People's History Museum

About

People’s History Museum (PHM) is the national museum of democracy, telling the story of its development in Britain: past, present, and future.

The museum provides opportunities for all people to learn about, be inspired by and get involved in ideas worth fighting for; ideas such as equality, social justice, co-operation, and a fair world for all.

2020 will mark the tenth birthday of PHM being in its home on the bank of the River Irwell in city centre Manchester; a site that combines a restored historic building and magnificent contemporary extension.  It is from this location, with two permanent galleries, a state of the art conservation studio, a changing exhibition gallery, archive and study centre and extensive learning and community spaces, that the national museum of democracy invites people to discover over 200 years of ideas worth fighting for.

The museum is open seven days a week from 10.00am to 5.00pm.  Radical Lates are on the second Thursday each month, open until 8.00pm.  The museum is free to enter with a suggested donation of £5.  Recent winner of Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award.