2025
Bees: A Story of Survival
Extended until September 28 2025 and kids under 12 go free! Immerse yourself in an exhibition that brings together art and science to explore one of nature’s most incredible creatures – the bee. This exhibition is a story of 120 million years of adaptation and survival. Bees have lived on the planet since the time...
Vivienne Westwood: Designer in Focus
A captivating new display celebrating the groundbreaking fashion designer’s remarkable career spanning over five decades. This stunning showcase brings together a collection of Westwood’s revolutionary designs, from her punk beginnings to her status as a British fashion icon. Located in the Craft & Design Gallery, the display features key pieces from Westwood’s most influential collections,...
Turner: Always Contemporary
This exhibition will mark 250 years since the birth of JMW Turner, exploring both the artist’s own work and his enduring impact on later generations of artists. Turner: Always Contemporary will include National Museums Liverpool’s collection of Turner’s oil paintings, works on paper and prints, alongside modern and contemporary artworks that delve into themes of...
The Girl On The Train Comes To The Playhouse
The Girl on the Train, a gripping thriller based on the internationally acclaimed number one best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins returns to the Liverpool Playhouse with a new cast from Tuesday 13 to Saturday 17 May. The international phenomenon – which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide and inspired the DreamWorks film starring Emily...
Bees: A Story of Survival extended, as artist Wolfgang Buttress announces new album ‘TO BE’ featuring recordings of 40,000 bees
A record that features the sound of 40,000 bees will go on sale from 20 May 2025, as Wolfgang Buttress – creator of Bees: A Story of Survival at World Museum, Liverpool – releases the hauntingly beautiful exhibition soundscape ‘TO BE’. Acting as the main aural element of the exhibition, which is now on until...
Major exhibition will mark 250 years since the birth of JMW Turner
Tickets for the Walker Art Gallery’s major exhibition exploring the work of JMW Turner and his enduring impact on later generations are on sale from today – exactly 250 years since the artist’s birth on 23 April 1775. Turner: Always Contemporary (25 October 2025 – 22 February 2026) will include National Museums Liverpool’s collection of...
Fashion revolutionary Vivienne Westwood showcased in striking new Walker Art Gallery display
Walker Art Gallery is proud to present ‘Vivienne Westwood: Designer in Focus’, a captivating new display celebrating the groundbreaking fashion designer’s remarkable career spanning over five decades. On display from Friday 18 April, this stunning showcase brings together a collection of Westwood’s revolutionary designs, from her punk beginnings to her status as a British fashion...
What the Mountain Has Seen – Curator Talk
Join us at the Exhibition Research Lab Gallery for a talk by Dr Christine Eyene who will discuss her research on the links between Liverpool’s maritime history, colonisation, economic botany, and practices of extraction in rural Cameroon. Focusing on reproductions of archival material contained in the vitrine displayed in the exhibition ‘What the Mountain Has...
Speakeasy Bootleg Band at Keith’s Wine Bar
Speakeasy Bootleg Band are performing at Keith’s Food & Wine Bar on Thursday 15 May. Larks on the Lane, musical bogsnorkelling, genial mayhem and the finest quality bootleg music since records began. 9PM until the last man standing falls over.
Leap Dance Festival 2025
Leap Dance Festival is Liverpool City Region’s leading dance event, showcasing the work of local artists, community groups and young people. Following a five year hiatus Leap Dance Festival returned in 2024, refocused, re-energised and brought the ultimate celebration of dance to Liverpool. Leap is back for 2025 showcasing a range of styles and heaps...