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People's History Museum blog

PHM is the national museum of democracy, telling the story of its development in Britain: past, present, and future.

On this blog we share posts from the PHM team and other experts, with behind the scenes stories, coverage of PHM's exhibitions and events, and highlights from the museum's unique collection.

Posts tagged 'Activism'

Image of A person standing next to a display with a t-shirt. The text reads Never Going Underground

From the collection: British anti-fascism

8 November 2024


A look at objects in PHM’s collection which put the spotlight on key modes of British anti-fascist resistance with our Collections Assistant Jaime Starr.



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Image of Black and white headshot. The text reads General Election 1945.

Ellen Wilkinson MP: fight for social justice

4 September 2024


A look at the incredible life of one of the first female Labour MPs Ellen Wilkinson, featuring items from People’s History Museum’s (PHM) collection with PHM’s Visitor Experience Supervisor Sara Ferri.  October 2024 marks the centenary of Ellen Wilkinson MP taking office.



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Image of Gloved hands holding a painting on glass showing a crowd attacked by yeomanry on horseback

What was Peterloo?

1 August 2024


On 16 August 1819, 60,000 people congregated in St Peter’s Field in Manchester, with demands for the right to vote, freedom from oppression, and justice.

Find out more about this major event in Manchester’s history, and a defining moment for Britain’s democracy.



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Image of Mark Ashton Trust t shirt, around 1988, NMLH.2022.245

From the collection store: t-shirts

15 July 2024


A look at PHM’s t-shirt collection and how t-shirts have been used in politics and protests over the past 40 years.



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Image of An open black suitcase containing boards from a photographic exhibition, displaying a black and white photograph of five people standing under a banner which reads: ‘Lesbians & Gays Support The Miners’.

What was LGSM?

13 May 2024


2024 marks the 40th anniversary of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM), which formed in the early months of the 1984 to 1985 Miners’ Strike.  Joining us to explore this historical moment and the legacy that it created is People’s History Museum’s (PHM) Collections Assistant Jaime Starr.



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