Age Friendly Culture Monday - East Asia Heritage Month Edition

Manchester Museum opens its doors for a special tour aimed at people aged 50 and over on this Age Friendly Culture Monday. As the Museum is not open to the public on Mondays, this is a unique opportunity to enjoy our galleries at a quiet time and to get closer to our collections, guided by members of the Visitor Team and our wonderful volunteers.

To celebrate East Asia Heritage Month, we are preparing a very special Culture Monday Edition, in which participants will have the opportunity to join Cantonese, Mandarin, and English tours at the Chinese Culture Gallery.

Also, you will be able to visit the Museum galleries at your own pace.

We have invited filmmaker Andy Zhang to present his new film "Master Deng and the Lion”, produced in collaboration with the Manchester Museum, and the film will be screened at the Museum Main Hall.

We will also have mooncake tasting and lantern riddle guessing to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture.

This is the schedule for the day:

-11:00 am, Arrival

TOURS:

-11:15 am-11:45 am, Mandarin Tour in Chinese Culture Gallery

-11:45 am-12:15 pm, English Tour in Chinese Culture Gallery

-12:15 pm-12:45 pm Cantonese Tour in Chinese Cultural Gallery

-12:45 pm-13:15 pm English Tour in Chinese Cultural Gallery

FILM SCREENINGs and Q&As:

-11:45 am-12:15 pm, Main Hall

-12:45 pm-13:15 pm, Main Hall

-13:15 pm -14:00 pm, Lunch

Tea and coffee will be provided.

You are welcome to bring a packed lunch, or you can buy drinks and food from the Museum Cafe.

The Museum Shop will be open until 2:30 pm.

This event can be booked via Eventbrite, by emailing [email protected] or [email protected], or by calling 07818 578 474 (English) and 07879 122 996 (Cantonese/Mandarin).

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