Get a friendly welcome at People's History Museum in Manchester, the national museum of democracy. Explore the museum and be empowered by the past to make a change for the future.
Follow the link below to plan your visit, and find out what to expect when you get to PHM.
Plan your visit
For group visits of over six people, follow the link below to fill in an enquiry form or email learning@phm.org.uk.
Book your group visit
The museum is located on the corner of Left Bank and Bridge Street, opposite the Civil Justice Centre, alongside the River Irwell, in the Spinningfields area of Manchester city centre, postcode M3 3ER.
Follow the link below for information on how to get to PHM.
Getting to PHM
We are committed to supporting all visitors during their time at PHM. We understand that everyone’s access needs are different.
Please talk to us if you have queries or require any assistance in advance of your visit on 0161 838 9190 or access@phm.org.uk.
Access at PHM
Explore PHM’s galleries, exhibitions, and hands-on and digital interactives engaging adults and children alike.
Use PHM’s visitor map to familiarise yourself with the museum building ahead of your visit.
Find out what's on
The museum is Family Friendly throughout, from facilities to family favourites including hands-on interactives and activities connecting you and your family with PHM’s unique collections and stories.
Plan your family visit
Take a break from exploring to grab a coffee, snack or light lunch from our sustainable and ethical café, managed by Manchester based food and drink social enterprise Open Kitchen.
A picnic area is available for visitors bringing their own food and drink to the museum.
Take a break
A unique gift shop in Manchester inspired by the museum’s collection, full of books, cards, homeware, souvenirs and great presents for kids and grown ups.
Shop the collection
Join other visitors and make a donation today, helping to ensure the museum remains free for all.
Support PHM
✨ COMPETITION TIME 💫 Book your school workshop at PHM this Parliament Week
Inspired by ‘How To Be A Revolutionary’, by Lucy Ann Unwin @phmmcr is running a book giveaway with @uclan_publishing
The new book follows the story of Nat as she gets interested in politics during the run up to a general election. She’s too young to vote, so what can she do? And so starts her revolutionary training…
To enter, book a new school workshop at PHM this #UKPW (18-24 Nov).
The competition is open until Wed 30 October.
To book and for all terms & conditions, follow the link in bio.
The winners will be announced on @phmmcr in November.
We can`t wait to welcome your school to the museum!
Image: ‘How To Be A Revolutionary’ book by Lucy Ann Unwin (2024).
ALT: Book cover with a colourful illustration of three children, and text: ‘How To Be A Revolutionary. Lucy Ann Unwin’.
#SchoolsInMuseums #competition #UKPW #giveaway
✨ COMPETITION TIME 💫 Book your school workshop at PHM this Parliament Week
Inspired by ‘How To Be A Revolutionary’, by Lucy Ann Unwin @phmmcr is running a book giveaway with @uclan_publishing
The new book follows the story of Nat as she gets interested in politics during the run up to a general election. She’s too young to vote, so what can she do? And so starts her revolutionary training…
To enter, book a new school workshop at PHM this #UKPW (18-24 Nov).
The competition is open until Wed 30 October.
To book and for all terms & conditions, follow the link in bio.
The winners will be announced on @phmmcr in November.
We can`t wait to welcome your school to the museum!
Image: ‘How To Be A Revolutionary’ book by Lucy Ann Unwin (2024).
ALT: Book cover with a colourful illustration of three children, and text: ‘How To Be A Revolutionary. Lucy Ann Unwin’.
#SchoolsInMuseums #competition #UKPW #giveaway
Explore strike action at People’s History Museum this autumn.
Play an arcade style game, use AR technology, and cross the interactive picket line to discover how workers took a stand for their rights across two galleries and three centuries.
Visit this free museum bursting with banners, posters, photographs, and objects telling the stories of ideas worth fighting for.
Time to Strike illustration by The Rickard Sisters, 2024.
#whatsonmanchester #halftermactivities #manchesterhalfterm #kidsinmuseums
Explore strike action at People’s History Museum this autumn.
Play an arcade style game, use AR technology, and cross the interactive picket line to discover how workers took a stand for their rights across two galleries and three centuries.
Visit this free museum bursting with banners, posters, photographs, and objects telling the stories of ideas worth fighting for.
Time to Strike illustration by The Rickard Sisters, 2024.
