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Image of National Union of Journalists Official Picket armband, around 1985. Image courtesy of People's History Museum.

Strike action in PHM’s collection

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Image of Labour Clears the Way poster, 1909. Howitt & Son, Nottingham. Image courtesy of People's History Museum.
Event

1923 General Election centenary commemoration

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Image of - left to right: Mary Fildes on detail from Peterloo commemorative glass, date unknown, photograph of match girls, 1888, illustration of Sylvia Pankhurst by artist Halah El Kholy, 2019, and photograph of Jayaben Desai, date and copyright unknown. All images courtesy of People's History Museum.
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Bespoke buys from PHM shop

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Exhibition

2023 Banner Exhibition

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Open Kitchen Cafe & Bar

Enjoy kids' lunch from £2.50

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FREE ENTRY, most visitors donate £10

People’s History Museum
Left Bank
Spinningfields
Manchester M3 3ER
0161 838 9190

Plan your visit

Museum & shop:
Open: 10.00am to 5.00pm, every day except Tuesdays
– Closed: 24, 25, 26 December & 1 January
Make a group booking

Labour History Archive & Study Centre:
– Visit by appointment: archive@phm.org.uk

Open Kitchen Cafe & Bar:
– Mon to Fri, 8.00am to 4.00pm
– Sat & Sun, 10.00am to 4.00pm
– Bookings: 07707 974 774 / phmbookings@openkitchenmcr.co.uk


Image of People's History Museum building exterior, from Bridge Street, Manchester.

Welcome

People’s History Museum is the national museum of democracy, telling the story of its development in Britain: past, present, and future.

Explore the radical stories of people coming together to champion ideas worth fighting for, and be empowered by the past to make a change for the future.

We are all together in the fight for a fairer world.

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