Manchester Museum
Manchester Museum is one of the largest university museums in the UK. It’s over one hundred and thirty years old, with over 4.5 million objects from human and natural history in its collection. Its mission is promoting communication between cultures, and building a more sustainable world.
Manchester Museum prides itself on its imaginative, inclusive and caring approach to its communities. The recent £15 million redevelopment project (2023), ‘Hello Future’, has extended the museum with a new Chinese Culture Gallery, South Asia Gallery, temporary exhibition space and new visitor facilities.
Resources by Manchester Museum
The Multilingual Museum is a collaborative project involving Manchester Museum, the City of Languages, and local communities, and was made possible by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. As part of this project, Manchester Museum recruited a team of volunteers from many different language backgrounds to share with the museum their own languages, skills and heritage to help create the online Multilingual Museum. Volunteers were also involved in suggesting objects and worked with museum staff to provide feedback and shape the way the website is used.
