PHM's collection features an eclectic and colourful mix of historic and contemporary material telling the story of democracy in Britain.
Object donations
The museum and archive are temporarily pausing acquisitions (object donations) until autumn 2024.
This is to allow us time to work on a number of exciting projects to improve our collections management, make the museum’s collection more accessible, and review our policies. In this time we will be developing our sustainable collecting policy ensuring future acquisitions are strategic, inclusive, and representative of the communities we serve and the themes and stories that will help us achieve our vision – of a fairer society where people’s voices and actions make a difference. We believe this is important to ensure that we are able to preserve the museum’s collection for future generations.
Unsolicited donations
Please do not send any object donations into the museum without prior agreement by the Collections Manager. If we are unable to contact the sender within eight weeks of receipt of the object(s), the object(s) will be deemed transferred to the museum and will be dealt with in accordance with the museum’s collecting policy which may include disposal.
Enquiries
General collection or archive enquiries will be accepted.
Research visits
Research visits to the Labour History Archive & Study Centre can still be booked by emailing archive@phm.org.uk. Please contact collections@phm.org.uk to enquire about research visits to the museum collection.
To explore PHM’s collection check out the online collections database. We are working hard to add to this and improve it over the coming years.
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