natural history and anthropology museum of the University of Manchester, with ancient Egyptian mummies, dinosaur fossils, and the South Asia and China galleries opened in 2023.
The Manchester Museum belongs to the University of Manchester and sits in a Gothic-style university building on Oxford Road. Its collection of about 4.5 million objects includes many mummies and grave goods from ancient Egypt. The natural history galleries feature a skeleton cast of the T. rex named 'Stan' and a live amphibian and reptile house. After the 2023 expansion, it added a South Asia gallery and a China cultural gallery, developed with the local Chinese community. Entry is free, though popular galleries may require timed bookings. It is a 20-minute walk or free bus ride from the city centre, and it sits in the university district.
Opening hours
10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- The Whitworth
- Canal Street (Gay Village)
- Manchester Chinatown
- Elizabeth Gaskell's House
- Manchester Art Gallery
- Curry Mile (Wilmslow Road, Rusholme)
- Manchester Central Library
- Northern Quarter