Discover PHM’s event line up for On The Line
11 March 2026
Throughout 2026, People’s History Museum (PHM) is exploring the events and legacy of the 1926 General Strike, one of the largest and most significant industrial disputes in British history. A century on from this historic watershed, the national museum of democracy will present a public programme of screenings, talks, and archive open days, headlined by the major exhibition On The Line: 100 years of strikes & solidarity.
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People’s History Museum takes you On The Line
11 February 2026
2026 marks the centenary of the General Strike, one of the largest and most significant industrial disputes in British history. Opening at People’s History Museum (PHM) in Manchester on Saturday 21 March 2026 (until 2 November 2026), On The Line explores this historic watershed and takes visitors on a journey that features key strikes and stories of solidarity over the last hundred years.
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Explore LGBT+ History Month at People’s History Museum
23 January 2026
This LGBT+ History Month, People’s History Museum invites visitors to explore Manchester’s rich LGBTQIA+ radical history. Alongside archive explorations and gallery tours that delve deeper into the city’s activist past, visitors can experience Re/Assemble, a new exhibition inspired by the 1988 protest marches against Section 28.
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Introducing the Winter Makers Markets at People’s History Museum
27 October 2025
Introducing the Winter Makers Markets at People’s History Museum.
Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 November • preview evening: Thursday 20 November
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People’s History Museum launches exclusive Christmas decorations & announces Winter Makers Markets
6 October 2025
People’s History Museum launches exclusive Christmas decorations & announces Winter Makers Markets.
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