2024 Banner Exhibition guided tour

Carmel Smickersgill, Tours & Activities Editor
A person gesturing in front f a blue and gold banner
People's History Museum

2024 Banner Exhibition guided tour at People’s History Museum (PHM), City Centre 23 May — 11 June 2024 Tickets from £0.00 — Book now

Each year the Banner Exhibition at the People’s History Museum does an incredible job at holding a textile based, historical mirror up to the problems facing society today. Join them for a tour of their contemporary and historic banner collection.

Let an expert guide you through the memorable motifs and powerful messages weaved and sew into these textile artefacts of resistance.

Learn more about these events and the secrets the banners hold, which have been revealed during the conservation process.

2024 Banner Exhibition guided tour at People’s History Museum (PHM), City Centre 23 May — 11 June 2024 Tickets from £0.00 Book now

Performances

Date
Time
Session Features
23 May 2024
12:00pm — 1:00pm
11 June 2024
11:00am — 12:00pm
8 June 2024
1:00pm — 2:00pm

Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.

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