Manchester Centre for Public History and Heritage (MCPHH)

Description

The Manchester Centre for Public History and Heritage (MCPHH) brings together academic researchers, history and heritage professionals and members of the public in the production of history.

The Centre’s projects range from understanding the relationship between heritage and wellbeing, to developing new interpretations of historic houses, to writing and broadcasting on historical topics. They encompass millennia of the past, from the Neolithic to the present day, and stretch across the globe. The Centre’s experts are internationally recognised for their excellence in publicly engaged research.

Among MCPHH’s key initiatives are:

• a partnership with the People’s History Museum, supporting a joint lectureship/curatorship in public history.
• a partnership with the charity Manchester Histories, through which MCPHH undertakes a range of engaged community projects.
• an MA in Public History and Heritage at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU).
• support and mentoring for a broad range of public-facing history, archaeology and heritage projects undertaken by MMU students and staff.
• a journal and public events series.

Current projects include:

• Collaborative doctoral studentships with the National Trust, National Archives, National Football Museum and National Museum Wales.
• Ancient History, Contemporary Belonging, an AHRC-funded Citizen Science project with young people from refugee backgrounds, the Manchester Museum and Sheba Arts.
• Development of new measures to evaluate the impact of heritage on wellbeing.
• Participation as a project partner in the AHRC-funded network What Is Public History Now?
• Cultures of Disability, which explores the cultures of disability and the experiences of disabled people throughout history and in the present.

The Centre's members regularly appear in the media and write for popular history magazines, with contributions to outlets including BBC Sounds’ You’re Dead To Me and In Our Time, to History Hit, History Today and BBC History Extra.

Offers funding

No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

Founding year

2018

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University affiliation(s)

Manchester Metropolitan University
All Saints
All Saints Building
Manchester
M15 6BH

Partner Infrastructures

Historic Environment Scotland (HES)

Historic Environment Scotland is the lead public body set up to investigate, care for and promote Scotland’s historic environment. It ensures the historic environment is cared for, valued and en… read more about Historic Environment Scotland (HES)

Historic Environment Scotland
Longmore House
Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH
United Kingdom

Historic England

Historic England is the public body that helps people care for, enjoy and celebrate England's spectacular historic environment. It protects, champions and saves the places that define who we are and w… read more about Historic England

Historic England
Cannon Bridge House
25 Dowgate Hill
London
EC4R 2YA
United Kingdom

National Trust

The National Trust looks after places for everyone, for ever, but the world around us is constantly changing. Research helps the National Trust to understand these changes, learn more about the places… read more about National Trust

National Trust
Kemble Drive
Swindon
SN2 2NA
United Kingdom

The National Archives

The National Archives collect and secure the future of the government record, from Shakespeare’s will to tweets from Downing Street, to preserve it for generations to come, making it as accessib… read more about The National Archives

The National Archives
Ruskin Avenue
Richmond
TW9 4DU

Additional Partnerships

Cadw Manchester City Council Greater Manchester Combined Authority Manchester Histories Cheshire West and Chester Council National Football Museum Museum of Science and Industry National Museum Wales People's History Museum