Head along to this special clothes swap event by Zero Fashion CIC.
Find some amazing clothes at this unique and eco-friendly swap shop. Their goal is to address our throwaway society and get people rethinking their shopping habits.
Zero Fashion CIC is aimed at tackling clothing waste in the city and supporting clothing poverty. It’s non-profit, working together to help support our communities.
Held at The Cubicle, Mill Lane, West Derby, doors open at 6pm for a 7pm start.
For tickets, email: siobhan@zerofashion.uk or text: 07734 174466. Tickets cost £7.
Art and Psychology in Conversation: Exploring N. Shoa’s Art Intervention
Join the team on Thu 25 July 2024 at 16:00 for an evening of discussion about the artworks of N. Shoa and his intervention Into the Light currently displayed in the Walker Art Gallery. They will explore his work from an artistic, curatorial, and psychological perspective, focusing on how contemporary museum visitors interact with art that challenges the colonial past.
They will begin at 16:00 with a walkthrough of the exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery. Afterwards, they will head to Liverpool Central Library, located next door, to discuss the connections between art and psychology.
This is a unique opportunity for people to take part in a Pride life drawing class in The Royal Liver Building; perhaps the most iconic location in Liverpool. The class will be led by artist and experienced arts educator, Tony O’Connell and the model for the class will be Eve Howlett, an artistic performer and director of Liverpool Life Drawing. Numbers are limited, so tickets should be purchased in advance.
Discover more about the Lady Lever Art Gallery and the world-renowned paintings on display on their fascinating tour.
The tour will recount the history of the gallery. Their guides will take you through their 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 from 10.30am, subject to availability. For group bookings please contact their Box Office by email tickets@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk or phone on 0151 478 4444 (10am-5pm)
When built, the Old Dock was a huge risk but it paid off handsomely, paving the way to many decades of dock expansion on both sides of the river. It was one of Liverpool’s greatest contributions to progress in world trade and commerce.
The impact of this radical structure was immense and London, Bristol and Chester lost significant amounts of trade throughout the 18th century as a result.
The Old Dock was constructed in 1715 at the mouth of the Pool which had been at the heart of the town’s successes but, with increasing numbers of ships using the port, it was struggling to cope.
In 1708 the merchants who controlled Liverpool Corporation employed Thomas Steers, one of Britain’s leading canal engineers, to find a solution.
He converted the mouth of the Pool into a dock with quaysides and a river gate. It was now possible for ships to load and unload whatever the state of the tide – a revolutionary facility.
The dock was technically very difficult to build and cost £12,000, double its original estimate. The Corporation was nearly bankrupted but its success encouraged further rapid increases in overseas trade through Liverpool.
Family memory walks are guided visits in the Museum of Liverpool, which connect people through conversations about Liverpool’s past.
On a memory walk 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 walk 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 walks will use the displays within the Museum of Liverpool to help you bring memories of Liverpool to life.
Our family memory walks 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 their team.
The Museum of Liverpool is fully accessible and we welcome visitors who use wheelchairs or other mobility aids to join their memory walks. 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 walks varies as follows:
- 19 July at 11am
- 30 August at 2pm
- 20 September at 11am
- 18 October at 2pm
- 22 November at 11am
Join Liverpool Arab Arts Festival for an immersive day featuring talks, performances and screenings led by Port Cities artists Mohamed Abdelkarim, Laila Hida, Nadia Kaabi-Linke, Siska, and featuring special guests. Delve into the themes and concepts that have inspired their work for the project.
Contributions will include:
Mohamed Abdelkarim’s Blue Gaze At The Future is an audiovisual performance, composed through text-based scripted materials, radio drama playback, and visual materials to structure a narrative play-like, embodied in a performance-lecture.
Laila Hida screens her video work Into the Maw of the Spectacle (2024)
Siska will present his PORT FICTION project and its new relationship to Liverpool. PORT FICTION is an interdisciplinary artistic research project on the relationship between the port cities of Beirut and Hamburg. On a multimedia website, the works of all different artists are interwoven into a collective overall composition.
Port Cities is in partnership with British Council – MENA.
The Knowsley Arts Project has been running since September 2023 thanks to management from One Knowsley, and funding from Arts Council England, Improving Me and Renova.
Three arts organisations have been delivering sessions which have rotated around Huyton, Halewood and Kirkby and they’d love to share with you what they’ve learned and what they’ve shared together.
Their aim was to offer multidisciplinary creative outlets for women in the perinatal period; to give them tools to support their own health and wellbeing.
They offered:
- A book club called Reading Folk with Creative Spaces
- A singing for wellbeing group with Singing Mamas
- Creative storytelling sessions with Dramatic Recovery
Their celebration event will happen as follows:
Friday 19th July
Shakespeare North Playhouse
12.30pm: tour of theatre (must be pre-booked)
1pm – 2pm: lunch (provided)
2pm – 3pm: sharing from some mums about their experiences
Calling all social butterflies young and small we are going to have a ball!
To celebrate the opening of their new ‘Botanicals’ Exhibition in Liverpool Central Library they are hosting a Butterfly Ball for all the family.
Inspired by the poem written by politician and ecologist William Roscoe this free family focused event will take place on Saturday 29th June 10am-4.30pm in Liverpool Central Library.
Look out for the insects and costumes dotted around the Discover Library, fun, sustainable making activities and maybe an appearance or two by Mr Roscoe himself .
Their Library and Archive staff have put together a unique exhibition from their special print and book collections that focus on the beauty of botanical and herbal plants. Historical artwork and prints will be on display in the Hornby Library until the end of August. Come and visit and wonder at the diversity and usefulness of the green kingdom
For those without costumes there will be an opportunity to make something to wear on the day too!
Liverpool Libraries and Information services is delighted to welcome City of Liverpool College students and tutors this year who are working in partnerships with us on this event, and the programme for the day will include
- William Roscoe ‘Living Portrait’- William Roscoe’ in costume discussing Liverpool in 1700’s and how he helped establish the Botanical Garden in 1802, his writing career and his work as an activist.
- Butterfly themed Shadow Puppetry workshop with Arts Groupie . Fun games and activities
- Eco instruments-music workshops with Luma Creations
- Storytelling with Sandra and Stella -Very Hungry Caterpillar anyone?
- Make your own wings or headband with the STEAMengineers
- The insect trail-spot the insects to the Botanicals Exhibition in the Hornby Library and enter our competition for some special booky prizes.
- An exhibition of sustainable fashion made by students from the City of Liverpool College.
They are inviting adults and children to dress up as your favourite flower, plant or insect so ‘BEE’ creative and don’t miss the chance to dance, or float about in the library
Where Liverpool Central Library
When 29th June 2024
Time 10am -4.30pm
Entrance and activities FREE
Join Unity Theatre for a fun night of comedy, music, dance and short work from a range of amazing local artists.
Hosted by their associate company RAWD. Every penny they raise on the night will be going back into the pocket of our artist development programme.
The amazing line-up includes, Nana Funk & The Varifocal, Legions of Doom, Hope Street Harmonies, The Corvids and Impro Fest.
If you are interested in getting to know more likeminded artists in their community then join them for an Artist Networking session before the fundraiser kicks off from 6-7:30pm.
