What the Museum does 

Rochdale Pioneers museum is free to the general public. 

We collect objects which help to tell the story of the UK movement and accept donations from the public according to our policies and storage.

The Rochdale Pioneers were committed to education for people to help themselves. We host public events and workshops for a range of audiences, ages and interests.

The Co-operative movement stands not just for solidarity, but action for positive change regarding the way we represent the colonial history of UK Co-ops and the experiences of Black and People of Colour as well as those in minority groups, cultures or populations. We seek to represent diversity in our board, staff and volunteer base which is part of our policy and decision making as a charity.

 *CHT collections do not include items which might be subject to restitution or repatriation (objects collected by force or cultural appropriation) and such objects are excluded from both our archival and museum collecting policies.

You can find out more about how to support us here: Donate

What the Archive does 

Based in Manchester's Co-operative Quarter, we hold a wide range of records and media relating to the development of the movement in the UK. 

We are able to offer advice to co-operatives about how to take care of records they hold and continue to collect contemporary materials which will be of value to researchers in the future. 

We  need to digitise more of our collections - to help us with this, you can contribute to our conservation appeal here: Donate

Our Website's Donation Terms and Conditions can be found here: introductiontochtwebsitetermsandconditions.pdf

Our privacy policy (covering data protection) is here: CHT_Privacy_Policy_for_GDPR.pdf