Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester – Official Guide / Souvenir Brochure Magazine

This is a classic full-colour souvenir guidebook / visitor brochure from the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester (MOSI, now rebranded as Science and Industry Museum), published during its heyday in the late 1970s or early 1980s when the museum was rapidly expanding its collections and attracting families with a mix of historic industrial machinery, railways, aviation, and emerging space-age exhibits.

The front cover is a vibrant, nostalgic piece of 1970s/80s graphic design: a dynamic, action-packed scene featuring a leather-jacketed motorcyclist (wearing goggles and scarf) speeding on a classic Royal Enfield or similar vintage bike in the foreground, kicking up dust and motion lines. Behind him towers a historic steam locomotive (numbered 3167 or similar), while above soar a biplane (G-EBWD or similar registration) and the Space Shuttle launch stack (representing NASA’s early shuttle era). The whole composition is set against a dramatic blue sky with white clouds and a glowing horizon. The title “MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY AND INDUSTRY IN MANCHESTER” is printed in bold white uppercase letters with small circled dots as spacers, giving it a retro-futuristic feel.

The brochure shows typical vintage wear (corner creases, edge scuffs, some surface rubbing, minor discolouration), but the cover artwork remains bright and striking — a wonderful piece of 1970s/80s British museum ephemera.

A nostalgic collectible for fans of industrial history, Manchester heritage, vintage graphic design, or retro science museum memorabilia. Perfect for display or as part of a transport/engineering archive.

The brochure is complete in its original full-colour printed format, showing age-appropriate wear consistent with a 40–50-year-old museum souvenir.