#whatsonmanchester #halftermactivities #manchesterhalfterm #kidsinmuseums
New on display - Exploring the Legacies of Empire: Some Perspectives from the Global South.
An exhibition in Gallery Two at People`s History Museum from @southernvoicesuk about the legacies of vast forced migration and the colonised people’s resistance against imperialism and racism.
Check out link in bio for more info.
Image: Exploring the Legacies of Empire: Some Perspectives from the Global South exhibition (until 12 January 2025)
#BlackHistory #globalsouth #exhibition #migration #WhatsOnManchester #Heritage
New on display - Exploring the Legacies of Empire: Some Perspectives from the Global South.
An exhibition in Gallery Two at People`s History Museum from @southernvoicesuk about the legacies of vast forced migration and the colonised people’s resistance against imperialism and racism.
Check out link in bio for more info.
Image: Exploring the Legacies of Empire: Some Perspectives from the Global South exhibition (until 12 January 2025)
#BlackHistory #globalsouth #exhibition #migration #WhatsOnManchester #Heritage
Ellen Wilkinson was born #OTD 8 October 1891 in #Manchester. She was a British Labour Party politician, journalist, writer, trade unionist, and one of the first women to become a Labour MP.
PHM holds objects and images connected to Ellen including her degree certificate from The Victoria University of Manchester and six scrapbooks, full of press clippings from around 1924 until her death, which offer a fascinating record of her work.
2024 marks the centenary of Ellen Wilkinson taking office. Go behind the scenes in our archive to find out more about her incredible life.
📍 People`s History Museum, Saturday 9 November.
🎟️ Book your tickets at the link in our bio.
Images: `Red Ellen` Wilkinson MP postcard designed by the Rickard Sisters, Ellen Wilkinson’s degree certificate from The Victoria University of Manchester, 15 May 1946 and pages from Ellen Wilkinson MP scrapbook, 1928 to 1930. Photos courtesy of People`s History Museum.
#LabourParty100 #LabourHistory #LabourParty #BritishHistory #TradeUnion
#SocialistHistory #MuseumCollection #NationalMuseumofDemocracy #Manchester #WhatsOnManchester
Ellen Wilkinson was born #OTD 8 October 1891 in #Manchester. She was a British Labour Party politician, journalist, writer, trade unionist, and one of the first women to become a Labour MP.
PHM holds objects and images connected to Ellen including her degree certificate from The Victoria University of Manchester and six scrapbooks, full of press clippings from around 1924 until her death, which offer a fascinating record of her work.
2024 marks the centenary of Ellen Wilkinson taking office. Go behind the scenes in our archive to find out more about her incredible life.
📍 People`s History Museum, Saturday 9 November.
🎟️ Book your tickets at the link in our bio.
Images: `Red Ellen` Wilkinson MP postcard designed by the Rickard Sisters, Ellen Wilkinson’s degree certificate from The Victoria University of Manchester, 15 May 1946 and pages from Ellen Wilkinson MP scrapbook, 1928 to 1930. Photos courtesy of People`s History Museum.
#LabourParty100 #LabourHistory #LabourParty #BritishHistory #TradeUnion
#SocialistHistory #MuseumCollection #NationalMuseumofDemocracy #Manchester #WhatsOnManchester
Explore #BlackHistory this October with Southern Voices ( @southernvoicesuk ) and People’s History Museum #blackhistorymonth24
Delve in to our archives and book a workshop place to create your own zine or explore the legacies of resistance.
People`s History Museum, Saturday 19 October, 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Link in @phmmcr bio to book.
On display from 5 October! Exploring the Legacies of Empire: Some Perspectives from the Global South exhibition until 12 Jan 2025
Images left to right: Day of solidarity with the Congo OSPAAAL poster, Solidarity with the people of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde OSPAAAL poster. Images courtesy of People’s History Museum. The legacies of drum magazine at the make a zine workshop Being Human Festival 2023. Photograph by Maham Safdar
#Archives #LabourHistory #antiracism #zine #workshop #globalsouth #exhibition #whatsonmanchester #blackhistorymonth
Explore #BlackHistory this October with Southern Voices ( @southernvoicesuk ) and People’s History Museum #blackhistorymonth24
Delve in to our archives and book a workshop place to create your own zine or explore the legacies of resistance.
