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The Drawings of Edward Burne-Jones

8 May, 2013 11:32 CET
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An exquisite selection of drawings by Victorian artist Edward Burne-Jones opens at the Lady Lever Art Gallery from 14 June 2013 to 12 January 2014.

Composed of around 30 delicate drawings and watercolours, The Drawings of Edward Burne-Jones: A Pre-Raphaelite Master is an exploration of the method and skills behind some of his best-known works.

Works too delicate for long-term display will be...
Every Man and Woman is a Star by Tom Wood
 

Every Man and Woman is a Star

23 Apr, 2013 11:46 CET
Photographs by Martin Parr and Tom Wood.
From young couples kissing on a dingy dance floor to the faded grandeur of a seaside town, an exhibition of work by acclaimed photographers Martin Parr and Tom Wood examines the early influences of both men and finds a compelling beauty in the ordinary.

Every Man and Woman is a Star runs at the Walker Art Gallery from 11 May to 18 August 2013 and features more than 20...
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Strangers in a Strange Land

14 Mar, 2013 15:56 CET
New works by Liverpool Art Prize 2012 winner
Nine large bales of discarded plastic form the basis of a major new artwork by Robyn Woolston, winner of the Liverpool Art Prize, 2012. Strangers in a Strange Land goes on display at the Walker Art Gallery from 23 March until 23 June 2013. 

Exploring the burden of inorganic waste, the installation highlights our relationship with the Earth and its finite...

BROADCASTING HISTORY

12 Feb, 2013 16:03 CET
Giant radios make waves across Liverpool city centre
From 18 – 22 February 2013, Liverpool is to welcome some radio interference to its streets, created by young people broadcasting their passion for local history.

Waves on the Mersey, an idea created by Open the Door Theatre in Education, will bring five giant radios into the city to broadcast documentaries about major historical events that have shaped...

Twentieth Century Chic

7 Feb, 2013 17:18 CET
New display marks 100 years of fashion and social change
'We are here not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become law-makers' Emmeline Pankhurst, political activist (1908).

A collection of costumes reflecting monumental changes in the role of women during the twentieth century go on display at Sudley House from 16 February 2013 until Easter 2014.

Twentieth Century Chic features 12...
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In Seven Days…by Nicola Green

15 Jan, 2013 11:47 CET
Iconic images of Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign
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As Obama faces a second term as president of the USA, the Walker Art Gallery is pleased to announce the first European display of a series of stunning silkscreen prints, which tell the inspiring story of his 2008 presidential campaign.

In Seven Days…, a study by the artist Nicola Green of this historic event, which saw the election of the...
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In Seven Days…by Nicola Green

13 Dec, 2012 16:26 CET
Iconic images of Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign
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As Obama faces a second term as president of the USA, the first European display of a series of stunning silkscreen prints, which tell the inspiring story of his 2008 presidential campaign, opens at the Walker Art Gallery.

In Seven Days…, a study by the artist Nicola Green of this historic event, which saw the...
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JOHN MOORES PAINTING PRIZE

13 Dec, 2012 12:49 CET
Last chance to see
There is not long left to catch some of the UK’s most exciting contemporary paintings in the John Moores Painting Prize at the Walker Art Gallery until 6 January 2013.

The exhibition of 62 works, chosen from more than 3,000 submissions, includes the £25,000 first prize winning painting, Stevie Smith and the Willow by Sarah Pickstone.

The beguiling figure in Pickstone’s work, engulfed by the...

NOVEL PAINTINGS

22 Nov, 2012 12:43 CET
Exhibition of Beryl Bainbridge’s art at Museum of Liverpool
This December, the Museum of Liverpool will be opening a special exhibition dedicated to the works of celebrated and award-winning novelist, Dame Beryl Bainbridge.

Opening on 7 December until 28 April 2013, Beryl Bainbridge, painter is a unique collection of 15 paintings by Liverpool-born Bainbridge, displayed together for the first time in her home...
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ELIZABETH MAGILL IS VISITORS’ CHOICE

21 Nov, 2012 16:51 CET
Evocative painting scoops popular prize.

Embargoed until 11.45am, Friday 23 November.

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A large ethereal landscape by Elizabeth Magill is winner of the John Moores Painting Prize Visitors’ Choice 2012, sponsored by Rathbones.

More than 5,000 people voted for their favourite of the 62 works, since the exhibition opened in September, but it was Sighting by Elizabeth Magill which captured the...

National Museums Liverpool

National Museums Liverpool comprises eight venues. Our collections are among the most important and varied in Europe and contain everything from Impressionist paintings and rare beetles to a lifejacket from the Titanic.

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