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Carving Out Truths – A community-led research and intervention display confronting links to slavery, colonialism and empire
The Walker Art Gallery has worked closely with young people from Liverpool’s Black and Global Ethnic Majority communities to research and reinterpret its internationally renowned sculpture collection. Carving Out Truths presents a number of ground-breaking interventions at the Gallery, examining the origins of the collection and focusing on individuals and stories that have previously been...
Jake Shears to headline open-air orchestra concert on Liverpool’s waterfront as part of Pride in Liverpool celebrations
Critically-acclaimed LGBT+ icon Jake Shears has been revealed as the headline act of Pride Classical, which will see a world-class 32-piece orchestra take to the stage to perform the best Pride anthems of the last 50 years for thousands of people at Liverpool’s Pier Head on Friday, 26 July – the eve of Pride in...
Winner of inaugural Liverpool Sculpture Prize is unveiled
Alan Dunn has been unveiled as the winner of the inaugural Liverpool Sculpture Prize. His work, Ascension, takes a component from a famous public artwork in Liverpool and repurposes it to talk about loneliness within society. Glasgow-born artist Alan Dunn has been based in the Liverpool City Region since 1995, the year he co-created the...
National Museums Liverpool unveil new programme for Autumn/Winter 2024
A celebration of LGBTQ+ icon and music legend Holly Johnson, a bedazzling 1920s garment exhibition and an incredible collection of work by Black British women and non-binary artists are among the highlights in National Museums Liverpool’s (NML) Autumn/Winter 2024/25 programme, announced today. Laura Pye, Director at National Museums Liverpool, said: “We’re delighted to announce our...
UK Reggae icons celebrate Caribbean heritage in new multimedia exhibition touring Liverpool Libraries
UK Reggae icons share their music career and their Caribbean heritage in a new and unique multimedia exhibition touring to three Liverpool Libraries this summer. Three high profile and successful UK reggae icons are featured in a twenty minute film that takes the audience on a journey through their musical careers. From starting out as...
Liverpool’s “civic heart” to celebrate milestone with special events programme
Liverpool’s iconic St George’s Hall is to host a series of special events to celebrate its 170th anniversary this summer. Under the banner – It’s Yours! – the Grade I listed building, which has provided the backdrop for many of the city’s biggest moments, is hosting a programme of cultural events echoing famous eras of...
New LGBTQIA+ Shared Reading taster sessions announced at Liverpool’s Everyman
An exciting new collaboration between The Reader and Liverpool’s Everyman is confirmed for June 2024. The Reader is excited to be launching new LGBTQIA+ inclusive Shared Reading taster sessions at Liverpool Everyman. Two drop-in sessions will accompany a debut play set in the Aids epidemic, Tell Me How It Ends, by Tasha Dowd, a graduate...
Unveiling Anish Kapoor: Liverpool Cathedral’s Centenary Spectacular
Liverpool Cathedral is set to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2024 with a unique exhibition by the legendary British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor. Renowned for his iconic artworks like Chicago’s Cloud Gate (2004) and Svayambhu (2007) a vast train of wax that squeezed through the rooms of the Royal Academy in London in 2009, Kapoor has...
“Hall” aboard for St George’s Summer Market!
Over 80 of the best local independent businesses are set to be showcased at the very first St George’ Hall Market. On Father’s Day, Sunday 16 June, one of Liverpool’s best-loved buildings will become a bustling marketplace as the Summer Market brings a whole range of stallholders to both the inside and outside of the...
Welcome To Eurotopia returns with new music documentary
Eurotopia debuts as a captivating collection of 24 short music films, immersing viewers into the heart of the 2023 Liverpool Eurovision Village’s inaugural stage show: WELCOME TO EUROTOPIA. Welcome To Eurotopia emerged as a cultural initiative that spearheaded Liverpool’s 2023 Eurovision Festival: a vibrant two-week celebration intertwining the rich tapestries of music, art, and culture,...
