Tour
Tim Rice: My Life in Musicals – I Know Him So Well
Sir Tim Rice, the multi-award winning, internationally renowned lyricist, will return to theatre stages across the UK in 2024 with a very special live musical theatre event – My Life In Musicals – I Know Him So Well. The show will see Tim Rice reflect on his illustrious career at the heart of musical theatre,...
Vision Through Art
Wirral Society of the Blind and Partially Sighted present their exhibition “Vision Through Art“. This is a display of multimedia artwork produced by visually impaired people. Their expression through the senses demonstrates how the world is seen from the perspective of sight loss. The artwork has been produced by members of the Society’s arts, crafts...
Look Back to Look Forward’ – 50 years of the Irish in Britain
The exhibition will feature 50 oral histories of people from across the Irish community. These include people who have worked in the NHS, in construction and been involved in local Irish community organisations. It also includes contributions from notable Irish cultural figures, actors Siobhán McSweeney, Adrian Dunbar and Aisling Bea, broadcaster Terry Christian, musician Jah...
Marc Davenant: Outsiders
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum are proud to host Outsiders, a documentary photography project by Marc Davenant. With Outsiders, Davenant aimed to capture a snapshot of homelessness in modern Britain over a six year period. The project was done in partnership with the charity Shelter and included environmental portraiture together with personal testimony from participants....
Life Line: Photographs by Jonathan Cooper
Join photographer Jonathan Cooper to find out more about his exhibition Life Line and the process behind it. Discover how Cooper uses magic realism and unique printing techniques to construct and capture his photographs of the West Kirby waterfront – turning this popular location and its inhabitants into a dreamlike world. About the artist: Jonathan...
Tate Liverpool: Past, Present and Future
Join us to celebrate Tate Liverpool before we start our transformation project. Enjoy our free displays, talks, activities and music across the weekend plus there will be the chance to leave your own mark on our walls. We’ll be taking inspiration from previous Tate Liverpool exhibitions including Keith Haring and Andy Warhol and looking ahead...
Black, Female, Scouse
‘Black, Female, Scouse’ is a new exhibition that celebrates strong women and their incredible achievements over the past few decades. Located on the 3rd floor of Central Library the exhibition will run from October 2023 to the end of February 2024. On Monday 16 October there is an opportunity to meet co-curators Vicki Caren and...
The New Light Prize
Williamson Art Gallery are proud to host the launch of the New Light Prize exhibition 23/24. Established in 2010, the New Light charity celebrates and promotes Northern art, supporting both well-known and emerging artists by offering some of the region’s best awards and opportunities with the biennial New Light Prize Exhibition. It provides Northern artists...
The Great War To Race Riots Walking Tour
The highly popular 1919 Race riots walking tour returns for Black History Month, exploring the murder of Charles Wotton and the social and political backdrop of these tragic events. The race riots of 1919 were a watershed moment for Liverpool’s longstanding black community. On the night of 6th June 1919 unprecedented racial violence erupted in...
Heritage Open Days Festival: The Bluecoat
As part of this year’s Heritage Open Days, join us for tours, open studios and an exploration of Yoko Ono’s event hosted at the Bluecoat in 1967 in a fascinating talk with our Director of Cultural Legacies Bryan Biggs. This year’s Heritage Open Days theme is ‘Unwrapping Creativity’. Find out more about each event below:...
