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Black History Month

Evening lecture with Q&A

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FREE Family Friendly event

Working like a dog

Book for Half Term

Live theatre show

We are the Lions, Mr Manager!

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On show until 29 December 2025

2025 Banner Exhibition

A colourful mix of historic and contemporary

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Every day except Tuesdays

Explore strike action

Visit our galleries

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FREE ENTRY, most visitors donate £10

People’s History Museum
Left Bank
Spinningfields
Manchester M3 3ER
0161 838 9190

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Plan your visit

Museum, shop, cafe:
– Open: 10.00am to 5.00pm, every day except Tuesdays
– Closed: 24, 25, 26 December, 1 & 5 – 16 January 2026
– 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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