Get a friendly welcome at People's History Museum in Manchester, the national museum of democracy. Explore the museum and be empowered by the past to make a change for the future.
Follow the link below to plan your visit, and find out what to expect when you get to PHM.
Plan your visit
For group visits of over six people, follow the link below to fill in an enquiry form or phone the Learning Team on 0161 838 9190.
Book your group visit
The museum is located on the corner of Left Bank and Bridge Street, opposite the Civil Justice Centre, alongside the River Irwell, in the Spinningfields area of Manchester city centre, postcode M3 3ER.
Follow the link below for information on how to get to PHM.
Getting to PHM
We are committed to supporting all visitors during their time at PHM. We understand that everyone’s access needs are different.
Please talk to us if you have queries or require any assistance in advance of your visit on 0161 838 9190 or access@phm.org.uk.
Access at PHM
Explore PHM’s galleries, exhibitions, and hands-on and digital interactives engaging adults and children alike.
Find out what's on
The museum is Family Friendly throughout, from facilities to family favourites including hands-on interactives and activities connecting you and your family with PHM’s unique collections and stories.
Plan your family visit
Take a break from exploring with a sustainable, ethical, and delicious food experience at Open Kitchen Cafe & Bar; offering breakfast, lunch and drinks to grab and go, or sit in and enjoy.
A picnic area is available for visitors bringing their own food and drink to the museum.
Take a break
A unique gift shop in Manchester inspired by the museum’s collection, full of books, cards, homeware, souvenirs and great presents for kids and grown ups.
Shop the collection
Join other visitors and make a donation today, helping to ensure the museum remains free for all.
Support PHM
Join us this Saturday 13 July 2024 at 1.00pm for a very special The Fabric of Protest workshop.
Help the group select a banner, from the museum’s world-renowned collection, to display in the 2025 Banner Exhibition.
PHM’s Programme Officer, Michael Powell will dive into the meaning and relevance of the banners and share his process of curating the annual exhibition.
Participants will then begin stitching your own textile pieces in response to the ideas, visuals, and techniques in the chosen banner.
The activity will continue into the workshop on Saturday 28 September 2024.
Join us and artist @helencmather & share on Instagram using #fabricofprotest
Booking essential for the workshop via the link in bio.
#TextileWorkshop #Museums #WhatsOnManchester
Join us this Saturday 13 July 2024 at 1.00pm for a very special The Fabric of Protest workshop.
Help the group select a banner, from the museum’s world-renowned collection, to display in the 2025 Banner Exhibition.
PHM’s Programme Officer, Michael Powell will dive into the meaning and relevance of the banners and share his process of curating the annual exhibition.
Participants will then begin stitching your own textile pieces in response to the ideas, visuals, and techniques in the chosen banner.
The activity will continue into the workshop on Saturday 28 September 2024.
Join us and artist @helencmather & share on Instagram using #fabricofprotest
Booking essential for the workshop via the link in bio.
#TextileWorkshop #Museums #WhatsOnManchester
PHM is looking for a new Director to lead our museum & for a Commercial Manager to deliver the commercial plan.
Deadline for both posts: 5.00pm on Wednesday 31 July
Find out more and apply at the link in bio.
#MuseumJobs #ManchesterJobs #museumdirector
PHM is looking for a new Director to lead our museum & for a Commercial Manager to deliver the commercial plan.
Deadline for both posts: 5.00pm on Wednesday 31 July
Find out more and apply at the link in bio.
#MuseumJobs #ManchesterJobs #museumdirector
Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) were formed 40 years ago. LGSM were welcomed by the families of the mining communities that they supported, despite vilification by the media which saw LGBT communities as a danger to children and society.
This rhetoric was mainly targeted at lesbians and gay men in the 1980s, and today we see that cycle of vilification turned towards the trans community.
#LGSM #LesbiansAndGaysSupportTheMiners #MinersStrike1984 #MinersStrike #Strikes #UKHistory #Museums
Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) were formed 40 years ago. LGSM were welcomed by the families of the mining communities that they supported, despite vilification by the media which saw LGBT communities as a danger to children and society.
This rhetoric was mainly targeted at lesbians and gay men in the 1980s, and today we see that cycle of vilification turned towards the trans community.
#LGSM #LesbiansAndGaysSupportTheMiners #MinersStrike1984 #MinersStrike #Strikes #UKHistory #Museums
Tomorrow is the last day to apply for Voter ID (Wednesday 26 June at 5.00pm). See our story for accepted forms of ID to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
This poster is from the 1929 General Election, which focused on newly enfranchised women voters. One interpretation of the poster is that the woman is calling out the Conservative and Liberal Party leaders in the background for tipping their hats in an old fashioned manner rather than talking to her directly as a prospective voter, like Labour Party leader Ramsay MacDonald in the foreground (this poster was produced by the Labour Party).
