Museum of Science and Industry

Opening hours

MOSI is open from 10.00am - 5.00pm every day, except 24 - 26 December and 1 January.

The Collections Centre is open 10am - 4.30pm Tuesdays - Saturdays (Study Area opened Tuesdays - Thursdays).

Gallery closures/updates

Electricity Gallery

Please note that the area immediately surrounding the Back o' th' Bank turbine and the National Grid display will be closed for about three weeks from Monday 16 January whilst the turbine is repaired. The rest of the Gallery will be open as usual.

We would like to thank the engineers from Fiddler's Ferry Power Station in Cheshire, who have kindly volunteered to help repair this exhibit.

Underground Manchester and Wasted: The Trouble with Rubbish

Due to work taking place to install the new Community Exhibition, some areas of the Station Building will be inaccessible to the public until 9 February. These include the Wasted Gallery and one of the entrances/exits to Underground Manchester. The whole gallery will be closed from Tue 10 - Fri 10 Feb whilst the an exciting redevelopment takes place. After that you will be able to say hi to Boggy the Bog Monster and Terry the Talking Toilet!

Please ask a member of staff in the 1830 Warehouse for more information if needed on the day of your visit. The information desk can be accessed from the middle of the Making of Manchester Gallery.

Collected Cameras

Please note that this gallery is now closed to the public.

Community Exhibition Gallery

This gallery will is currently closed. It will reopen, in a new location in Station Building, on Friday 10 February with the launch of the new Manpowered: A Men's Group Exhibition.

Power Hall

Please note that the Power Hall will be closed to the general public on the dates below due to the Real Ale Festival. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Thu 22 March - Power Hall will close at 2pm
Fri 23 March - Power Hall will close at 2pm
Sat 24 March - Power Hall closed all day

Revolution Manchester

This gallery will close at 3pm on Fri 24 February due to a private event set up.

Peter Craven Bike
MOSI is proud to be showcasing a motorcycle made for Belle Vue Aces' speedway rider
Peter Craven, the only British rider to have won the speedway World Championship
twice. It will take pride of place in the main entrance area early in 2012.
This acquisition was made possible with the kind support of our corporate member
Renold Plc.

This bike will be removed from display in the orientation area of the Great Western Warehouse on 7 February and reinstalled on 21 February.