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	The Virtual Museum of Manchester Computing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Virtual Museum pages were created by Kulwinder S. Gill in a Third Year Project 1995/96 under the supervision of Dr. Ulrich D.F. Nehmzow.
		The University of Manchester has made a considerable contribution to the development of computing.
		This Web Museum aims to show the achievements in computer design in the Department of Electrical Engineering and then the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manchester in the years up to 1975.
	www.computer50.org /kgill (263 words)

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		The Manchester Historic Association's Millyard Museum is housed in Mill No. 3 at the corner of Commercial and Pleasant Streets.
		Manchester Historic Association Members are always admitted free, so be sure to bring your membership card when you visit.
		While planning your visit to the Millyard Museum you may also want to plan a visit to the SEE Science Center which is located on the fourth floor of the same building.
	www.manchesterhistoric.org /mill.htm (303 words)

	Manchester Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The museum has acquired a cast of a fossilised Tyrannosaurus rex from South Dakota called "Stan", which was unveiled on 4 November 2004.
		The Manchester Museum was opened to the public in 1885.
		In 1997 the Museum was awarded a £12.5 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and this, together with monies from the European Regional Development Fund, The University of Manchester, The Wellcome Trust, The Wolfson Foundation and other sponsors has enabled the Museum to undertake the refurbishment and building which opened in 2003.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manchester_Museum (446 words)

	Manchester Travel Guide
		Manchester is the principal city in the north west of England.
		Manchester was the host of the 2002 Commonwealth Games, has hosted many other sporting events including the final of the UEFA Champions League and is home to two universities, including the University of Manchester which is currently has the highest funding for research in the UK.
		Formerly Manchester was under jurisdiction of Lancashire in the north of England.
	www.imakoopedia.org /en/article/Manchester/index.htm (1818 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Science museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A science museum is a museum devoted primarily to science.
		The Municipal Museum of Botany (Museu Botânico Municipal) in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
		This museum was formerly known as the Rosenwald Museum and is the sole remaining structure of the World Columbian Exposition.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Science_museum (733 words)

	Museums and the Web 2003: Papers: Webb
		Manchester is unusual amongst the large British cities outside London in having five museums with outstanding collections that are separately constituted and governed.In most other cities of similar size, such as Birmingham, Leeds and Liverpool, the major museums and art galleries are united through common governance and jointly cover the full range of museum disciplines.
		In Manchester, the existence of multiple museum bodies and the nature of their disciplinary specialisms may be confusing to users.
		All five Manchester museums were keen to take advantage of this new funding stream to improve the recording and management of information about their collections.
	www.archimuse.com /mw2003/papers/webb/webb.html (2100 words)

	Imperial War Museum in Manchester
		Fittingly a museum which is a monument to wars and those who have fought in them, the curators have set out to truly involve visitors, encouraging them to have a hands-on experience with the exhibits.
		Some people may criticise the museum for being all bells and whistles and not much substance, but perhaps as a public building for people of all ages, this is how a modern museum has to be.
		It seems to be one of the functions of the modern museum, that it is 'accessible' to all its audience all of the time, whatever age they may be.
	www.mymanchester.org /manchester/arts-iwm.htm (814 words)

	National Geographic Traveler Article: Manchester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Manchester's symbol is a bee, representing the city as a "hive of activity"—a reputation hard-earned during its gritty cotton-milling era in the early 19th century.
		Manchester Airport, ten miles southwest of town, can be a less hassling entryway to England than Heathrow, and British Midland now offers nonstop flights to Manchester from Washington, D.C., and Chicago.
		Manchester has a broad range of restaurants and pubs—500 in the downtown area alone—from stately dining rooms to traditional pubs serving fish-and-chips and locally brewed ales.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /traveler/articles/1106manchester.html (1387 words)

	Egyptology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Manchester Museum is home to one of the largest and most important collections of ancient Egyptian artefacts in the United Kingdom.
		The Museum received material from the excavations of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, the Egypt Exploration Society, and the Liverpool School of Archaeology.
		Haworth donated his personal collection of Egyptian antiquities to the Manchester Museum and funded the 1912 extension of the Museum, which was named in his honour.
	museum.man.ac.uk /collections/egyptology/egyptology.htm (298 words)

	Manchester´s Jewish Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Jewish Museum of Manchester is an independent institution which operates under a private charter and is beholden only to its board of directors.
		The museum runs an educational program aimed at students and adults alike; among the latter are policemen, church clubs, nurses and teachers.
		The Sephardic influence in Manchester was not felt until the late 19th century, when cotton merchants came from places like Egypt and Morocco to trade.
	www.lively-arts.com /travel/0307/manchester_jewish_museum.htm (982 words)