Explore objects from 20 historic general elections on PHM’s General Election trail through the galleries. Link in bio to find out more.
#GeneralElection #UKpolitics #Museums
Tomorrow is the last day to apply for Voter ID (Wednesday 26 June at 5.00pm). See our story for accepted forms of ID to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
This poster is from the 1929 General Election, which focused on newly enfranchised women voters. One interpretation of the poster is that the woman is calling out the Conservative and Liberal Party leaders in the background for tipping their hats in an old fashioned manner rather than talking to her directly as a prospective voter, like Labour Party leader Ramsay MacDonald in the foreground (this poster was produced by the Labour Party).
Explore objects from 20 historic general elections on PHM’s General Election trail through the galleries. Link in bio to find out more.
#GeneralElection #UKpolitics #Museums
The police attempted to restrict the fundraising efforts of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM), setting strict boundaries and even confiscating funds. Collection Assistant Jaime Starr shares panels from the LGSM suitcase, a travelling exhibition showcased by LGSM in 1985.
Join LGBTQIA+ tours of People’s History Museum on Monday 24 & Sunday 30 June. Link in bio to book.
#LGSM #LesbiansAndGaysSupportTheMiners #MinersStrike1984 #MinersStrike #Strikes #UKHistory #Museums
The police attempted to restrict the fundraising efforts of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM), setting strict boundaries and even confiscating funds. Collection Assistant Jaime Starr shares panels from the LGSM suitcase, a travelling exhibition showcased by LGSM in 1985.
Join LGBTQIA+ tours of People’s History Museum on Monday 24 & Sunday 30 June. Link in bio to book.
#LGSM #LesbiansAndGaysSupportTheMiners #MinersStrike1984 #MinersStrike #Strikes #UKHistory #Museums
It’s #WorldRefugeeDay – a time to support and celebrate the lives of refugees. The theme for Refugee Week 2024 is “Our Home” - everyone is welcome in our collective home, planet earth.
‘The Journey We Made Across Land and Sea to Build a Country Not Made for Me’ is a banner made by Seleena Laverne Daye in 2021 for PHM’s migration programme. It celebrates the contributions of migrant workers to Our Home, the UK.
On display in PHM’s 2024 Banner Exhibition.
#RefugeeWeek
It’s #WorldRefugeeDay – a time to support and celebrate the lives of refugees. The theme for Refugee Week 2024 is “Our Home” - everyone is welcome in our collective home, planet earth.
‘The Journey We Made Across Land and Sea to Build a Country Not Made for Me’ is a banner made by Seleena Laverne Daye in 2021 for PHM’s migration programme. It celebrates the contributions of migrant workers to Our Home, the UK.
On display in PHM’s 2024 Banner Exhibition.
#RefugeeWeek
On this day 40 years ago, the Battle of Orgreave saw over 100 miners injured and 95 arrested by police in a violent clash at Orgreave coking plant in South Yorkshire. 5000 picketers faced 6000 police.
In 1991, 39 of the convicted miners were compensated £425,000 by South Yorkshire Police for assault by the police, wrongful arrest and wrongful prosecution.
Image: Orgreave Veterans t-shirt, around 1985. NMLH.1999.34.8. Image courtesy of People’s History Museum.
#MinersStrike #MinersStrike40Years #Strikes #BritishHistory #Museums
On this day 40 years ago, the Battle of Orgreave saw over 100 miners injured and 95 arrested by police in a violent clash at Orgreave coking plant in South Yorkshire. 5000 picketers faced 6000 police.
In 1991, 39 of the convicted miners were compensated £425,000 by South Yorkshire Police for assault by the police, wrongful arrest and wrongful prosecution.
Image: Orgreave Veterans t-shirt, around 1985. NMLH.1999.34.8. Image courtesy of People’s History Museum.
#MinersStrike #MinersStrike40Years #Strikes #BritishHistory #Museums
Register to vote by 11:59pm on Tuesday 18 June – tomorrow!
This Extinction Rebellion leaflet from 2019 is on display in PHM’s new General Election trail, with historic objects from 20 UK elections.
This Race Can’t Get Any Hotter #ElectionRebellion Extinction Rebellion leaflet, 2019, NMLH.2021.43. Image courtesy of People`s History Museum.
Register to vote by 11:59pm on Tuesday 18 June – tomorrow!
This Extinction Rebellion leaflet from 2019 is on display in PHM’s new General Election trail, with historic objects from 20 UK elections.
This Race Can’t Get Any Hotter #ElectionRebellion Extinction Rebellion leaflet, 2019, NMLH.2021.43. Image courtesy of People`s History Museum.
Are you more independent or community-focused? Experimental or measured? Prefer work or play?
Take our quick quiz to find out which radical you are! At the end we’ll offer you access to our free e-newsletter which matches your interests to what’s on at PHM.
