2024
New Managing Director Appointed for Pioneering Partnership
The person tasked with positioning Liverpool as the ultimate global destination has been appointed. Natalie Wyatt has been announced as the new Managing Director of the Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP). Natalie, who starts the role at the end of October, will be instrumental in the strategic development and management of LVEP, a newly...
Liverpool Named World’s First “Accelerator City” for Climate Action by UN Climate Change
The City of Liverpool in northwest England has become the world’s first ‘Accelerator City’ for climate action, under UN Climate Change’s Entertainment and Culture for Climate Action (ECCA) programme. The title comes in recognition of Liverpool’s impressive commitment to innovation and smart regulation to rapidly decarbonise the live music and TV/Film production sectors – both...
Liverpool maps out masterplan to remix “Music City” status
Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced radical plans to “remix the music sector” by embracing AI and VR to future-proof music tourism, recording and education. Liverpool City Council has mapped out an ambitious programme of four ground-breaking, interlinked projects which would revolutionise the industry and have a multi-million-pound economic impact for decades to come. The proposals are expected to be funded by private sector...
Award-winning Music Academy to Celebrate Decade of Success With Major Event
Liverpool’s LIMF Academy is to stage a special celebration of the city’s music scene with a two-day event showcasing some of the best talent the Academy has produced over the past decade. The free, ticketed event – Open Sauce – will also provide a creative space for the next generation of music leaders to discuss...
Twelfth Night-Inspired Musical Play On! Coming to the Liverpool Playhouse
A new Jazz musical based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, conceived by Sheldon Epps, with a book by Cheryl L. West, is coming to Liverpool Playhouse from Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 October. In partnership with Talawa, one of the Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres’ associate companies and the UK’s leading Black theatre company, Play On!...
Black History Month at National Museums Liverpool
This October, National Museums Liverpool is marking Black History Month with exhibitions, displays and events that explore Black heritage, culture and identity. Hear from the voices and perspectives too often silenced as the organisation embraces this year’s theme, ‘Reclaiming Narratives’. The Walker Art Gallery is host to powerful and thought-provoking exhibitions and displays of...
Liverpool, The Ultimate Setting
New VisitLiverpool campaign invites film fans to explore the city’s iconic movie locations. VisitLiverpool, the official tourism body for the city, is proud to announce the launch of a dynamic new campaign that showcases Liverpool City Region as a premier destination for film tourism. As the most filmed UK city outside of London, Liverpool has...
Nominations open in the 2025 Liverpool City Region Culture and Creativity Awards
Artists and creatives, innovators and scientists, volunteers and community groups are set to battle it out as the nominations open in the 2025 Liverpool City Region Culture and Creativity Awards. Judges Inspiration Award for Outstanding Achievement winner Elsie Kelly with her on screen ‘Benidorm’ son Actor and Comedian Johnny Vegas at the 2024 Culture and...
Conversations
This ambitious exhibition brings together work by nearly 50 leading Black women and non-binary artists who are transforming contemporary British art today. The exhibition will ask poignant questions about the present and aims to provide a moment of celebration and joy centred around artists working in the UK. Conversations will include paintings, sculpture and video...
Stitching Souls: Threads of Silence
Stitching Souls: Threads of Silence is an installation by British Trinidadian artist Karen McLean. It proudly celebrates and showcases the Walker Art Gallery’s newest acquisition by the artist. McLean has been working closely with the Walker since 2022, drawing inspiration directly from the gallery’s internationally renowned art collections. The display explores Liverpool’s colonial legacies, exploring...
