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EASTER EVENTS at National Museums Liverpool SATURDAY 3 – SUNDAY 11 April 2010 Get Hopping to National Museums Liverpool This Easter An egg-splosion of free family fun at National Museums Liverpool will keep everyone occupied during the Easter holidays. Free [...]
I was a bit lazy and dashed off to view this exhibition at World Museum Liverpool (2nd floor) without reading up on what it was all about. But no worries there’s a nice A4 information pack to take as I [...]
1897 OVERHEAD RAILWAY FOOTAGE TO BE SCREENED Lumière Brothers’ film showcased to public at FACT Members of the public are invited to attend a free lecture and screening showcasing new findings on the famous Lumière Brothers’ Liverpool Overhead Railway films, [...]
It seems we are now officially VIPs so we were invited to spend lots of money to attend a dinner to celebrate the completion of the building of the new Museum of Liverpool last Thursday (11/2/2010). The building is fantastic [...]
I’m a bit late this year but it wouldn’t be Christmas without me mentioning the same old Advent Calendars. Above is the Tate one and below is the NML one which is overdue a re-design I reckon. Click on the [...]
MUSEUM DRAMA ENDS Ancient Egyptian Adventure reaches the final chapter More than 6000 children across Merseyside went on an Egyptian adventure – without even leaving their schools! They all took part in Ancient Egyptian Adventure – The Secret of the [...]
Curator Charlotte Keenan researches paintings from the original 1911 exhibition National Museums Liverpool Blog – Art in Revolution: Liverpool 1911- we need your help!. It’s that time of year when many of us will be making our annual trip up to the [...]
October is always Black History Month and there’s lots of events on Merseyside especially at the International Slavery Museum and World Museum Liverpool. Full details for 2009 here Also there is this art workshop for over 16s.. MUSICAL CONNECTIONS – [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2009-18. ‘New Romantics in Cagney’s Club’ 1981 photograph by Francesco Mellina in ‘Sound and Vision’ Conservation Centre 1 May – 31 August 2009 Atmospheric images of Liverpool’s youthful and exhilarating post-punk era feature in this [...]
Liverpool artwork of the week 2010-2. ‘The Liverpool Exchange, January 5th, 1854′, by John R Isaacs in National Museums Liverpool Winter Online exhibition An appropriate picture for recent weather conditions I think. I wonder if anything like this took place [...]
Should be interesting… Thursday 15 October 2009 18.30 – 21.00 Blank Slate B3 Media Night World Museum Liverpool – Treasure House Theatre, level 1 Blank Slate is a UK-wide digital short film scheme nurturing the next generation of Black, Asian [...]
BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE EVENTS AT NATIONAL MUSEUMS LIVERPOOL This weekend Merseyside Maritime Museum and the International Slavery Museum are hosting their first British Sign Language (BSL) events of 2009 as part of National Museums Liverpool’s ongoing commitment to equal opportunities [...]
Christmas comes to William Brown Street Tree gift from National Museum Liverpool’s chairman Phil Redmond has launched the festivities by presenting Christmas trees to World Museum and The Walker Art Gallery. National Museums Liverpool was not going to buy trees [...]
As usual, there’s some nice e-cards available on the National Museums Liverpool website.
Christmas events. (Click to see the latest events at NML venues over the Christmas period)
A great shame. The National Conservation Centre has hosted many excellent exhibitions, mainly photography ones which would otherwise have struggled to find a venue as well as the recent Art Merseywide art exhibition (which closes on Sunday 12 Dec). Good [...]
I’m a bit late posting this so one or two events already passed but still loads in the weeks ahead. SCHOOL’S OUT FOR APRIL – Dozens of fantastic free events at National Museums Liverpool Enjoy the amazing world of museums [...]
Liverpool museums – Escape from the mummy’s tomb! | Egypt game | World Museum Liverpool. I can never be bothered with games so haven’t gone beyond the first page but here’s something to pass the time, especially for the kids [...]
One of the main galleries in the new Museum of Liverpool is set to feature a football immersive experience, exploring and celebrating the city’s unique passion for the sport in the city, and its fans. The film asks the question [...]
I’m sure there’s lots of events at Tate, FACT, Bluecoat etc. too but here’s the definitive list from National Museums Liverpool for the upcoming school half-term. Free Half Term Events – National Museums Liverpool Head for the museums this half [...]
Far too many events to list here. Have a look on the listings page and have fun next week. (Late May holiday 2009)
Via NML Blog… Do you have a passion for museums and galleries? Are you interested in helping us improve access to our venues for Disabled and Deaf people? If you are and you do have the time to commit to [...]
The Oratory, adjacent to Liverpool Cathedral, is open to the public this weekend as part of the Heritage Open Days and we had a look today. I’ve not been inside before and was expecting something more dark and spooky but [...]
PAINTING PRIZE GETS PEOPLE TALKING John Moores Painting Prize The often controversial John Moores Painting Prize at the Walker Art Gallery always provokes debate. As one recent visitor described it: “.. sometimes excellent, sometimes pretentious, always interesting”. This year the [...]
This excellent Liverpool music exhibition ends on November 1st, we must go and see it again. THE BEAT GOES ON …for one more month! One of Liverpool’s most popular attractions born out of the city’s Capital of Culture year, is [...]
