﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:50:08 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>THE RETURN OF BLACKER’S SANTA</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/the-return-of-blacker-s-santa,c2119177</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2358253</guid><description><![CDATA[We’re going to need a bigger chimney!
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A giant Father Christmas, which delighted generations of Liverpool children in his former home at Blacker's Department Store, goes on display for the first time in 20 years at the Museum of Liverpool, on Tuesday 15 November 2016.

Towering over visitors, at more than five metres high, the jumbo Santa was originally used to advertise Blackler's famous grotto, a must-visit for many Liverpool families during the festive season between 1957 until the store closed in 1988.

You are invited to meet Santa at a media call at]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2016 11:08:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PAST FORWARD</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/past-forward,c2086598</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2314002</guid><description><![CDATA[Celebrating 40 years of Merseyside Archaeological Society.
The Museum of Liverpool has joined with Merseyside Archaeological Society to develop a fascinating conference on 8 and 9 October 2016. Aimed at both experts and museum visitors, the weekend comprises lectures, workshops, tours and discussions.

Taking place at the Museum of Liverpool, the conference will explore how archaeology in Merseyside has evolved over the last 40 years as its main theme; delving into the many ways in which the Society has worked with local communities and institutions.

Interesting workshops will give]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2016 10:11:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FAMILY HISTORY DAY AT MUSEUM OF LIVERPOOL</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/family-history-day-at-museum-of-liverpool,c2067966</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2287297</guid><description><![CDATA[Uncover your family’s First World War story
A special family history day will help visitors find out more about relatives who served in the First World War at Museum of Liverpool on Saturday 3 September from 10.30-4pm.

The Museum, which looks after the collections of the King’s Regiment, will provide access to a database which contains the biographical details of more than 90,000 men who served in the Regiment during the First World War. Genealogy and research experts are on hand to assist with those hoping to learn more about the King’s Regiment, including Pals and Territorials; local]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2016 09:48:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FUNDING SUPPORT FOR LOCAL HERITAGE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/funding-support-for-local-heritage,c2048158</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2261813</guid><description><![CDATA[Galkoff’s and the Secret Life of Pembroke Place project wins Heritage Lottery Fund support
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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and National Museums Liverpool have received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund to support a collaborative project looking at two important heritage sites on LSTM’s campus.

Galkoff’s and the Secret Life of Pembroke Place is a project that will, over the coming months, investigate the history of Court Housing and the former Galkoff’s butchers shop, situated opposite LSTM’s original 1914 building. Development]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DIG THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS!</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/dig-the-summer-holidays-,c2047670</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2259629</guid><description><![CDATA[Festival of Archaeology at Museum of Liverpool
A week-long celebration of all things archaeological at the Museum of Liverpool brings history to life this summer, from 20 to 27 July 2016.

From handling sessions, trails, role-players, crafts, talks and tours, the Festival of Archaeology has something for young and old to get involved with and see for themselves the many ways archaeology gives us a powerful connection to our past.  

The festival includes exciting events run in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University. Live experiments on the Formby Footprints inform us about]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2016 10:57:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PICASSO PRINTS INSPIRE MUSIC, WORKSHOPS AND FAMILY CRAFTS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/picasso-prints-inspire-music--workshops-and-family-crafts,c2042684</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2253109</guid><description><![CDATA[Free events inspired by ground-breaking artwork
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The distinctive trill of Spanish guitar will echo around the rooms of Lady Lever Art Gallery this summer as it celebrates its hit new exhibition, Picasso Linocuts from the British Museum with a programme of free events.

From Flamenco guitar and dance performances, to linocut demonstrations and family activities, the new exhibition is the inspiration behind a packed programme which aims to share the influences behind Picasso’s genius and introduce his innovative approach to linocut prints.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 08:54:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FIRST WORLD WAR: CHARITY AND LIVERPOOL’S HOME FRONT</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/first-world-war--charity-and-liverpool-s-home-front,c2017983</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2219322</guid><description><![CDATA[Exhibition examines untold stories of First World War
First World War: Charity and Liverpool’s Home Front, supported by Armed Forces Covenant, runs from 17 June to October 2016 at the Museum of Liverpool.