	Pictures Of Proceedings for the meeting -
		Manchester had a high number of non-conformists, such as Quakers and Methodists, who were excluded from attending the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and so it started its own university in Richard Cobden’s house in Quay Street.
		These show the splitting of research materials and displays, as is used in museums today, rather than the old idea of having a large room full of a jumble of all kinds of material.
		The museum is aiming for a more dynamic approach to the display of specimens with exhibits being changed more often.
	www.manchestermicroscopical.org.uk /picsofproc406.htm (894 words)

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		No visit to Manchester would be complete without a visit to the galleries at The Lowry, homage to the patron saint of Mancunian artists, LS Lowry.
		Independent city centre gallery Cube is a brilliant place to examine the city’s hugely diverse architectural history, while the Museum of Science and Industry in Castlefield, situated in the oldest passenger railway building in the world, is a fun and thought-provoking introduction to the city which created the world’s first ever computer.
		The Manchester Museum houses over 6million specimens and objects, from a 200million-year-old tree fossil to the skeleton of a sperm whale.
	visitmanchester.com /Parts3.aspx?ExperienceId=4&PartId=82 (523 words)

	SkyscraperCity - What is Manchester? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Manchester, the UK's second city, is home to 2.6 million people, is going through a massive renaissance and is a fast riser amongst the major European city break destinations.
		Manchester has one of the broadest selections of museums and galleries in the UK, including some of national standing as well as the only national millennium project for the arts.
		Manchester Pride is the UK's largest gay and lesbian festival, centred around the UK's largest gay and lesbian population in the heart of Manchester.
	www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=200838 (2752 words)

	Manchester
		Manchester Museum houses a varied and impressive arrangement of Egyptian Artifacts.
		The museum in Stockport is primarily devoted to local history, but it does house a Mummified hand, which is quite famous locally.
		The downstairs gallery at this museum was recently refurbished, and the new display was imaginatively advertised as 'The return of the mummy's hand'.
	www.akhet.co.uk /musman.htm (176 words)

	Manchester, United Kingdom: Things To See & Do
		Time was when Manchester was a great market for the cotton trade, and most of the world’s cloth trade was controlled by this opulent building.
		The exhibits of this museum focus upon the lives and stories of the working people — serious matters such as trade union activities, and favoured pastimes such as football.
		Spread over several buildings, including the oldest railway station in the world, this museum is most appropriately located in one of the major cities that made Britain’s name as the workshop of the world, with exhibits on fabrics, coal mining, mechanized transport and aviation and astronautics.
	www.holidaycityflash.com /uk/manchester_things_todo.htm (276 words)

	Manchester City Council - Museums in Manchester
		The museum is partly based in the buildings of the oldest passenger railway station in the world.
		Manchester's Jewish history is recorded and displayed in this museum, housed in the restored Spanish and Portuguese synagogue.
		The museum is impressive with tons of silverware, interactive displays and a very moving exhibition on the Munich disaster.
	www.manchester.gov.uk /visitorcentre/see/museums.htm (544 words)

	TheFA.com - Around Manchester
		Manchester is behind only London and Glasgow in the league table of tourist visitors and there are plenty of attractions to visit.
		Manchester Museum has galleries dedicated to Archaeology, Archery, Botany, Egyptology, Ethnology, Geology, Numismatics, Oriental Studies and Zoology.
		Manchester's time at the heart of the industrial revolution is reflected in the number of grand gothic buildings in the city centre.
	www.thefa.com /Euro2005/NewandFeatures/Postings/2005/05/VenueGuide_Manchester.htm (318 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Manchester \| Museum drops entry fee
		Manchester's struggling museum of the modern city has dropped its entry fee in a bid to attract more visitors.
		The move also comes after Manchester City Council increased it's annual subsidy to the museum from £1m to £1.5m in July this year.
		The museum's public subsidy has caused regular controversy, with the Liberal Democrat group on the council calling it "unacceptable" and arguing the money should be spent on more important projects.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/manchester/3351441.stm (332 words)

	MMU - The Guide - Museums and Galleries
		It celebrates Manchester as the first industrial city - Manchester was, and still is, famous for its role in the cotton industry and many of the old cotton warehouses still stand to this day.
		The Greater Manchester Police Museum is an interesting place to visit, with rooms devoted to crime and forensic science, forgery and international policing.
		The museum excellently depicts world conflict on land, water and in the air and there are loads of things to see and learn about.
	www.mmu.ac.uk /the-guide/museums-and-galleries/manchester.php (917 words)

	Imperial War Museum, Urbis Museum of Transport, The Tramway, Greater Manchester Police Museum UK
		Manchester is crammed with museums on Science, industry, social history and transport, many of which are now FREE to enter.
		The experience of this museum is indeed thought-provoking and harrowing, as it explores the experiences and memories of men, women and children and how 'war shapes lives', in the past and now in the present.
		Did you know that Clara Walkden was the first sworn in woman police officer in Greater Manchester, Oldham in 1921, and that in the early 19th century police officers had to wear their uniforms in and of duty, were not allowed to vote, and had to ask their Chief Constable for permission to marry.
	www.iknow-northwest.co.uk /tourist_information/manchester/manchester_city/free_museums.htm (609 words)

