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Sergeant Cyril Askew
Cyril proudly wearing his Legion of Honour medal above his Second World War campaign medals. Image courtesy of the King’s Regiment Association. This guest blog by Major (Retired) Eddie McMahon TD...
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John – evacuee and media star!
Our new exhibition, Blitzed: Liverpool Lives brings together dramatic images of Blitz-damaged Liverpool alongside evocative spoken memories of people who experienced the aerial bombardment first-hand....
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Are we there yet? School trip on the Liverpool Overhead Railway remembered
Dorothy is one of the stars of the Liverpool Overhead Railway gallery. Her story of a school trip on the railway ends with her being given a mystery fruit (which turned out to be a pineapple) by a...
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National Museums Liverpool flies the flag for Human Rights
This year marks 70 years since the UN Declaration of Human Rights. It was drafted in 1948, with no more than 50 countries getting involved – and today, we have over 190 who have co-signed this much...
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Family’s Blitz memories shared and displayed
As part of our new exhibition Blitzed: Liverpool Lives we are gathering responses to the images and first-hand experiences featured in the exhibition. Jean Phillips kindly contacted us via our Facebook...
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1970s football fan culture in the picture
“Art College was a far more attractive idea than prison” These fantastic artworks were recently kindly donated to the Museum of Liverpool. They were painted by Andrew Kenrick in the 1970s and...
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That’s the way to do it! Codman family member rekindles Punch and Judy memories
The name Codman’s Punch and Judy immediately conjures up memories for generations of Liverpool people. Many have laughed, cheered and booed at the show. Codman’s Punch and Judy booth, previously on...
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Liverpool Police Strike 1919 centenary
100 years ago a number of police officers across the country went out on strike. The heart of this national Police Strike was in Liverpool, Birkenhead and Bootle. We have a number of items in the...
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Hanging out: The histories of Liverpool’s laundry life
Kerrie. Courtesy of Kitty’s Launderette. Hi, my name is Kerrie McGiveron and I am the lead researcher on an amazing community-led oral history project ‘Hanging Out: The Histories of Liverpool’s Laundry...
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The (even longer) long history of the Calderstones
The Calderstones (or Calder Stones as they’re historically known) are the fascinating remnants of a Neolithic chambered tomb in Calderstones Park. A recent project by The Reader has conserved the...
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Behind the scenes in the Museum – creating a wash-house display
Kerrie McGiveron is the lead researcher on an amazing community-led oral history project ‘Hanging Out: The Histories of Liverpool’s Laundry Life.’ “As part of my placement working with the Museum of...
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Black History Month – collecting history in the making
The new Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Councillor Anna Rothery made history recently by becoming Liverpool’s first Black Lord Mayor. To help record this momentous occasion in our city’s history we have...
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Breathing new life into old records
This year we decided to put our old aerial photographs to use, to create an insightful new resource… …but first, a little bit about me and my role. I’m the digital preservation trainee, and I’m here on...
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Hitler bombed my Wendy house!
Valerie outside of her Wendy house. Image courtesy of Valerie Williams Nimmo As part of Blitzed: Liverpool Lives we are gathering people’s first-hand experiences of the Blitz to include in the...
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Museum of Liverpool wins family friendly award
Pictured at the awards ceremony L-R: Julia Bryan, Senior Education Manager, Melody Sparks, Visitor Assistant, Philp Mould, art dealer, broadcaster and host, Chris Kerfoot, Education Team Leader, Museum...
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Fancy a swim in the Mersey? First Ladies 1 Mile Championship
16 year old Lucy Morton won this gold brooch in the Ladies 1 Mile Mersey Championship in August 1914. She was one of eleven competitors and finished in 24 minutes, 25 seconds with a lead of 40 yards...
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Liverpool’s Dancing Queen!
Image courtesy of Norah Button The Museum of Liverpool’s oral history project, Liverpool Voices, collects and preserves the stories of Liverpool and its people. As part of this project we recently...
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Behind the Scenes: Setting up the ‘Hanging Out’ display
Kerrie McGiveron and May Kerrie McGiveron is lead researcher for the community-led oral history project ‘Hanging Out: The Histories of Liverpool’s Laundry Life.’ This is her final blog post revealing...
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A golden chair fit for a King!
Here at the Museum of Liverpool we have recently put on display this rather unusual piece of furniture: a chair that was designed to act as a hearing aid. As part of the display process we asked...
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A plate full of meaning
Today we have a guest blog from Jeff Speakman, Assistant Curator at the Museum of Liverpool. ‘Excavations at Rainford Tennis Courts in St Helens in 2015 revealed an amazing range of locally-made...
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