\n The Science and Industry Museum is launching 16 days of family-friendly activities from May 23 to June 7, all themed around the power that propelled Manchester\u2019s industrial past and still shapes its future.\n<\/p>\n
\n Designed to spark curiosity and creativity, the half-term programme includes miniature steam train rides, visiting steam-powered traction engines, hands-on engineering activities, and live demonstrations.\n<\/p>\n
\n A young visitor with a balancing activity at the Science and Industry Museum (Image: Drew Forsyth\/The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum)\n<\/p>\n
\n Grace Brindle, public programme producer at the Science and Industry Museum, said: “We are so excited to be bringing power and play together in such a hands-on, dynamic way this May half term.\n<\/p>\n
\n “The forces that shaped Manchester\u2019s industrial past weren\u2019t just powerful, they were innovative, bold, and full of possibility.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Through this programme, we\u2019re inviting visitors to explore those ideas in ways that are active, playful, and fun.”\n<\/p>\n
\n A highlight of the programme is a pop-up miniature steam railway hosted by Little British Rail, offering visitors a short ride around the museum\u2019s newly reopened outdoor space.\n<\/p>\n
\n Family with the Pender locomotive in Power Hall (Image: Drew Forsyth\/The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum)\n<\/p>\n
\n Railway journeys are priced at \u00a34, with under ones travelling free.\n<\/p>\n
\n The train experience is available daily except May 30 and 31, from 10.30am to 4pm.\n<\/p>\n
\n Ms Brindle said: “It\u2019s especially exciting to welcome a pop-up miniature steam rail experience to the museum as we celebrate the reopening of our Upper Yard.\n<\/p>\n
\n “The yard will give visitors even more historic outdoor space to explore, just in time for the summer months.\n<\/p>\n
\n “The miniature rail is also a wonderful reminder of our museum\u2019s special site, home to the world\u2019s oldest surviving passenger railway station.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Family in the Experiment Gallery at the Science and Industry Museum (Image: Drew Forsyth\/The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum)\n<\/p>\n
\n While waiting to board, visitors can explore Curiosity Stops, where expert Explainers will lead playful investigations into the mechanics of motion.\n<\/p>\n
\n Other outdoor activities include garden games and refreshments from a pop-up stall run by Benugo.\n<\/p>\n
\n Inside, Power Hall: The Andrew Law Gallery invites visitors to engage with an interactive trail and witness live demonstrations of working steam engines.\n<\/p>\n
\n This historic building, once a goods shipping shed, is now home to one of the UK’s largest collections of working steam engines.\n<\/p>\n
\n Younger visitors can take part in percussion workshops with Manchester-based Drumroots, experimenting with rhythm and movement inspired by the sounds of industry.\n<\/p>\n
\n Performances run from May 23 to 31 at 10.45am, 11.45am, 12.45pm, and 2.15pm.\n<\/p>\n
\n From June 5 to 7, Urmston & District Model Engineering Society will display early 20th-century steam-powered vehicles, including a Fowler Showman\u2019s traction engine and Foden steam wagon.\n<\/p>\n
\n Visitors are invited to don a flat cap and take photos with the historic machines.\n<\/p>\n
\n The museum\u2019s free galleries will remain open throughout, including the Experiment science playground, the Textiles Gallery, and Revolution Manchester, which tells the story of the city\u2019s industrial legacy.\n<\/p>\n
\n The fun continues in the Horrible Science: Cosmic Chaos exhibition, an interactive journey through the Solar System filled with immersive challenges and experiments.\n<\/p>\n
\n Power Up, the museum\u2019s gaming experience, will be available during the first week of the holidays and on weekends.\n<\/p>\n
\n Visitors are encouraged to check the museum\u2019s website for a full schedule of events, as some activities are date-dependent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Science and Industry Museum is launching 16 days of family-friendly activities from May 23 to June 7,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":955662,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,4884,2465,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-955661","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-manchester","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116563807409952388","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=955661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955661\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/955662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=955661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=955661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=955661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}