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Image of The poster on the left has an illustration of a figure wearing a traditional African costume and carrying a spear. The poster on the right has an image of a woman holding a gun at its centre, and simple red line drawings of two figures wearing decorative headdresses in the background.
Sat 19 October 2024

Exploring the Legacies of Empire

Workshops & archive open day
Image of An open scrapbook including black and white newspaper cuttings and photographs, and a colourful illustration.
Sat 9 November 2024

Ellen Wilkinson MP archive exploration

Book your place
Image of Three big colourful textile banners hanging in a large gallery space.
On show until 30 December 2024

2024 Banner Exhibition

Explore
Image of Children drawing with coloured pencils
Every weekend

Playful Protest Space

And more Family Friendly activities
Image of Left to right: a plate with a colourful illustration of people and police in confrontation, including text: ‘The Battle of Cable Street, 1936, and a yellow badge with a black illustration of a raised fist and text: ‘mk campaign against racism and fascism’.
Collection Spotlight, on display until 31 March 2025

No Pasarán!

A century of British anti-fascist action
Visit

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:
Open: 10.00am to 4.00pm, every day except Tuesdays
– 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.

Find out more


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