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PHM closed throughout January 2024

People’s History Museum will re-open on Thursday 1 February 2024 following 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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Image of left to right: PHM entrance door and Changing Places toilet. Right image courtesy of changing-places.org.

PHM closed throughout January 2024

For further work as part of the Welcome Project at PHM

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Image of the front page of The Election News newspaper from 4 November 1922, including images of various political figures from the time.
People's History Museum X John Rylands Library

Collection Encounter: Ramsay MacDonald

FREE Sat 20 January 2024 at John Rylands Library
Image of PHM Conservator Kloe Rumsey with Spitting Image puppet of John Prescott, from around 1992. Image courtesy of People's History Museum.

100 years since the first Labour government

Explore staff picks
Image of left to right: red bordered banner with central image of a brick building with text: The Tyldesley Miners’ Hall, 1893' and a red banner with text: 'Eastenders Against Pit Closures, Tower Hamlets Miners Support Group'.

We're back open from Thurs 1 February 2024

Check out what's new at PHM
Image of A white mug with black line drawings of a miner and family with the text Support the Miners.

Strike action in PHM’s collection and more

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Bespoke buys from PHM shop

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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


PHM closed throughout January 2024

People’s History Museum will re-open on Thursday 1 February 2024 following further work as part of the Welcome Project at PHM, which stems from the museum’s vision to be an exemplar for accessibility.

Find out more

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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