All Shapes and Sizes
- Event type
- Family event, Workshop, Museum takeover/late
- Organisers
- Science Museum Group , University of Salford
- Partners
- Science and Industry Museum
- Contact
- c.buckingham1@edu.salford.ac.uk
- Is event online?
- No
- Accessibility information
- Specific accessibility features include step-free access, hearing loop at information desk, wheelchair accessible lifts, accessible toilets, male, female and all gender toilet facilities, baby changing facilities, manual wheelchair or collapsible chair, ear defenders, quiet room, 3 blue badge parking spaces in front of the museum. Working guide and assistance animals are welcome. Please contact the organiser regarding specific access requirements.
- Accessibility links
- Science and Industry Museum Accessibility page
- Region/country
- North West England
- Address
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Science and Industry Museum
Liverpool Road
Manchester
M3 4FP
Scheduled dates
Come along to for this family friendly event to experiment with hands on activities that explore steam engines. Visitors will get the chance to try out augmented reality concepts and a paper-craft activity that encourages tinkering and playfulness.
Steam engines come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and were designed for a variety of different tasks. But almost all have the same five important engine parts – cylinder, crank, flywheel, governor, and belt connection.
Join the University of Salford’s Digital Curation Lab to explore these huge and powerful engines in this family fun day. Your input will also help the Science and Industry Museum to think about the future development of the 'Power Hall', an exhibition of working steam engines due to re-open to the public in 2024.
This event is a drop-in and booking is not required.