The exhibition explores the many charity organisations established at the time through photographs, oral histories and case studies.

It is part of a series of exhibitions, events and displays being held at the Museum for the centenary period of the First World War.

The exhibition opens ahead of the 100 year anniversary of the First Day of the Somme (1 July 1916), when the British]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2016 13:54:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LAST CHANCE TO SEE POPPIES: WOMEN AND WAR</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/last-chance-to-see-poppies--women-and-war,c2013260</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2211736</guid><description><![CDATA[Catch Lee Karen Stow’s moving exhibition before it closes
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Poppies: Women and War, a moving photographic exhibition exploring the personal stories of women affected by war, closes at the Museum of Liverpool on 5 June 2016.

More than 550,000 people, who have visited the Museum since the exhibition opened, have had the chance to see the striking portraits of women whose lives have been affected by conflict, from the First World War to present day, and which are accompanied by botanical images of poppies; the symbol of remembrance.

Described by visitors as “]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 14:22:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HARRY POTTER BIKE AT MUSEUM OF LIVERPOOL</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/harry-potter-bike-at-museum-of-liverpool,c2008263</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2204587</guid><description><![CDATA[Wizard technology on display
The motorbike and sidecar belonging to Hagrid, Harry Potter’s loyal friend and Hogwart’s gamekeeper, goes on display at the Museum of Liverpool from 16 May to 9 June.

The quirky vehicle, which was originally owned by Harry’s godfather Sirius Black, has a starring role in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1. Its big moment comes in a particularly hair-raising scene as Harry and Hagrid embark on a dangerous chase through an underground road tunnel, which was actually filmed in the Birkenhead Queensway tunnel.

You are invited to attend a media]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 14:57:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PICASSO AT LADY LEVER ART GALLERY</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/picasso-at-lady-lever-art-gallery,c9962934</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2184581</guid><description><![CDATA[Exhibition of ground-breaking prints from British Museum
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Picasso Linocuts from the British Museum goes on display at the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight from 24 June 2016 to 8 January 2017

The Still Life under the Lamp and the Jacqueline Reading series from the British Museum collection (acquired with the support of the Art Fund) are displayed for the first time outside the Museum in this wonderfully bold and colourful exhibition.

The exhibition, which also features prints from the Nude Woman at the Spring set, reveals the progressive stages of]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2016 09:26:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>1916 Easter Rising</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/1916-easter-rising,c9952875</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2168419</guid><description><![CDATA[Community display, supported by Heritage Lottery Fund, reveals city’s role.
To mark the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, a display at the Museum of Liverpool explores the roles of the Liverpool men and women involved in a pivotal moment of Irish history.

1916 Easter Rising: the Liverpool connection opens on 20 April 2016. Developed by the Liverpool Easter 1916 Commemoration Committee, with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund, the display is part of the Museum's Our City, Our Stories programme.

You are invited to attend the press preview at the Museum of Liverpool on 20]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2016 09:15:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HILLSBOROUGH TRIBUTES</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/hillsborough-tributes,c9948529</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2162195</guid><description><![CDATA[New objects join Museum of Liverpool’s collection
Two new items join the Museum of Liverpool’s collection, to go on public display on 5 April 2016, marking the anniversary of the 1989 Hillsborough tragedy (15 April).

The items - a painting of actress Sue Johnston and a patchwork quilt - have a common source of inspiration; the resilience of the families of the 96 people who lost their lives during the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.

You are invited to a press preview at the Museum of Liverpool on 5 April at 1pm.

Available for interview and photographs:]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2016 13:19:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LIVERPOOL AT THE MOVIES</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/liverpool-at-the-movies,c9927965</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2131668</guid><description><![CDATA[Museum of Liverpool exhibition tells the story of film-making in the city
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The Museum of Liverpool is to host a special exhibition of original film posters and memorabilia celebrating Liverpool’s starring role in films featuring the city from the past 60 years.

