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PHM closed throughout January 2024

People’s History Museum will close on Sunday 31 December 2023 and re-open on Thursday 1 February 2024 so that it can carry out further work as part of the Welcome Project at PHM, which stems from the museum’s vision to be an exemplar for accessibility.

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PHM closed throughout January 2024

For further work as part of the Welcome Project at PHM

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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


PHM closed throughout January 2024

People’s History Museum will close on Sunday 31 December 2023 and re-open on Thursday 1 February 2024 so that it can carry out further work as part of the Welcome Project at PHM, which stems from the museum’s vision to be an exemplar for accessibility.

Minor building works will be taking place during December 2023; we will take every measure to limit noise and disruption during this time.

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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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