The Manchester Museum is owned by the University of Manchester. Sited on Oxford Road (A34) at the heart of the university's group of neo-Gothic buildings, it provides access to about six million items from every continent and serves both as a resource for academic research and teaching and as a regional public museum.
Read more about Manchester Museum: History, Outline of Collections, Archaeological Collections, Botanical Collections, Ethnological Collections, Geological Collections, Notable Members of Staff
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