Reel Stories: Liverpool and the Silver Screen opens Friday 11 March 2016 until September 2017.

You are invited to a press preview of the exhibition at the Museum of Liverpool on Thursday 10 March 2016 at 10.30. Paul Gallagher, Acting Senior Curator of Urban History is available for interview and]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2016 10:39:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ROMAN TREASURES OF CHESHIRE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/roman-treasures-of-cheshire,c9911632</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2108905</guid><description><![CDATA[First public display in Liverpool
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Two exciting new finds of Roman treasure go on public display for the first time at the Museum of Liverpool from 13 February to 19 June 2016.

Roman Treasures of Cheshire presents the Cheshire Hoards; the collective name of the two remarkable groups of Roman artefacts, discovered in recent years by local metal detectorists.

You are invited to see the Cheshire Hoards at the Museum of Liverpool on Tuesday 16 February 2016 at 9.30am. Liz Stewart, Curator of Archaeology and the Historic Environment, Vanessa Oaken, Finds]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2016 12:50:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ROSSETTI REVEALED</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/rossetti-revealed,c9908313</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2103410</guid><description><![CDATA[Pre-Raphaelite beauty stars in first public display
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135 years after it was painted, a little known Pre-Raphaelite treasure goes on public display for the first time in Pre-Raphaelites: Beauty and Rebellion, which runs at the Walker Art Gallery from 12 February to 5 June 2016.

You are invited to the media preview of Pre-Raphaelites: Beauty and Rebellion at the Walker Art Gallery on Tuesday 9 February at 10:30am. Christopher Newall will be available for interviews and photographs, along with art gallery]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2016 12:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LIVERPOOL AT THE MOVIES</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/liverpool-at-the-movies,c9907372</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2100868</guid><description><![CDATA[Museum of Liverpool exhibition tells the story of film-making in the city
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The Museum of Liverpool is to host a special exhibition of original film posters and memorabilia celebrating Liverpool’s starring role in films featuring the city from the past 60 years.

Reel Stories: Liverpool and the Silver Screen opens Friday 11 March 2016 until Sunday 29 January 2017.

Displaying more than 40 original film posters, the exhibition shines the spotlight on Liverpool’s cinematic history and celebrates its enduring relationship with the silver screen. As the most-]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2016 15:09:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ronnie Colwell</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/ronnie-colwell,c9900022</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2089949</guid><description><![CDATA[New display reveals Liverpool warrior
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A formidable suit of samurai armour joins a new display of items related to Ronnie Colwell, founder of the internationally-acclaimed Liverpool Shotokan Karate Club (LSKC), at the Museum of Liverpool from 28 January 2016.

You are invited to send a reporter, photographer or camera crew to the Museum of Liverpool at 10:15am on Thursday 28 January 2016 to see the armour being installed. Ronnie’s son Andrew Colwell and Assistant Curator of Urban History, Claire Hunter will be available for interview.

A leading]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:41:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2016 EXHIBITIONS ANNOUNCED</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/2016-exhibitions-announced,c9863807</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2033528</guid><description><![CDATA[National Museums Liverpool’s exhibitions programme for 2016
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National Museums Liverpool has announced its exhibition programme for 2016, across its eight museums and galleries.

The year will present some fantastic opportunities to visit Liverpool to experience new, inspirational, celebratory and historical exhibitions in some of the city’s most-visited venues.

Both the Walker Art Gallery and Lady Lever Art Gallery are looking forward to some significant highlights next year, as they welcome two major exhibitions and the highly anticipated re-opening of the]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2015 15:12:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LAST CHANCE TO SEE JOHN MOORES</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/last-chance-to-see-john-moores,c9683827</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1755610</guid><description><![CDATA[UK’s biggest painting prize closes 30 November
It’s the last chance to see 69,104 miniature human figures crammed onto one canvas; a visual depiction of the moves made in a game of chess played by the Dada artist Duchamp; an elderly woman engulfed by a transcendental white light from a chest freezer, and the eerie corpse of a young deer languishing on a dining table.

