Join the Port Sunlight team this February half term for an hour of fun crafts – science edition!
Design your own messy monsters with the power of bubbles, launch into the world of creativity with your very own catapults and last but definitely not least, step back in time with our 19th century illusion inspired craft.
Every February, they explore the world of science in Port Sunlight through family activities and entry to their STEM-inspired SoapWorks exhibition. Ticket holders for family activities will gain free access to SoapWorks as part of their experience.
What’s new in SoapWorks? This half term they’re excited to welcome the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine who will be bringing their team of scientists to showcase their new Time Machine exhibit from Thursday 22 to Saturday 24 February. Whilst exploring the science of soap you have the opportunity to be transported into the past to learn about Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine’s early years and visit ‘behind the sciences’ of its present-day laboratories and herpetarium!
Workshops start at 10am and 11.30am
Your sip & paint event at The Adelphi Hotel will be themed around Gustav Klimt‘s iconic Tree of Life painting. Enjoy playing with golden colours and swirls over Austrian symphonies.
Unleash your creativity – wine glass in one hand, paint brush in the other. No experience needed!
Your PopUp Painting experience in Liverpool will include:
- All art supplies – including paint, brushes, canvas and apron
- Guidance from a practicing artist – but feel free to go off-piste!
- A themed playlist to immerse you in your experience
- Please note your ticket does not include a drink, but a wide range of drinks are available for purchase at the bar
- Your canvas is yours to keep. Hang it with pride!
Enter into our psychedelic space with UV lights at LEAF on Bold Street. Learn how to create your own painting using UV colours within our specialy set up space.
The theme of this workshop will be focused on romance with Valentine’s day in mind as werll as the Lunar New Year, it’s the year of the Dragon so there’ll be plenty of Dragons to paint however you’ll also be able to paint your own Zodiac sign too!
We will bring along a selection of painting references for you to draw inspiration from although you are welcome to bring along your own ideas. This workshop will begin with a short demonstration from the teacher to help you get started. Our teacher Ula will be at hand
throughout the workshop to help you create and develop whatever’s flourishing in your mind.
Be sure to check out the special ticket off inclusive of half a bottle of wine when making your purcase!
Join in for an introduction to photography with artist and lecturer Marianne Holm Hansen –
Join them for this practical one-day workshop which invites you to explore and expand your photography in relation to the architecture in and around Tate Liverpool.
They will draw inspiration from how artists and photographers from the Tate Collection have approached the built environment and introduce technical aspects of architectural photography before you apply the insights and techniques learnt to your own work.
Over the course of the sessions, you will build up the introductory skills needed to fine-tune or get you started with architectural photography.
These sessions are for people aged 16 and over. It is suitable for photographers at all levels, including beginners. Participants must bring their own digital camera or camera phone. A digital SLR camera is recommended, but not essential.
This half term discover the Walker’s re-opened Renaissance galleries. Join artist Laura-Kate Chapman who will unlock your creative skills to learn more about these wonderful collections.
Suitable for ages 3+ no need to book drop in and join the fun!
Wildlife is thriving in the River Mersey and we all have a responsibility to care for our waters.
Take a closer look at the creatures in the waters of the Royal Albert Dock with the museum.
World Museum’s Natural History handling centre gets you up close to some of their incredible collections. With staff on hand to answer questions and queries explore our natural world.
Open Wednesday – Sunday
10.30 – 12.30
1.30 – 3.30
Join Wendy Williams, a Wirral based artist working with paper and recycled material on this workshop to make unique and sustainable jewellery.
Using either found objects or recycled materials, you will be able to make a statement item – a necklace, earrings , brooch or badge, whatever you fancy, knowing that no one else will have anything like them.
Not only will you be making your own accessories, but you will also help the planet too!
This Recycled materials Jewellery Workshops will be fun and creative and no experience will be needed.
In three hours you will have the option to make the following:
– A keyring or brooch
– A Pair of statement earrings
– A statement necklace
The workshop includes the materials and tools that you will need to create your own jewellery.
Especially for young people aged 16-24.
This session offers their youngest visitors the chance to enjoy a Little Liverpool session in a supportive environment with reduced ambient sound. They will have sensory resources and ear defenders available.
These drop in sessions are for those aged under 6 years and their grown-ups. They are scheduled for the last Sunday of each month.
Little Liverpool, their special children’s gallery, is crammed with hands on activities. It is the perfect place to introduce little ones to the Museum of Liverpool. Prepare to have fun!
Admission to Little Liverpool is by a free timed ticket, which you can collect from the welcome desk on the day of your visit.
This one-day workshop will give an introduction to identifying and recording bees and will focus on the common and distinctive species found in the North-West.
The day will start with an introductory presentation followed by an identification session looking at specimens of common bee species. After lunch we will make our way to the meadows in front of and behind World Museum to search for bees and to learn how to use a net, insect pot and hand lens to get a closer look and identify them in the field.
Please note, this workshop will be aimed at those new to identifying bees or those with little experience.
Our tutors: Chloe Aldridge has been recording bees and wasps for about 5 years in Cheshire, including with Cheshire Bee Group, and through previous work as Monitoring Officer for Cheshire Local Environmental Records Centre. Leanna Dixon is the Assistant Entomologist on the Tanyptera Project at World Museum. She specialises in insect identification and recording with an emphasis on bees and wasps. Chloe and Leanna founded the Cheshire Bee Group in 2019.