COME FLY WITH ME Speke with curators for Museum of Liverpool display Curators at National Museums Liverpool are inviting seasoned Liverpool holiday-makers to help research a community display bound for the new Museum of Liverpool, opening 2010/11. Come Fly With [...]
New displays encourage visitors to city arts venues Giant artworks have gone up on platforms at Liverpool Lime Street and locations across the city to highlight Liverpool’s cultural gems. The “So Close” campaign sees National Museums Liverpool teaming up with [...]
Liverpool museums – Ask the curator | Put your questions to our museum and gallery curators National Museums Liverpool Event Ever wondered what it’s like to handle ancient artefacts, care for unusual bugs or produce an exhibition of wonderful artworks? [...]
Liverpool museums – China at Home open day. Wednesday 4 March 2009, 2-4pm at the Weston Discovery Centre in World Museum Liverpool Do you have any objects made in China at home? If you do they could become part of [...]
Liverpool museums – Touring and collaborative exhibitions. Treasure 8, Wednesday 13 October The Decameron The Decameron, by John William Waterhouse, 1916, was shown in a blockbuster exhibition at the Royal; Academy ‘J.W. Waterhouse: A Modern Pre-Raphaelite’. It was originally bought [...]
Liverpool museums – Touring and collaborative exhibitions. Treasure 7, Thursday 14 October Indian ground beetle World Museum is home to the first Indian ground beetle to be breed in captivity, something never managed anywhere else in the world. Staff at [...]
Cabbies Plot Culture Course Drivers know their Monet from their Mascherano City cabbies are getting tours of Liverpool museums and art galleries in a bid to improve their cultural credentials. National Museums Liverpool is staging a series of “Cultural Cabbie” sessions [...]
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk – News – Liverpool News – Liverpool’s International Slavery Museum given go-ahead for £6m expansion. Good. LIVERPOOL’S International Slavery Museum has been given the green light to proceed with its £6m expansion. The planning approval will allow [...]
Mike McCartney was at the Beat Goes On exhibition in the World Museum Liverpool today to launch his ‘mini ’60s’ show of 4 of his photographs. There’s 2 pictures of his brother Paul McCartney with John Lennon rehearsing in the [...]
Two million flock to city museums Visits to National Museums Liverpool on the up… More than 2.2 million people visited National Museum venues Liverpool last year – a 14% rise on 2007. The city’s eight free museums and galleries are [...]
The Museum of Liverpool team will be taking part in a special event this Friday, 10 September at Toxteth Town Hall as part of the national Heritage Open Days events from 10:30am – 4pm. The team are looking to learn [...]
Museum of Liverpool opening date announced The Museum of Liverpool will launch 100 years to the very day that its iconic neighbour the Royal Liver Building opened its doors. The largest newly-built national museum in Britain for more than a [...]
Photo via NML blog National Museums Liverpool is returning an Australian indigenous human skull after agreeing to a request from the Australian Government to return items from its collections to their country of origin. Traditional ceremonies were held at World [...]
Here’s the listings for the NML venues for the next 3 months: The Walker Art Gallery The Lady Lever Art Gallery The Maritime Museum The World Museum The Customs & Excise Museum Lots of good stuff there.
Please upload your pictures, at the moment its all pics of trainers which (apart from these maybe) ar pretty boring in my opinion. National Museums Liverpool – Metro V Retro - Flickr project To celebrate the Fashion V Sport exhibition at [...]
The excellent press office at NML have kindly sent me full details of all the events and exhibitions at their venues for this Summer. Blimey, there’s an awful lot of stuff to keep us all (old & young) entertained, educated, [...]
Updated to include the Maritime Museum which somehow got overlooked earlier! The excellent press office at NML have kindly sent me full details of all the events and exhibitions at their venues for this Summer. I’ve copied them all into [...]
Excellent news. Partnership promises culture crossover National Museums Liverpool links up with Liverpool Hope University National Museums Liverpool and Liverpool Hope University have joined forces to share expertise and develop links. A formal partnership has been signed which will see [...]
Amy de Joia talks to Laura Spence about her inspirations, present projects and future developments. De Joia is executive director of development and communications for National Museums Liverpool and featured in How-Do’s Public Sector 100. What projects are you working [...]
Oh Excellent! My latest favourite website. NML for Kids. Lots of animation, games and rude noises! There’s links to all the boring adult stuff too of course. http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/kids/
NEW TITANIC WRECK EXHIBITS Merseyside Maritime Museum Fascinating objects salvaged from around the wreck of the Titanic 2.5 miles down on the ocean floor are new attractions at the Merseyside Maritime Museum. The exhibits are a wrist watch, spectacles, a [...]
National Museums Liverpool Blog – Volunteers Stop the Press!. From the NML Blog Since October 2010, a small group of youth volunteers have been meeting weekly to help put together the first National Museums Liverpool volunteer newsletter. They each took [...]
The Secret Life of Smithdown Uncovering the story of a South Liverpool community National Museums Liverpool is opening a mini-exhibition this week as part of a new project to uncover stories about the Smithdown Road area in South Liverpool. Culminating [...]
On their own: Britain’s child migrants Medallion tells of the leaving of Liverpool Liverpool is linking up with Australia to tell the emotional story of child and youth migration. From 1860 until the 1960s migration schemes saw youngsters and teenagers [...]
SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE GRANT £350,000 to National Museums Liverpool partnership The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a £350,000 to National Museums Liverpool and the North West Fed museums group to give 12 trainees a chance to learn about [...]
