Manchester Museum
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What we established Manchester Museum: the official site is museum.manchester.ac.uk. Its Wikidata entry, Q2087619, names the same official site. Added to our site on .
What our tests checked We last tested the ticket link on : it answered over a secure connection and the page it opens offers tickets. That shows the link works; on its own, it does not prove who runs the site. We last read museum.manchester.ac.uk for this page on .
All our galleries and exhibitions are free to enter but you have to book in advance for our main, temporary exhibition.
Practical
Manchester Museum: address
Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PLOpen in Google Maps →✓ museum.manchester.ac.uk · 2026-10-01Manchester Museum: opening hours
- Monday:
- Closed
- Tuesday:
- 10am – 5pm
- Wednesday:
- 10am – 9pm
- Thursday:
- 10am – 5pm
- Friday:
- 10am – 5pm
- Saturday:
- 8am – 5pm
- Sunday:
- 10am – 5pm
Manchester Museum: what should I know before visiting?
Last admission is 30 minutes before the Museum is due to close. *8-10am is our Quiet Time, when you can visit our Belonging Gallery, Archaeology, Egypt and Sudan and the Lee Kai Hung Chinese Culture Gallery, along with our Shop and Café. The rest of the galleries and spaces open at 10am.✓ museum.manchester.ac.uk/plan-your-visit · 2026-10-09Manchester Museum: how to get there
The museum is on a major bus route and close to tram and train stations. Approximately 14-minute walk from Oxford Road train station Approximately 17-minute walk from St Peter’s Square Metrolink stop Approximately 21-minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly train station There are frequent bus services, travelling towards, away from and across the city centre, including: 15, 18, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 53, 111, 142, 143, 147, 191, 197, V1, V2. Ask for the bus stop nearest to Manchester Museum, Oxford Road✓ museum.manchester.ac.uk/plan-your-visit · 2026-10-09Manchester Museum: parking
There are five car parks on the surrounding University of Manchester campus with a mixture of permit and public parking. … The nearest car park is UoM Car Park D, Booth Street West. The postcode for this car park is M15 6FH and access is via Higher Cambridge Street. This is available to the public, as well as staff and students. It is an, approximately, two-minute walk to the Museum, walking directly up Bridgeford Street from the car park exit, in the direction of Oxford Road.✓ museum.manchester.ac.uk/plan-your-visit · 2026-10-09Manchester Museum: is it wheelchair accessible?
There is a ramped entrance from the pavement on Oxford Road to the front door of the Museum to the front door. There is also a ramp providing access from Bridgeford Street to the Museum Café. … There are lifts located in the Main Hall and near the entrance to the Living Worlds gallery that provide access to all floors. There is level access to all public spaces, including galleries, the Shop, Café, toilets and other facilities.✓ museum.manchester.ac.uk/accessibility · 2026-10-09Manchester Museum: are dogs allowed?
Guide and assistance animals – including assistance dogs in training – are welcome at the museum.✓ museum.manchester.ac.uk/accessibility · 2026-10-03Manchester Museum has a long history, tracing its origins to the collections of the Manchester Natural History Society and the Manchester Geological Society. In 1868, these collections were transferred to Owens College, the forerunner of the University of Manchester. In 1888, the Museum opened on its present site on Oxford Road, in a building designed by Alfred Waterhouse.