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“It’s good to know you are not alone”– free dementia awareness workshop for...
At National Museums Liverpool we’re delighted to be able to offer another free half-day dementia awareness workshop for family carers, taking place on 20 June at the Museum of Liverpool. House of...
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Mine for evermore
‘When I’m 64’ BBC Radio Merseyside’s sing-along, part of Pepper at 50 So far we’ve seen diamonds fill the sky over Camp Hill; billboard memorials to Beatles manager, Brian Epstein, and a psychedelic...
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Mapping the past
Photo from the early 1960s, Alvin with his siblings. Alvin is on the right. As part of the Sankofa project we’ve been thinking about the idea of mapping Black heritage in the city. Liverpool 8 is not...
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Astonishing Anglo-Saxon artefact!
This rare and exciting fragment of Anglo-Saxon sculpture was found on an archaeological excavation at Mark Rake, Bromborough, Wirral in late 2016! The carved sandstone fragment is part of a slab...
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Vote to help House of Memories’ film win an international award
We’re incredibly excited that our House of Memories – Dementia Awareness for Family Carers film has been shortlisted for the Museums in Short Awards (in partnership with ICOM Italia and the European...
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Aidan Chavasse – centenary of the death of Noel Chavasse’s younger brother.
Lieutenant Aidan Chavasse In the coming weeks, there will be much written about Captain Noel Chavasse VC, as the 100th anniversary of his death on 4 August 1917 approaches. The only man to be awarded...
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When John met Paul – 60 years ago today.
John Lennon on stage on 6 July 2017. Photo: Geoff Rind The Beatles story was no romantic, overnight sensation. In those early years, slogging it, desperately trying to get a break, John Lennon all...
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Unseen photographs of Gerry and the Pacemakers in new exhibition at Museum of...
Gerry and the Pacemakers performing at the Cavern. ‘Gerry and the Pacemakers: Hit Makers and Record Breakers’, a collection of more than 30 photographs, opens to the public this Friday. From the...
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Heritage Lottery Fund success for Galkoff’s project
The Galkoff business opened around 1908, and the amazing tiles were added in 1933 Today, along with our partner Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), we are sharing the extremely exciting news...
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Festival of Archaeology
July is always an exciting time of year for the Museum of Liverpool archaeology team. It’s prime digging season, there are always lots of finds to catalogue, and it’s Festival of Archaeology! For the...
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The sun always shines at National Museums Liverpool!
Six long weeks to fill and entertain the kids is looming. But National Museums Liverpool has a fun-filled summer of events and activities planned for the whole family so there is no excuse to feel...
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Sankofa news
The team were at Africa Oye in June, spreading word about the project Project Curator, Mitty Ramagavigan updates us on the latest news from the Sankofa project: It’s crazy to think that we’re half way...
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National Museums Liverpool is out and proud!
National Museums Liverpool’s Pride banner We commemorate the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality this week with the opening of the exhibition Coming Out: Sexuality,...
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A memory suitcase for Liverpool’s LGBT community!
Through our House of Memories dementia awareness programme we aim to show people how to deliver a positive quality of life experience for people living with dementia. There are thought to be more than...
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Passchendaele Remembered
Captain Noel Chavasse (VC and Bar, MC) medal group on public display in Liverpool for the first time at Museum of Liverpool until Jan 2018. Image Courtesy of the Lord Ashcroft Collection © IWM Today...
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Captain Noel Chavasse (VC and Bar, MC) remembered.
The Liverpool Heroes Memorial in Abercromby Square is situated close to the Bishop’s Palace, the Chavasse family home from 1900. The statue depicts Noel and a stretcher-bearer rescuing a soldier. Image...
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Five House of Memories activities for World Alzheimer’s Month
September 2017 is World Alzheimer’s Month, a campaign every September to raise awareness and challenge the stigma that surrounds dementia. Here at National Museums Liverpool our House of Memories...
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Tell your own story at our ‘how to archive’ workshop
Rare picture that all of my siblings and both parents are in as one of us would usually be taking the picture. I still can’t keep my eyes open in pictures! Heritage consultant Heather Roberts will be...
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End of the line
End of the Line is a new exhibition that has opened at the Museum of Liverpool, celebrating 60 years since the last tram parade in the city. The exhibition includes over 30 photographs of trams on the...
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20 years of the Treasure Act
24th September 2017 marks the 20th anniversary of the commencement of the Treasure Act 1996 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This September marks 20 years of the 1996 Treasure Act coming into...
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