BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11023@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20250621 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20260308 DTSTAMP:20251001T152901Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/150th-anniversary-exhibition/ SUMMARY:The Atkinson: 150th Anniversary Exhibition DESCRIPTION:This exhibition showcases The Atkinson’s fine art collection in the popular 19th-century ‘Salon Hang’ style\, when artworks were ar ranged from floor to ceiling.\n\nIn 1875 William Atkinson\, a cotton manuf acturer from Knaresborough\, offered Southport Corporation £6\,000 to bui ld an art gallery and library for the town. The architects Waddington & \; Son of Burnley designed the Atkinson Art Gallery and Library\, which of ficially opened in 1878. William Atkinson eventually moved to Southport an d generously donated approximately £40\,000 to the town during his lifeti me.\n\nThe Atkinson’s fine art collection comprises nearly 3\,000 works spanning the 17th to the 21st centuries. This special exhibition brings to gether some of the collection’s most significant pieces alongside rarely seen works that haven’t been on display for many years. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2025/10/150th-Anniversary-Exhibition.-The-Atkinson.-2025.-Photo-Dave-Jon es-2-26.jpg CATEGORIES:Exhibitions LOCATION:The Atkinson\, Lord Street\, Southport\, Sefton\, PR8 1DB\, Sefton \, United Kingdom GEO:53.646956;-3.006919 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Lord Street\, Southport\, S efton\, PR8 1DB\, Sefton\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The A tkinson:geo:53.646956,-3.006919 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR