Manchester · Oxford Road · Museums

Manchester Museum.

Natural history and collections from across the world, on the university's Oxford Road campus.

Plan your visit

The museum's galleries are free. Its main temporary exhibition may need a free advance booking.

Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL

Oxford Road and Spinningfields make useful starting points. Choose one part of the city for a short outing; save the other for another day.

Choose another stop in the same area, or keep this visit as the whole plan. These guides have more ideas for Manchester.

Admission and practical details checked against the venue’s information on 10 October 2026.

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