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The Power of Holly Johnson
Liverpool arts organisations Homotopia and DuoVision today announce a grant of £142,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for The Power of Holly – a new exhibition documenting the life and work of pioneering LGBTQIA+ musician, songwriter and artist Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes To Hollywood.) The project will explore Johnson’s personal archive and work with...
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...
Community activist become first Black Woman to head up International Slavery Museum
Community activist Michelle Charters has become the first Black Woman to lead the International Slavery Museum – the only national museum in the world dedicated to the history of the transatlantic slave trade and its legacies. Liverpool-born Michelle will navigate the International Slavery Museum through a groundbreaking £28m transformation, from a gallery space into a...
The Last Beatles Song.
“Now and Then” to be released worldwide on Thursday 2nd November at 2PM GMT. Preorder & Pre-Save Now. Together and apart, The Beatles have always had a talent for the unexpected. And now, 2023 brings one of the most anticipated releases of their long and endlessly eventful history. “Now And Then” is the last Beatles...
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...
Liverpool Calling: The Results Are In
Ground-breaking research has found that hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 delivered a £54million economic boost to the Liverpool City Region. In a first for any Eurovision Song Contest host city, a Multi-Agency Evaluation Steering Group led by Liverpool City Council, has commissioned five in-depth, independent evaluations – the interim results of which will be...
Incredible films and TV shows you probably didn’t know were filmed at National Museums Liverpool
The museums and galleries of National Museums Liverpool (NML) are some of the most iconic settings in Liverpool – from the classical grandeur of World Museum and Walker Art Gallery on William Brown Street, to the heritage of Maritime Museum on the city’s Royal Albert Dock and the iconic Museum of Liverpool situated on the...
Tate Liverpool set for temporary closure ahead of £29.7m transformation
Building on the achievements of the last 35 years, Tate Liverpool is preparing to temporarily close to embark on a bold capital project to renew the gallery. The gallery will hold a celebratory weekend on 14 and 15 October before the landmark building on Royal Albert Dock closes its doors to undergo a major reimagining....
Liverpool Philharmonic celebrates 15 years of its Music and Health Programme
Liverpool Philharmonic’s flagship Music and Health Programme, now the longest-running and largest of its kind, will celebrate its 15th birthday in October 2023. Working across 27 wards in 4 partner NHS trusts, the Music & Health programme is an initiative that harnesses the power of music to promote well-being and improve the mental and physical...