What happened at Peterloo? Join us as part of the #ExplorePeterloo week of activity, at Manchester Cathedral and PHM, to mark the anniversary of the Manchester massacre and uncover the stories of a defining day for Britain’s democracy.
How do you curate an exhibition with very few surviving objects? Join Jenny Mabbott, PHM’s Head of Collections & Engagement, in the Manchester Cathedral Library as she shares how the team at People’s History Museum developed the exhibition and reflects on its legacy.
Includes the screening of a short film commissioned especially for the exhibition and which brought to life the story of Peterloo, protest and the road to democratic reform
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In this interactive workshop with Manchester Cathedral’s writer-in-residence Tom Branfoot we will create poems using witness statements from Peterloo and consider how archival documents can provide a new way into historical events, unearthing emotions, details and language often obscured from the authoritative version.
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