On the Waterfront (2)
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from the On the Waterfront events over the weekend, which involved free films shown on a gigantic screen in the Museum of Liverpool’s window. Any sort of open air...
View ArticleAre you red, or are you blue?
Are you red or are you blue? This is one of the big questions we ask in our football immersive experience Kicking and Screaming in the new Museum of Liverpool. The film celebrates and explores the...
View ArticleNews in Revolution
The riots of recent weeks got me thinking about news reporting and how well-connected we have become. Many of us sat up late into the night watching the chaotic scenes unfold on TV and footage filmed...
View ArticleThe Pier Head Time Warp
The People’s Republic gallery, featuring the life size Liver Bird and scale model of the Pier Head. (c) Mark McNulty The Museum of Liverpool is hosting a free family-friendly event in The People’s...
View ArticleVelociraptor: the film star dinosaur
Our Age of the Dinosaur exhibition opens this Saturday 22 October and dino-excitement is reaching fever pitch at World Museum! Curator and dino-expert Geoff Tresise has taken a breather to tell us...
View ArticleConcert for George
Press Office Volunteer Louise Beard writes: Next Thursday will be the 11th anniversary of Liverpool legend, George Harrison, passing away. To mark this event Concert for George will be shown in the new...
View ArticleWomen living in eastern Congo: Mukonondo’s story
Women for Women International support women affected by the conflict in eastern Congo To celebrate International Women’s Day, Women for Women International will be holding a free talk at the...
View ArticleMr. Turner, I presume!
‘The Wreck Buoy’ by JMW Turner Mike Leigh’s new film ‘Mr. Turner’ is about to hit our screens and it’s fantastic that one of George Holt’s finest purchases is featured in the film; Turner’s mighty...
View ArticleLast chance to see L8 Unseen
A still of Tommy Calderbank from the film of his poetry reading All good things must come to an end. Sunday 6 September is your last chance to visit (or revisit) the L8 Unseen exhibition at the Museum...
View ArticleNeither fame nor fortune – being a Liverpool film extra
Alison and her mum Doris in costume Museum of Liverpool Curator, Sharon Brown tells us about her brushes with fame as a film extra in the city. “My lovely Auntie Elsie worked at the Job Centre in...
View ArticleLiverpool in Cinema
Liverpool in Cinema The Liverpool Small Cinema is hosting a two day programme of screenings and discussions this weekend, which ask us to think about Liverpool old and new through film. Organiser...
View ArticleYentl and Liverpool’s Jewish community film stars
Leonie Bracey, Susan Urding, Hilary Glassman and Hillary Swerdlow in costume ready to appear as extras in a scene from Yentl Our Reel Stories exhibition celebrates and explores films that are...
View ArticleArt of Activism – free cinema workshop
Join us on 15th July for Scalarama’s ‘I Want to be a Cinema’ workshop designed to support anyone interested in running their own film events As we come to the final weeks of Art of Solidarity at the...
View ArticleSin Bin of the City – first screening at Museum of Liverpool
Reproduced with the kind permission of the Liverpool 8 Law Centre On Saturday 14th October Museum of Liverpool will be screening the new short documentary film ‘Sin Bin of the City’. Join us for the...
View ArticleDouble Fantasy John & Yoko
Photo by Keith McMillan (c) Yoko Ono On what would have been the couple’s 49th wedding anniversary we are very proud to announce a major new exhibition, telling the story of John Lennon and Yoko Ono...
View ArticleAutism Together
Alex, contributor on ‘Future Visions: Voices of the autism community’ A new film that marks the 50th anniversary of Merseyside-based charity Autism Together is now on display at Museum of Liverpool in...
View ArticleWhere Next for the World Cultures gallery?
If you’ve visited World Museum you’ll know the World Cultures gallery has incredible collections from Africa, Asia, Oceania and The Americas, but the presentation is now out of date and perpetuates...
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