How old is maths? Did the ancient Egyptians count things the same way we do? Who on earth invented equations?!
Explore all this and more in this fun introduction to the ancient history of mathematics!
This event will take place in the World Museum Western Discovery Centre and is suitable for ages 11+
Join the team for their annual celebrations for Trans Day of Visibility, with a range of events highlighting what it means to be trans and non-binary in Liverpool in 2025.
Head along and show your support for local trans communities, and celebrate the wonderful gender diversity of our city.
Join the vibrant parade of flowers and pollinators as they celebrate the importance of bees! Create a spectacle with them as they head out from World Museum at 3pm, then waggle their way along William Brown Street, along side Bob the Butterfly, Gerry the Gerbera and with dance moves from Movema, bringing their story of the bee out into nature.
All families are welcome but if you want to get more involved with our parade then you could book onto one of their workshops beforehand to really ‘bee’ parade-prepared!
Book to make your very own mini wildlower meadow, or to make a colourful costume to wear as they swarm down William Brown Street, making the biggest buzz Liverpool has ever heard!
Head along to meet Bob the Butterfly and Gerry the Gerbera, who have escaped from their wildflower meadow and are looking to make friends around the museum at 11am and 1pm.
You can also watch a brilliant performance form the award-winning world dance group Movema at 2pm outside the museum.
They’ll only be waggling over a short distance but please wear sensible shoes and weather appropriate clothing.
For this SSTRAPP three day weekender, Inigo and Maeve are joined by Seth Ayyaz, who is a sound artist, composer-performer, psychiatrist and transdisciplinary theorist. This is the first of two workshops surrounding the publication of Ghost Semantics.
The title of the workshop is based on an incredible piece that Seth wrote for the book, which does a deep dive into listening, crossing sound studies, critical theory, psychology, contemporary psychoanalysis, neuroscience, machine learning and experimental sound art.
Seth offers a way of thinking (and composing) listening through his proposal of a biopsychosocial systems approach to the complexities of sound.
In the theory sessions in the morning, led by Seth and Inigo, we’ll present some of the key ideas in Seth’s text, including explanations of what he means by the biopsychosocial condition of listening, mentalizing sound and experimental phantasmogenesis.
They will use their usual diagramming method for discussing and working through the ideas.
In the afternoons Seth and Maeve will lead us on a practical exploration of the sonic possibilities unleashed by these ideas in the presence of an ambisonic mic, participant’s mind-bodies, and a mass of synthesizers, pedals, acoustic instruments, digital sound software, etc.
A possible way into this practice will be offered through Seth Ayyaz’ graphic score Batroun Concrète, which was commissioned for a residency at Batroun Project Space in Lebanon.
The workshops will begin from what Seth calls a ‘not knowing’ stance: listening becomes a tool to engage uncertainty through curiosity, to discover and disclose what objects and sounding mind-bodies are capable of in the real-time presence of one another.
Besides respecting Bidston’s accountability agreement (tldr don’t be a dick) there are no requirements for attending, everyone is welcome, whatever their knowledge, abilities, etc., and theory and practice should be accessible for those with no background in them.
They recommend arriving at Bidston sometime on Thursday so you’re ready to start working on Friday morning, but if you can’t make it then you can still join later.
It is possible to participate with or without accommodation. We will do collective meals together, which is also an optional extra cost. The cost for participating in the workshop are as follows:
Workshop fee: On a sliding scale from £20-£30 per day, or £60-£90 for the total three days.
Accommodation fee: On a sliding scale from £30-£40 per day, or £90-£120 for the total three days. If you’re struggling financially, e.g. on benefits, get in touch and it may be possible to reduce the cost.
Meals fee: £15 per day
If you’d like to join, please get in touch by sending an email to sstrapp@proton.me
Waterstones Liverpool Celebrates Cher!
