Digest the results of one of the most memorable US Election campaigns of all time at the People’s History Museum and enjoy a hearty American style breakfast. 

Will the morning of 9 November 2016 see the first woman to enter the White House as president or will Trump triumph? The results of this election are too nail biting to experience in solitude, so politics enthusiasts and early birds alike are invited to gather together at the museum to mark this momentous occasion.

In addition to feeding political debate, the museum will also be providing nourishment in the form of a delicious American style fry up with bacon, fried egg, maple syrup and pancakes or pancakes, bananas and maple syrup, both of which will be available to purchase from The Left Bank cafe bar.

As well as watching the results roll in, visitors can explore the work of another prominent American in the new exhibition, Dedicated to all Defenders of Human Freedoms. The Art of Paul Peter Piech. Piech, who was born in New York in 1920, was one of the most remarkable printmakers of the 20th century.

An artist, humanitarian and campaigner, Piech’s work takes on global issues, reflects the horrors of war and makes stark political comment, much of which resonates with issues that have been at the forefront of the US Election campaign. Visitors will see Piech’s powerful political work, set against his more melodic prints illuminating his passion for jazz and the American poet Walt Whitman. 

 Having worked as an advertising man on both sides of the Atlantic, Piech cleverly uses popular iconography such as the American flag to communicate his message, much in the way the election candidates manipulate images of patriotism to their own advantage.

For another taste of American history, visitors can also pop into the main galleries to see the desk used by Thomas Paine in 1792 to write The Rights of Man, the book in which he argues against hereditary governments, and which was highly influential in fueling the American Revolution.

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