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PHM shop

A curated selection of gifts, fashion, and homewear

Shop the collection
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Visit us over the festive season

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On show until 24 March 2025

Deceptioncon robot costume

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On show until 5 January 2025

2024 Banner Exhibition

Explore
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Every weekend & Manchester school holiday

Playful Protest Space

And more Family Friendly activities
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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, cafe:
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



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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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