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.
Marking 100 years since the 1926 General Strike, our headline exhibition for 2026 On The Line: 100 years of strikes & solidarity journeys through a century of struggles and stories of strength.
In this blog we caught up with the exhibition’s lead curator, PHM Exhibitions Officer Mark Wilson as he explores the vibrant visual culture that has grown around strike action. Discover the artists, poster collectives, and radical printshops involved, and the creative propaganda they produced.
Find out about the 1945 general election illustrated with campaign, political and election material from the museum’s rich collection.
This December we look back at your favourite blogs from 2024.
A look at incredible objects from general elections in PHM’s collection with PHM’s Collections Manager Lisa Peatfield.
Art historian Simon Faulkner considers the history and meanings of the raised fist symbol using examples that include posters and photographs from People’s History Museum’s collection.
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