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Event | 100 years of strikes & solidarity

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Strike Den!

Easter holidays & May half term

Step into our new Family Friendly Strike Den where you can dress up, speak up, read stories, and create protest art, inspired by strikes and solidarity explored throughout the museum.

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Archives & activists open day

Saturday 18 April 2026, 1.00pm - 4.15pm

Explore rare archival collections at PHM, including materials dating back to the 1926 General Strike with activists of today.

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Remembering the past, fighting for the future author talks

Thursday 7 May 2026, 5.30pm - 8.30pm

Join us after hours at the museum for an evening of author talks reflecting on industrial action over the last 100 years. An event is in partnership with The University of Manchester.

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1926 General Strike centenary open day

Saturday 9 May 2026, 10.30am - 3.45pm

Take part in a unique open day to mark the centenary of the 1926 General Strike, an event bringing this historic milestone into the present, reflecting on its meaning and legacy today.

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The Fabric of Protest workshop

Saturday 30 May 2026, 1.00pm - 3.00pm

Come along to a textile workshop to create textiles inspired by workers’ experiences of unionisation.

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On The Line: 100 years of strikes & solidarity

On show until Monday 2 November 2026

Explore a century of struggles and stories of strength drawing on the museum’s nationally significant collections.  This free exhibition is part of the national commemorations, marking 100 years since the 1926 General Strike.

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