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Event | Peterloo guided tour & archive open day

Image of The top of a brown wooden cane on a blue background, showing an engraving on the cane of a cap of liberty.
Image of Selection of black and white historic newspapers including Peterloo Massacre coverage, laid out on a table, featuring The Globe, The Ipswich Journal, and Liverpool Mercury.
Image of Colour photograph of Dr Bob Dinn; a white man with grey hair and beard, wearing dark rimmed spectacles, who is smiling.
Friday 16 August 2024, 11.30am - 3.00pm Peterloo guided tour & archive open day
Full price £10 | Concession £6 | FREE

What happened at Peterloo?  Join us on the anniversary of the Manchester massacre to uncover the stories of a defining day for Britain’s democracy.
  • 11.30pm – 12.30pm: join a guided tour of the main galleries with Dr Bob Dinn from the museum’s Visitor Experience Team and discover rare artefacts from the time, including the Peterloo cane
  • 12.30pm – 3.00pm: drop in to the archive and delve into PHM’s incredible collection, including original newspapers covering the 1820 trial of Henry Hunt, the radical speaker thousands marched to hear at Peterloo

Suitable for 16+ (under 18s must have an accompanying adult).

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  • If you require British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation please contact access@phm.org.uk or 0161 838 9190

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Image of Left to right: Mary Fildes on detail from Peterloo commemorative glass, photograph of match girls, 1888, illustration of Sylvia Pankhurst by artist Halah El Kholy, 2019, and photograph of Jayaben Desai.

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