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People's History Museum blog

PHM is the national museum of democracy, telling the story of its development in Britain: past, present, and future.

On this blog we share posts from the PHM team and other experts, with behind the scenes stories, coverage of PHM's exhibitions and events, and highlights from the museum's unique collection.

Image of Lillia on her 10th birthday © @lilliasworld

Climate Justice - There is no planet B

25 October 2019


10 year old youth activist Lillia guest blogs for People’s History Museum (PHM) about what’s at stake and how she is standing up for climate justice ahead of the museum’s ‘There is no planet B creative disobedience day



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Image of Viv Anderson with 1978 football shirt © People's History Museum

Former Nottingham Forest, Manchester United & England Defender, Viv Anderson, calls for affirmative action

18 October 2019


In this guest blog People’s History Museum (PHM) Radical, Viv Anderson MBE talks about his life growing up in Nottingham from Jamaican descent, his life in the game and call for affirmative action.



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Image of 19 Jan 2019 to 5 Jan 2020, 2019 Banner Display @ People's History Museum

Conserving the Cardinal: Preparing banners for display

17 September 2019


People’s History Museum houses the world’s largest collection of trade union and political banners. In this blog, our Conservator, Jenny van Enckevort explains the painstaking work it took to prepare one of our largest for the 2019 Banner Exhibition.



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Image of Never Going Underground banner, 1988, © People's History Museum

On the shoulders of giants: Remembering Alan Turing

22 August 2019


As we approach the weekend of Manchester Pride, Bernard Donoghue, Trustee at People’s History Museum (PHM) and CEO of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) reflects on why he chose to be the PHM Radical Sponsor of Alan Turing.



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Image of Printers Demand Arms for Spain banner, 1936.

Orwell & Edwards: conflict and candid moments

17 July 2019


#OnThisDay in 1936 the Spanish Civil War began.  To highlight the Printers Demand Arms for Spain banner on show in PHM’s 2019 Banner Display,  our fantastic volunteer and Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) post graduate student Beth Lane shares insight from previously unseen Spanish Civil War photographs in PHM’s internationally significant collection.



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