These are just four of the 50 stunning paintings on display in the John Moores Painting Prize at the Walker Art Gallery until 30 November 2014.

More than 50,000 visitors have been to see the eclectic exhibition, which]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2014 10:49:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TABITHA MOSES EXHIBITION EXTENDED</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/tabitha-moses-exhibition-extended,c9675768</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1743632</guid><description><![CDATA[Moving artwork at the Walker Art Gallery
Tabitha Moses: Investment, on display at Walker Art Gallery, is beautiful new work by winner of the Liverpool Art Prize 2013, Tabitha Moses.

Visitors to the gallery have been so touched by the intimacy of the exhibition, which explores fertility symbols, ancient and contemporary, that it has been extended until Sunday 4 January 2015, so more people can enjoy it.

Head of Fine Art, Ann Bukantas said: “There has been a wonderful response to Tabitha Moses’ exhibition. Visitors have been very moved both by the story behind Investment, which is a]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2014 13:14:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Gang: Photographs by Catherine Opie</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/the-gang--photographs-by-catherine-opie,c9654861</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1713264</guid><description><![CDATA[Exhibition of work by renowned American photographer
A new acquisition for the Walker Art Gallery takes the centre of a stunning collection of work by leading American photographer, Catherine Opie. 

The Gang: Photographs by Catherine Opie (1990), which runs at the Walker from 4 October to 15 February 2015, is a major part of Liverpool’s Homotopia Festival 2014.

Media are invited to view the work at 11am on Monday 13 October 2014 at the Walker Art Gallery. 

Head of Fine Art, Ann Bukantas is available for photographs and interview.

The iconic image The Gang, presented to the Walker]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2014 09:14:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Downton Abbey costumes star in new exhibition</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/downton-abbey-costumes-star-in-new-exhibition,c9654663</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1712617</guid><description><![CDATA[Elegance and glamour at the Lady Lever Art Gallery
A stylish new exhibition showcases ten exquisite outfits created for ITV's Downton Abbey television series.

Glamorous gowns worn by much-loved characters, including the Dowager Countess of Grantham, Lady Mary and Lady Grantham, are among those on display in Style from the Small Screen at the Lady Lever Art Gallery from 10 October to 18 January 2015.

You are invited to a media preview at 11am on Wednesday 8 October 2014 at the Lady Lever Art Gallery. Curator of Costume and Textiles, Pauline Rushton is available for interviews and]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2014 13:26:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ROSE WYLIE CLAIMS UK PAINTING’S BIGGEST PRIZE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/rose-wylie-claims-uk-painting-s-biggest-prize,c9647176</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1701302</guid><description><![CDATA[80-year-old artist scoops £25,000 first prize, sponsored by David M Robinson
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Rose Wylie was announced the 29th winner of the John Moores Painting Prize today at the Walker Art Gallery where the Prize was established almost 60 years ago. 

Rose was awarded the £25,000 first prize, which is sponsored by David M Robinson, for PV Windows and Floorboards, selected from more than 2,500 entries.

The painting, which features four disjointed female figures set in a linear white gallery space, is typical of Rose's work. Often]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2014 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New work by Tabitha Moses at the Walker Art Gallery</title><link>http://news.cision.com/national-museums-liverpool/r/new-work-by-tabitha-moses-at-the-walker-art-gallery,c9645447</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1699156</guid><description><![CDATA[A personal journey inspires major new art work 

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Fertility symbols, ancient and contemporary, are explored in beautiful new art work by winner of the Liverpool Art Prize 2013, Tabitha Moses.

Three white hospital gowns, which through delicate hand embroidery give intimate insight into the artist’s own experience of fertility treatment, and that of two other women, are central to Tabitha Moses: Investment, on display at the Walker Art Gallery from 27 September to 26 October 2014.

You are invited to attend a media preview on Wednesday 24]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2014 11:22:34 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>