Liverpool Irish Famine History Group Leader, John Maguire, and Festival Director, Emma Smith, present a Liverpool Irish Famine Trail lecture.
Initially provided on 23 Feb 2023, Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council commissioned the lecture. It featured within their Irish Famine Lecture series under The Impact of Irish Refugees in Shaping Liverpool.
The lecture details the 7 plaque and single memorial site that form a part of the trail. It doesn’t feature all 15 sites, which includes sites of Irish influence. This was to introduce people to the geography of the city and the movement of the Irish Famine poor through it. Thus, providing a focus for an overview lecture. More details on all the Trail sites can be found by
downloading a print-at-home map, and/or
visiting our enhanced Googlemap
which detail all 15 sites.
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council have made this lecture publicly available, meaning you can now watch the recording of the lecture and the lively Q&A that followed, here:
We have been informed that on some devices the film above does not present itself. If you have a blank space above, use this YouTube link to see the film directly (URL: https://youtu.be/I8Ax8RNxsmg).
This was lecture 11 in a run of 12 provided over six weeks. Interested in other lectures? Please visit Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council’s YouTube page, to find lectures from this series and others.
Buy the book: Liverpool Irish Famine Trail: Revive.
For families wanting to find our about Irishness in Liverpool, the Museum of Liverpool’s self-guided tour may be just the thing!
The trail considers
the Calderstons spiral
the Great Port
Liverpool’s Irish battalion
the Overhead Railway
Liverpool Irish Centre
David Jacques’s Irish Emigrants Entering Liverpool (painting)
religion discrimination (The Other, film)
court housing
Kitty Wilkinson and James Larkin.
Click here to download a PDF to print out and take with you (or collect one from the information desk on the ground floor).
First uploaded for 2020. Reuploaded following Museum update: 22 March 2023.
The Royal Court Variety Lunch Club runs throughout the year with matinee performances in the main theatre. Variety Lunch Club is open to anyone who wants to enjoy an afternoon of entertainment, a bowl of Scouse and a cup of tea all in the very best company. Tickets are just £4 or £7.50 including a bowl of finest home-made Scouse with bread roll and red cabbage. There is a special discount for groups with a free ticket for every 10th person (please call Box Office for details).Variety Lunch Club features the best in local entertainment with a variety of comedians, actors, singers and entertainers. Performers such as Pauline Daniels, Pete Price, Eithne Browne and Sean Styles have already made an appearance and the whole proceedings are compered by one of Liverpool’s brightest comedy stars, Sam Avery.Performance InformationStalls tickets are available with a bowl of Scouse for an extra £3.50.Tickets are available for the show alone in stalls, circle and balcony.If you are bringing a large group, every tenth ticket is free. Please call the box office on 0151 709 4321 to book.
Please note – the bar will close 15 minutes before the advertised start time.
Discover more about the Lady Lever Art Gallery and the world-renowned paintings on display on our fascinating tour.
The tour will recount the history of the gallery. Our guides will take you through our exemplary collection of Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite paintings, uncovering the secrets behind some of the artworks on display.
Highlights include Bubbles and The Black Brunswicker by Millais, Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante by Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun, The Scapegoat by William Holman Hunt, alongside paintings by other masters including Turner and Burne-Jones.
Tour details
Tours are available Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11am and 2pm, subject to availability. Please check tour availability when you arrive. For group bookings please contact our Box Office by email tickets@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk or phone on 0151 478 4444 (10am-5pm).
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Photo Credit: Pete Carr
The first Upside Down House in the north is arriving to Liverpool. Whether you are planning a family day out or getting together with friends, let your imagination run wild and try the unique photo experience that defies gravity! Upside Down House is a fun and unique museum of illusions attraction, not only for the kids but adults too.
With unbelievable photo opportunities and brand new spaces that have never been seen, visitors of Liverpool will have the opportunity to fill their camera rolls and capture unforgettable memories. Customers can enjoy boogieing in a disco inspired kitchen or living out their Rock’n Roll dreams. Apart from exploring a house turned upside down, visitors will be able to explore exclusive rooms to Liverpool including the clouds of Candy Land and to play a retro Pac-Man arcade game!
Be the first to visit the Upside Down House at Liverpool ONE on Thomas Steers Way, next to the Liverpool Sign and opposite John Lewis & Partners.
Find out more: www.liverpool-one.com/leisure/upside-down-house/
Join the team in this new opportunity for deaf and hard of hearing visitors to join a tour of their wonderful transport collections, led by a deaf guide.
For the tour on 19 April only the British Sign Language guide will be interpreted so that hearing visitors can accompany their deaf or hard of hearing friends and family on the tour.
The tour is free but places are limited so please book your ticket early.
Family memory strolls are guided visits in the Museum of Liverpool, which connect people through conversations about Liverpool’s past.
On a memory stroll you can explore Liverpool icons like the Overhead Railway, known as the dockers’ umbrella, Blackie the rocking horse, or the Colomendy totem pole. Bring a friend or loved one to share memories with, and create some new ones together.
Each stroll is facilitated by a friendly member of our House of Memories team but led by the conversations and stories shared within the group. As a dementia-friendly session these strolls will use the displays within the Museum of Liverpool to help you bring memories of Liverpool to life.
Family memory strolls last about one hour and can accommodate up to 20 people. For groups larger than 4 people please email learning@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk to book a private date with our team.
The Museum of Liverpool is fully accessible and we welcome visitors who use wheelchairs or other mobility aids to join our memory strolls. Please visit their access page for further information to help prepare for your visit.
Tickets are free and need to be booked in advance. Please let them know if you have booked but can no longer attend so that someone else can have your ticket.
The times of memory strolls varies as follows:
- 23 May at 1pm
- 25 July at 1pm
Join the team in the atrium at Museum of Liverpool from 1.30-3.30pm on selected Sundays for live open mic performances.
They invite young people aged 16-24 to perform at the Museum of Liverpool for Future Voices: open mic events.
Use our atrium as a safe space to perform music, poetry, comedy, spoken words, drama, storytelling or anything creative. They welcome individuals and groups.
Please complete this form if you would like to take part.
You can contact youngpeople@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk for more information.
What’s your dream festival line up? Make your own posters featuring all your favourite musicians in this family friendly printmaking session!
Sun 25 May, 1-1.45pm & 2-2.45pm
With the help of our expert facilitators, you’ll learn all about screen printing, and even be able to pull your own screens to create your own festival posters to take away with you.
They have two sessions available:Session 1: 1pm – 1.45pmSession 2: 2pm – 2.45pm
Suitable for all ages
£5 per child, booking required
As part of the Bluecoat’s Big Music Weekend, they’re hosting an exciting open mic session in their iconic secret garden to showcase incredible new musicians and performers in Liverpool.
Whether your new to open mic’s, a seasoned performer looking to test out new songs, or simply looking to relax and listen to great new music, all are invited to come along and share their talents in a warm and inclusive environment.
Sign up is required to perform.
Sat 24 May, 12-4pmFree, drop in