	Manchester travel guide - Wikitravel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Manchester is world-renowned for its influence on the histories of industry and music, and for its sporting connections.
		Manchester used to have a reputation for being a dirty and boring city, but things have dramatically changed in the last decade and it is now a more pleasant, open, clean and exciting place, and well worth a visit, even if just for a day.
		Manchester has or had a colourful reputation for gun crime: however, this was mostly gang-related and a problem for people involved in the drug trade, and as a visitor you will not face any greater danger than for any other large British city.
	wikitravel.org /en/Manchester (6471 words)

	Manchester Museum Display
		DWI is pleased to announced that it has set up an interactive display as part of the 'Underground Exhibit' at the Manchester museum.
		In 2000 the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry, www.msim.org.uk invited the Drinking Water Inspectorate to install a display which would form part of its own "Manchester Underground" Exhibit.
		The museum's exhibit reveals the gradual evolution of the water industry from early Roman times to present day.
	www.dwi.gov.uk /children/images/manc2.shtm (533 words)

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		Explore the world at the Manchester Museum with its 4 floors of displays and exhibitions in 15 galleries featuring collections from all over the world.
		The only museum dedicated to the working people of Britain and the story of how they organised to change society, improving life for future generations.
		Choose a Manchester venue or an area of Manchester or a Manchester postcode, then choose how near you want to be.
	www.visitmanchester.com /WhatToSeeFeatured.aspx?ExperienceId=6 (164 words)

	Daniel Libeskind - Imperial War Museum :: arcspace.com
		Manchester, UK The design concept is based on the globe, broken into three fragments to depict the shattering effect of war on the history of the world.
		The Imperial War Museum is located on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal, on the Trafford wharfside of Salford Quays.
		The tower construction of criss-crossing steel beams, 4.5 degrees off the vertical, incases the elevator, leading to a viewing platform 29 meters in the air, and the cement tower containing the staircase.
	www.arcspace.com /architects/Libeskind/iwm/iwm.html (250 words)

	Hotels.com -- global discount hotel reservations
		The Jurys Inn Manchester in Manchester, UK is a first class hotel located 30 minutes from the International Airport.
		The Grafton Hotel in Manchester is a typically English bed and breakfast hotel occupying a Victorian brick building in the center of the city, next to the Infirmary and the University.
		The Thistle Manchester Airport is a modern hotel situated in gardens in the Cheshire countryside, three miles from Manchester Airport and eight miles from the city centre.
	uk.hotels.com /index.jsp?pageName=hotNetList&cid=51553&city=manchester&stateProvince=&country=gb&hotel=4¤cyCode=GBP&locale=en_uk&sortMethod=2 (480 words)

	Manchester
		If Egyptology (and Natural History) is more up your street then you will find that the Manchester Museum possesses a wealth of material from "living sites" in ancient Egypt as well as from tombs.
		At present no home matches are scheduled around the conference dates, but you can still indulge in the Manchester City Experience (pre-booking required) to explore the history of the club and take a tour of the stadium.
		Finally, after all that, do not forget that Manchester is home to 3 orchestras, numerous theatres and concert venues, and a plethora of cinemas, with much more besides to keep you entertained.
	wetice.co.umist.ac.uk /html/manchester.html (687 words)

	Manchester Update - Online Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Manchester, now officially the UK’s most bohemian city, is the gay capital of Europe for ten days from August 15 as the biggest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) event comes to town.
		In a recent visitor survey, 91 per cent of respondents agreed Manchester Art Gallery was something to be proud of with 93 per cent of visitors intending to return and 92 per cent stating they would recommend the gallery to friends and family.
		Manchester’s hotels were filled to capacity and other tourist and leisure attractions within the city benefited.
	www.manchesterupdate.org.uk /article62.htm (1105 words)

	Manchester
		The city of Manchester, which dates back to Roman times, is probably most famous for having been the starting point of the industrial revolution, especially in the textiles industry.
		Museum of Science and Industry, which impressive steam engines, victorian sewers, and other delights.
		Manchester United, who have their stadium in Old Trafford (strictly speaking outside the city boundaries).
	www.qmbt.org /etsim/index.php3?doc=Manchester (652 words)

	Manchester After Dark: Sankey's a museum piece? 20th Feb 2007
		The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester launched an appeal, and a new exhibition opens today, to encourage local people to come forward with their own personal stories of working in the city’s manufacturing and textile industries.
		People are also being encouraged to give the Museum their stories and anecdotes of their memories of the two periods the area has witnessed - both as a soap factory and pioneering club.
		As a kid I went to museums and to think some of my and Sankeys’ work will be seen perhaps 200 years by future generations is amazing.
	www.manchesterad.com /html/articles/sankeys_a_museum_piece.php (736 words)

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