People`s History Museum, Saturday 19 October, 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Link in @phmmcr bio to book.
On display from 5 October! Exploring the Legacies of Empire: Some Perspectives from the Global South exhibition until 12 Jan 2025
Images left to right: Day of solidarity with the Congo OSPAAAL poster, Solidarity with the people of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde OSPAAAL poster. Images courtesy of People’s History Museum. The legacies of drum magazine at the make a zine workshop Being Human Festival 2023. Photograph by Maham Safdar
#Archives #LabourHistory #antiracism #zine #workshop #globalsouth #exhibition #whatsonmanchester #blackhistorymonth
On this day the caricaturist George Cruikshank (1792 – 1878) was born.
He lived and worked during the satirical print’s most fertile period.
Today we are looking back to a blog from our archive by PHM Exhibitions Officer Mark Wilson which put the spotlight on a George Cruikshank cartoon in our collection.
Read the blog `Fake news is old news` at the link in our bio 👑📰🎨
Image: Universal Suffrage or the Scum Uppermost hand coloured engraving on paper by George Cruikshank, July 1819. Image courtesy of People`s History Museum.
#collection #museumcollection #caricature #fakenews #cartoon #blog #onthisday
On this day the caricaturist George Cruikshank (1792 – 1878) was born.
He lived and worked during the satirical print’s most fertile period.
Today we are looking back to a blog from our archive by PHM Exhibitions Officer Mark Wilson which put the spotlight on a George Cruikshank cartoon in our collection.
Read the blog `Fake news is old news` at the link in our bio 👑📰🎨
Image: Universal Suffrage or the Scum Uppermost hand coloured engraving on paper by George Cruikshank, July 1819. Image courtesy of People`s History Museum.
#collection #museumcollection #caricature #fakenews #cartoon #blog #onthisday
Over Here Zine Fest (@overherezinefest ) is a day of workshops, talks and stalls, with zine makers, artists, writers and activists.
This event showcases the work of creatives from the global majority; Black, Asian and People of Colour. The aim is to build self-sustaining alternative models for publishing, art, activism, and collaboration in our communities.
📅 Saturday 28 September, 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Book a free ticket to visit anytime during the event. Link in bio.
Organised by a group of people identifying as QTIPOC (Queer, Transgender and Intersex People of Colour) from Manchester.
Image by Saffa Khan.
#Zines #ZineFest #WhatsOnManchester #museumevents #workshops
Over Here Zine Fest (@overherezinefest ) is a day of workshops, talks and stalls, with zine makers, artists, writers and activists.
This event showcases the work of creatives from the global majority; Black, Asian and People of Colour. The aim is to build self-sustaining alternative models for publishing, art, activism, and collaboration in our communities.
📅 Saturday 28 September, 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Book a free ticket to visit anytime during the event. Link in bio.
Organised by a group of people identifying as QTIPOC (Queer, Transgender and Intersex People of Colour) from Manchester.
Image by Saffa Khan.
#Zines #ZineFest #WhatsOnManchester #museumevents #workshops
#postdoc alert!
Applications open for a Research Associate position in partnership with @royalholloway @wcmlibrary and @womenslibrary
Funded 16 month post. Based at People’s History Museum.
You will research stories to support more inclusive teaching of British political history in schools.
More information and the full vacancy listing can be found on the Royal Holloway website. More info at the link in bio
Deadline: Mon 28 October
Image: Collections in the Labour History Archive & Study Centre at People`s History Museum
#postdoctoral #Reasearch #researchassociate #archive #museumcollection #britishhistory
#postdoc alert!
Applications open for a Research Associate position in partnership with @royalholloway @wcmlibrary and @womenslibrary
Funded 16 month post. Based at People’s History Museum.
You will research stories to support more inclusive teaching of British political history in schools.
More information and the full vacancy listing can be found on the Royal Holloway website. More info at the link in bio
Deadline: Mon 28 October
Image: Collections in the Labour History Archive & Study Centre at People`s History Museum
#postdoctoral #Reasearch #researchassociate #archive #museumcollection #britishhistory
Are you more independent or community-focused? Experimental or measured? Prefer work or play?
Take our quick quiz to find out which radical you are! At the end we’ll offer you access to our free e-newsletter which matches your interests to what’s on at PHM.
