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Fly back in time to historic tea dance
October 30 2009
MOSI’s Air & Space Hall will be transformed into an elegant 1940s-style tea dance, as part of the Manchester-wide Full of Life Festival (28 September – 10 October). Guests to the free event are invited to drift back in time to the age of flight, as some of Manchester’s aviation pioneers tell their stories over afternoon tea and dancing to Big Band music.
Co-op food workers to tell their stories
September 17 2009
MOSI researchers are collecting real-life stories from people who once worked at food and drink factories or grocery stores operated by The Co-operative Group (Co-op) - one of the pioneers of the worldwide Co-op movement.
First steam loco arrives for mass gathering
July 30 2009
William Francis is the first steam locomotive to arrive for a mass gathering of Beyer-Garratt locomotives at MOSI next month, to celebrate 100 years since one of the world’s most successful locomotives was built at Beyer, Peacock works in Manchester.
Triplane attempts flight to celebrate centenary
July 17 2009
The first attempt to fly a replica Triplane – the fragile machine built by Salford-born Alliott Verdon Roe for the first all-British flight in 1909 – is expected to go ahead this month (weather permitting) at Woodvale airport, near Formby.
Discovery astronauts land at Museum
July 06 2009
The latest crew of the Discovery Space Shuttle visited MOSI on Monday 6 July to launch their educational mission to the UK.
Discovery astronauts land at Museum
June 18 2009
The latest crew of the Discovery Space Shuttle will visit MOSI on Monday 6 July to launch their educational mission to the UK.
Museum wins award for costume performances
May 22 2009
Performances which breathe life into the Manchester’s historic pioneers of science and industry have won a Manchester Tourism Award.
Secret story of Spitfire Girls re-enacted at MOSI
May 19 2009
Some of the unsung heroines of the Second World War will be celebrated during the May half-term holiday at MOSI, with a performance and talk about the ‘Spitfire Girls.’
MOSI fights for lost cash
May 12 2009
Senior managers and Trustees from MOSI travelled to the House of Commons on May 12 to lobby for a full refund of their money lost in the Icelandic banking collapse.
Museum appeals for lost Gorton factory bell
May 06 2009
MOSI is appealing to anyone who may have information about the bell which once summoned staff to work in the Beyer, Peacock locomotive factory in Gorton, Manchester. The Museum is hoping to include the missing bell in an event on 14-16 August, to celebrate 100 years since the Beyer-Garratt locomotive was developed at the factory.