Manchester Museum Reviews Summary

Exhibits and Collections

Pros:

• "The South Asian and China galleries are an interesting, slightly more modern take."
• "We loved the Mummies and Stan the T-rex. Some really interesting artifacts to see."
• "Their mummy exhibition was definitely breathtaking and the other exhibits I feel are just as amazing."
• "Lot of great collection to see, fossils, sculptures from different centuries, different types of rocks, minerals and metals all over the world and gives an idea of human evolution."
• "The dinosaur fossils ignite curiosity, offering a glimpse into prehistoric landscapes."
• "The Golden Mummies exhibition is where you need the tickets. It is interesting but can get crowded even though numbers are limited due to the tickets."
• "The exhibits are huge and fascinating."

Cons:

• "Also pray you don't come while a school is having a field trip; the acoustics of all the rooms make screaming children echo to a maddening degree."
• "Dull and repetitive for the living world and evolution."
• "The dinosaur exhibition felt a bit bland compared to the other exhibitions."
• "Having said that the museum seemed quite small in comparison to a few years ago...the antiquity, didn't match up to the excitement nor the research of the finding."
• "Only downside is the display of the dead human bodies (in the mummy section) being on display; this seems incredibly disrespectful to me."
• "What let's it down is the old fashioned way a lot of things are presented."
• "Some rooms feel a little cramped especially if it's a busy day."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Every single staff member I spoke to was polite and enthusiastic."
• "However, what made our visit really special was a member of staff called Pervinder. She was brilliant with our toddlers (aged 3 / 4 years) who were running around wild."
• "The staff is friendly and knowledgeable, ready to answer any questions and enhance the overall visit."
• "The young member of staff on the door of the temporary exhibition was friendly and helpful."
• "The staff were incredibly welcoming, sharing fascinating insights into the exhibits."
• "Staff very helpful."
• "We found the staff incredibly friendly and approachable, whether they were in the shop, volunteers around the museum or in the cafe/picnic area."

Cons:

• "However it was very noisy and loud, children were screaming and doing littles punches on the glasses I was a bit shock and no one of the staff is there to bring order and peace to these living beings."
• "And what is the point of letting in toddlers and parents with prams? It's not like toddlers care about mummies or Chinese ceramic, they don't even have the ability to register it."
• "Staff looked bored not approaching people with information on the exhibits."
• "The staff was unhelpful and unfriendly."
• "Not coming back anytime soon. And definitely not donating again until measures are applied to limit the crowd and poor behaviour."

Facilities and Accessibility

Pros:

• "Beautiful building in its own right, lots of stairs but lifts also available."
• "It is a free museum, donations are welcome, and the new mummies display is via tickets, which are free."
• "Collections and installations are amazing, offer good facilities including toilet, cafe, picnic area (there’s microwave too), locker area, stroller area, prayer room, and small co working space."
• "Pram parking is available at the entrance, which I thought was an amazing concept."
• "New gender-neutral toilets, with free sanitary products and additional seating areas throughout the museum."
• "Well planned and easily accessible throughout the building for people with limited mobility."
• "It's also great there's a picnic area."