This Easter trail leads families through the city centre to follow Harry the Hare. In celebration of acclaimed Wirral based sculptor Emma Rodgers, whose work is currently exhibited at Bluecoat Display Centre in their Window on College Lane.
Entry to the gallery is free and Emma’s ceramic hares will be on selling display throughout the Easter Trail.
The Harry the Hare Easter Trail encourages families to follow themed artwork from the Display Centre on College Lane to Key Lime Coffee on Lime Street.
Each venue along the way will be adorned with specially commissioned artwork depicting the hare, with Easter Eggs to pick up on the trail. After following the trail, families can enter a competition to win a bespoke Harry the Hare chocolate bunny created by Emma herself & Wirral based chocolatier The Chocolate Cellar.
Organised by Liverpool BID Company in partnership with Bluecoat Display Centre, the trail begins on Friday 22 March and runs until Friday 5th April.
The locations on the trail are;
1. Bluecoat Display Centre
2. Cass Art
3. Castle Fine Art
4. LUSH
5. Royal Court Theatre
6. Key Lime Coffee St Johns
Download the map here.
To enter their prize draw for either one of six eggstra special chocolate Harry the Hare’s or a first prize gift voucher worth £30 to spend at the Bluecoat Display Centre… grab a selfie with Harry the Hare outside their window and share with them on Instagram via @bluecoatdisplaycentre and @liverpoolbidcompany using #Harrythehare
Emma has always been inspired by nature, especially the dynamic movements of hares and rabbits. Her ceramic rabbit was exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum and won the Contemporary prize 1996. She has continued to regularly feature hares in her work and her understanding of the shape of animals and how they move comes from her close observations. Emma has kept rabbits and even fostered a hare alongside a sheep and a fox.
A volunteer led zine launch event, works include photography and written work.
Held at Open Eye Gallery, Mann Island
Huey Morgan brings his NYC Block Party to Birkenhead on Friday 19th April.
The musical equivalent of the cosmic Big Bang, disco, hip hop and funk collided in an almighty collision in late 70s New York, with call and response choruses sat astride Get Down breaks and fast’n’furious hip hop mixing. It was a truly magical moment, and one that Huey captures perfectly with his funk-loving NYC Block Party.
The former front man of Fun Lovin’ Criminals and a hugely respected BBC 6 Music DJ, Huey has perfected the sound over decades as an in-demand DJ and musician. Then again, as a music obsessive growing up in the Lower East Side of New York, he lived and breathed the sound and the fashion of the times, making him the perfect host for the NYC Block Party.
From Chic to Donna Summer and Kool and the Gang to James Brown via Grandmaster Flash and The Jackson 5 and more recent flavours like Jurassic 5, Cypress Hill and Michael Kiwanuka, Huey’s NYC Block Party is the sound of funk, soul, disco and hip hop jams battling it out on the dancefloor, a riotous celebration of the Good Times. As The Sugar Hill Gang might have said: ‘Huey will make you throw your hands up in the air like you just don’t care.’
Join birdwatching detectives the Twitchers on a fun adventure around Port Sunlight Village from Kids in Museums and Walker Books, as they celebrate the release of Feather, the fourth book in The Twitchers series from bestselling author M. G. Leonard.
Find the birds and make your own pledge to protect wildlife.
Collect your activity sheet and sticker from Port Sunlight Museum (open Wed–Sun, 10am–4.30pm)
Discover giant models, interactive displays and fascinating artefacts at Port Sunlight Museum before stepping back in time next door at the recreated Edwardian Worker’s Cottage, where you can walk in the footsteps of the Carr family.
Visit on 22, 23 or 24 February and you’ll get entry to the Tropical Time Machine and SoapWorks included with your museum ticket.
This half term, they’re opening the doors to SoapWorks and giving you the chance to go on a science adventure with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine’s Tropical Time Machine!
Located inside the Lyceum in what was once the Port Sunlight’s schoolroom, SoapWorks is an interactive exhibition which explores why we need soap, how it gets made, what we like to buy and why, and all the different ways we use it. SoapWorks is usually only open to schools and education groups, so this is a special opportunity for families to visit.
The Tropical Time Machine
Join them on Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine’s Tropical Time Machine adventure!
The Tropical Medicine Time Machine will be at SoapWorks between Thursday 22 February – Saturday 24 February and free to enjoy as part of your ticket. Come explore the science of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and be transported into the past to learn about its early years and visit ‘behind the sciences’ of its present-day laboratories and herpetarium! You can also chat to some of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine’s scientists and learn more about the work they do as the institute celebrates its 125th anniversary.
Plan your visit
- You don’t need to pre-book, you’re welcome to turn up on the day and pay on the door.
- Under 5s go free and don’t need a ticket!
- Click ‘book tickets’ on this page to buy tickets to visit SoapWorks only.
- You can enjoy free entry to SoapWorks on 22, 23 and 24 February if you buy tickets for Port Sunlight Museum either in-person on the day or online in advance here.
- Please note the Tropical Time Machine will not be at SoapWorks on Sunday 25 February.
Following on from their Eurovision themed family friendly party in 2023, Walker Art Party returns! The theme this year will be Renaissance, in which they will celebrate the art from this period following the opening of their new Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque galleries.
This will be a quirky, interactive day with a variety of creative activites taking over the galleries, which visitors of all ages can get involved with. Entry will be free, however some activities will be charged for.
Add this date to your diaries and stay tuned for more details!
Join the team at the Walker Art Gallery for a guided tour of our Pre-Raphaelite collection. The Pre-Raphaelites were a group of reactionary young men who came together in London in 1848 seeking a return to the principles of the early Renaissance.
Their tour guides will reveal the captivating stories behind pieces produced by members of the Brotherhood and their circle, and how Liverpool artists embraced Pre-Raphaelitism.
Highlighted art includes work by John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Holman Hunt, Ford Madox Brown, and work produced by Morris & Co.
Every Wednesday, and Saturday at 1.30pm and Sunday at 10.30am
Charles Dickens was one of the most famous guests to ever stay with the Adelphi.
Join them to celebrate his birthday with a three-course Dickensian Lunch and some Lion & Jackel Guzzle Punch! Followed by live entertainment from the man himself.