Join them to unleash your Inner Cher as wtheycelebrate the much-anticipated publication of “Cher – The Memoir:Part One” ! We’ll have karaoke, a silent disco, a Cher themed quiz, plus wigs, refreshments and much more!
Tickets are £15 which includes admission to the event plus a copy of the exclusive edition of the book (RRP £25) Please note – very sadly, Cher herself will definitely NOT be at the event.
Are you an artist looking for a desk space for the day? Do you want to meet other creatives and digital practitioners? Then join FACT for a Studio/Lab co-working day!
Co-working days are held on the last Friday of every month and run between 9:30-17:30. This is when FACT welcomes you to explore Studio/Lab and experience what the space has to offer.
Here’s what you can expect →
* Access to Studio/Lab for up to 8 hours, including a desk space and complimentary tea and coffee.
* Opportunities to meet and connect with digital artists, practitioners, researchers, and other creatives interested in Studio/Lab, as well as current members who can share the inside scoop.
If you have any questions about Studio/Lab or our co-working days, please email FACT at studiolab@fact.co.uk.
ABOUT STUDIO/LAB
Studio/Lab is a space for creative experimentation that nurtures a vibrant community of artists, researchers and technologists. Located on FACT’s top floor, Studio/Lab is dedicated to supporting your practice, creating new work, and providing opportunities to present and test your ideas. With Studio/Lab membership, enjoy access to a large city-centre workspace including video and sound editing studios, new-generation technology, entry-level immersive kit, and digital production tools. You’ll be able to attend knowledge-sharing opportunities with artists and creatives who have expertise in a wide range of practices, as well as community meetings and socials.
On Thursday 5 December the Bluecoat Display Centre will open late for all your essential pre-Christmas gift buying needs.
They will be joined by special guests Karen Edwards and ‘Ada’, one of her six traditional printing presses. Visitors will have the opportunity to experience the art of letterpress printing, printing their own card and gift tag on Ada using Karen’s design.
Friends of the Bdc will receive a 10% discount on all purchases.
Join Lady Lever Art Gallery as they dazzle away the January blues and explore the exquisite artistry of 1920s – 80s evening wear like you’ve never seen it before.
With live performances, creative workshops and a stylish flair throughout inspired by the Bedazzled exhibition, are you ready to glitter after dark?
A programme of events for grown ups who glitter.
The full programme and tickets will be available from 12 November 2024.
Join exhibition curators Kay Jones from National Museums Liverpool and James Lawler from DuoVision Arts for a tour of the Holly Johnson Story.
Journey through the exhibition to hear fascinating object and life stories, ask those burning questions, and discover more about one of Liverpool’s most celebrated and iconic LGBTQ+ musicians.
Tickets cost £12 and include entry to the exhibition and a curator-led tour.
It has been 165 years since Charles Darwin published ‘On the Origin of Species’; a landmark text in evolutionary biology. To mark this occasion, they invite you to join them on an expedition to Hilbre Island, a landmark in the river Dee estuary and our ‘Galapagos’ in the North West of England.
They embark on a creative investigation of the island’s ecologies through storytelling, observational drawing, poetry and performance, looking closely at how the land, sea and humans interconnect.
Walking across the mudflats of the Dee estuary from West Kirkby and upon arrival at Hilbre island, attendees will listen to an audio guide, which comprises a history of the island and oral histories from locals.
On the island attendees will choose to take part in one of two workshops that observe and document the island 1) Creative writing and charcoal rubbings will record the island’s geology and generate a ‘mapping’ of the island’s geological history 2) a field sketching workshop to identify species of migrating birds visiting the island, before drawing an evolutionary (phylogenetic) tree.
Finally, a poetry performance based on collected oral histories and poetry, will be performed in a costume that turns a performer into the native sea lavender. We will then walk back to West Kirby before high tide.
This event is part of Being Human Festival, the UK’s national festival of the humanities, taking place 7–16 November 2024. Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, with generous support from Research England, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy. For further information please see beinghumanfestival.org.