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Image of The Manchester Argonaut fibreglass sculpture by artist Jason Wilsher-Mills, on display at People's History Museum.
Disabled people's activism
Family Friendly
Onsite
The Manchester Argonaut
FREE | From Saturday 16 July 2022 to Monday 4 December 2023
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installation
Image of Help the Normals collection can by Dolly Sen, 2012 © Dolly Sen. On display in the Nothing About Us Without Us exhibition at People's History Museum.
Disabled people's activism
Onsite
Nothing About Us Without Us
FREE | From Wednesday 16 November 2022 to Monday 16 October 2023
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exhibition
Image of Quiet installation at People's History Museum © The Community and Heritage CIC
Disabled people's activism
Onsite
Quiet
FREE | From Wednesday 16 November 2022 to Monday 18 December 2023
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installation
Image of Union and Victory banner, 1889. Image courtesy of People's History Museum
Family Friendly
Onsite
2023 Banner Exhibition
FREE | From Saturday 21 January 2023 to Sunday 31 December 2023
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exhibition
Image of visitors playing Banner Bingo at People's History Museum, Manchester.
Family Friendly
Onsite
Banner Bingo
FREE | From Saturday 18 February 2023 to Sunday 31 December 2023
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Image of radical women, left to right: Mary Fildes, Annie Besant, Sylvia Pankhurst, and Jayaben Desai. Illustrations by the Rickard Sisters, 2023. Image courtesy of People's History Museum.
Onsite
Radical women trail
£1.50 per trail sheet | From Wednesday 21 June 2023 to Sunday 31 December 2023
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Image of young child in suffragette dress up at People's History Museum.
Family Friendly
Onsite
Little suffragettes trail
£2.50 | From Wednesday 21 June 2023 to Sunday 31 December 2023
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Image of Purple banner with the words ‘First in the fight. Founded by Mrs Pankhurst. 1903.’ There is a gold border with the word ‘Manchester’ at the top, ‘Women’s social’ on the left side and ‘& political union’ on the right. 
Onsite
Manchester suffragette banner, 1908
FREE | From Wednesday 21 June 2023 to Sunday 31 December 2023
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installation
Image of left to right: Thomas Paine etched print by John Kay (after George Romney), 1801 and Thomas Paine’s death mask, 1809, on display in Main Gallery One. Image courtesy of People's History Museum.
Onsite
Performance
To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine
Full price £12 | Concession £8 | Sunday 1 October 2023, 2.00pm - 4.00pm
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Image of Visits to Nothing About Us Without Us exhibition at People's History Museum.
Disabled people's activism
Onsite
Tour
Nothing About Us Without Us exhibition guided tour
FREE | Monday 9 October 2023, 11.00am - 12.00pm
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Image of Nothing About Us Without Us exhibition at People's History Museum.
Disabled people's activism
Onsite
Performance
Talk
Nothing About Us Without Us exhibition celebration event
FREE | Saturday 14 October 2023, 12.00pm - 4.00pm
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event
Image of Nothing About Us Without Us exhibition at People's History Museum.
Disabled people's activism
Onsite
Performance
Nothing About Us Without Us exhibition closing day celebration
FREE | Monday 16 October 2023, 1.00pm - 3.00pm
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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.
Onsite
Tour
Radical women tour
Full price £10 | Concession £6 | FREE | Thursday 19 October 2023, 12.15pm - 1.00pm
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Image of Labour Party leaflets, 1976-1977. Images courtesy of Labour History Archive & Study Centre at People's History Museum.
Onsite
Black History Month archive open day
FREE | Saturday 21 October 2023, 11.00am - 3.00pm
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Image of Handmade mini paper banners with symbols including raised fists and peace signs, and text including 'Civil Rights', 'Save Water', and 'Respect'.
Family Friendly
Onsite
Workshop
Make Your Mark
FREE | Wednesday 25 October 2023, 11.00am - 11.45am
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Image of Handmade mini paper banners with symbols including raised fists and peace signs, and text including 'Civil Rights', 'Save Water', and 'Respect'.
Family Friendly
Onsite
Workshop
Make Your Mark
FREE | Wednesday 25 October 2023, 1.00pm - 1.45pm
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event
Image of Handmade mini paper banners with symbols including raised fists and peace signs, and text including 'Civil Rights', 'Save Water', and 'Respect'.
Family Friendly
Onsite
Workshop
Make Your Mark
FREE | Wednesday 25 October 2023, 3.00pm - 3.45pm
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Image of Gabrielle, character from Living History performance No Bed of Roses. Image courtesy of People's History Museum.
Family Friendly
Onsite
Performance
Living History performance: No Bed of Roses
FREE | Saturday 28 October 2023, 2.00pm - 3.00pm
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