Archive
Homotopia 20
A colourful display of material from the archives of ‘Homotopia’, Liverpool’s unique and trailblazing LGBT+ arts and culture festival. Featuring programmes, articles and interviews about some of the artists and authors who have appeared in Liverpool. Established in 2003 with its first festival in 2004, Homotopia has attracted an audience of more than 125,000 people,...
Elizabeth Smolen: Trailblazer
Discover the life of local legend Elizabeth Smolen, a Polish refugee who settled in Birkenhead and became a champion scooter racer and successful businesswoman. A keen motorcyclist and engineer, Smolen made a name for herself by repairing, dealing and racing scooters and became part of Wirral’s scooter scene. Elizabeth Smolen: Trailblazer explores Smolen’s early life...
Liverpool Book Market
Book fairs are back at the Bluecoat! Browse a fantastic selection of books from a range of local book sellers, including still Out-of-Print of Smithdown Road. More stallholders to be announced soon. 11am – 5pm. Free entry.
Lights Up on Liverpool Theatre Exhibition
Long before Liverpool dominated pop music, Liverpool’s theatre scene was once the envy of all the world. Current and former theatres spanning 250-years are to be put under the spotlight together for the first time from 8th November 2024 to March 2025, for the exhibition Lights Up on Liverpool, set to open November 2024 in...
A Song for Ella Grey
This new production, from the Company that brought you Noughts & Crosses, is a magical retelling of the Orpheus myth, full of music, sound and storytelling. Claire and her best friend, Ella Grey, are ordinary kids from ordinary families in an ordinary world. They and their friends fall in and out of love, play music...
A Bluecoat Creative Community Event: Backlands
Experience a creative portrayal of the Backlands, a unique hidden landscape that lies between the world’s first industrial urban areas. The Backlands are a hidden land that defies labels. Quarried, dredged, heaped with soil and reclaimed, Backlands was carved out by pioneering road, rail and waterways connecting Liverpool and Manchester to global markets. Within this...
A Winter Journey
Thorvald Blough and Solomon-Miles Donnelly are both medical students at the University of Liverpool. Thorvald previously studied singing in his native California and then moved to London where he worked as an opera singer. He has performed with various opera companies such as Grange Park Opera, Opera Holland Park, and British Youth Opera. He currently...
A Message for Santa Outdoor Trail
Back by popular demand, this year’s festive family trail brings to life the charming book A Message For Santa by Hiawyn Oram illustrated by Tony Ross. Dig out your Christmas jumpers and gather your loved ones for a Christmas adventure through Calderstones Park. Our self-led trails last around 90 minutes and are perfect for families...
Medicine, Mistrust & Making Change
The Museum of Liverpool are proud to present a unique event which will explore specific challenges around equity in health within Black communities, the extraordinary people who have been involved in effecting change, and next steps. What can we do to make a difference? Campaign, get involved and find out how to get support in...
A Creative Wellness Experience
Words are foundational to how we as individuals think about ourselves and our perceptions of others. Be inspired by words and stories and express your own thoughts and feelings during this special edition Black History Month event which looks at ‘Black Essence’ in a creative painting session with a twist. Get involved in an evening...
