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Little learners festival at Museum of Liverpool
Little Learners festival at Museum of Liverpool. Image © Mark McNulty Babbling babies, inquisitive pre-schoolers and even tantruming toddlers are all welcome to the Museum of Liverpool next week! Of...
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LGBT collections online – our first themes go live!
To mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHO) we have launched the first sections of our LGBT online collections page as part of our Pride and Prejudice project. The...
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Carved in stone
On Friday 3 and Saturday 4 June Liverpool is hosting the British Rock Art Group’s annual conference – bringing together researchers from around the world to share their research and ideas on...
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The evolving story of Poppies: Women and War
© Lee Karen Stow There is not long left to catch the incredibly moving and inspiring exhibition Poppies: Women and War, which closes on 5 June 2016 at the Museum of Liverpool before going on tour....
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Collecting our past
University of Liverpool Continuing Education Department and Merseyside Archaeological Society investigate Rainford’s early industries in 1979 As National Museums Liverpool celebrates its 30th birthday...
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Behind the scenes with Hagrid’s bike
Hagrid’s bike on display at Museum of Liverpool until 9 June 2016 Many of you will have seen by now that we have a rather magical piece of film history currently on display in Museum of Liverpool. It’s...
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Half term fun
River Festival Half-term is fast approaching and National Museums Liverpool has a fantastic range of activities to keep the little ones busy. The Merseyside Maritime Museum’s is the big 3-0 this year...
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Celebrate the International Mersey River Festival this weekend!
Merseyside Maritime Museum and Museum of Liverpool © Mark McNulty From Friday 3 – Sunday 5 June, the waterfront will be awash with fun, nautical activities for all the family at the International...
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Hospice artwork displayed for 20th anniversary
Today we put on display this special ‘tree of life’ artwork in the Museum of Liverpool. It was made by a group of around 40 people, 2013 – 2015 at Woodlands Hospice, Aintree. The members of the...
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80th birthday celebrations for Carl Davis
Carl’s Union Jack waistcoat, 2010 Today, BBC Radio 3 are recording a special 80th birthday performance for Carl Davis. Carl will discuss his career in film and conduct some of his best loved scores...
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Did you dig it?
South Castle Street excavation Merseyside Archaeological Society (MAS) marks its 40th birthday this year. To celebrate Museum of Liverpool is highlighting some of the finds from some sites excavated by...
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Have a happy Father’s Day at National Museums Liverpool!
Last chance to see Merseyside Maritime Museum’s ‘On the Waterfront’. Dads can be so difficult to buy for. Three times a year – birthday, Father’s Day and Christmas – I find myself agonising over what...
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Neither 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...
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Social Media Day
Did you know it’s Social Media Day today (Thursday 30 June)? Social media is a great way for our museums and galleries to connect with visitors with fun facts, behind the scenes previews and exciting...
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The centenary of the Somme battles
Portrait photograph postcard of Private Harry Grace, King’s Regiment. Written on the reverse, ‘Signaller Harry Grace, Killed in France 1st July 1916, 18th Service K.L.R. “Pals” (2nd Batt).’ Private...
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Commemorating the first day of the Somme
A memorial to the Liverpool and Manchester Pals in Montauban village commemorates their actions on 1 July In my previous blog I described how the first day of the Somme on 1 July 1916 was a disaster...
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The perks of being a Young Archaeologist
Today we have a guest blog by Young Archaeologists’ Club (YAC) leader Hayley Carlyle and YAC member Amy: “The Mersey and Dee YAC is one of almost 70 UK branches, headed by the Council for British...
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Mythbusting archaeology
Viking lady As the Museum of Liverpool celebrates the Festival of Archaeology in July with a week of free archaeology events we’ll be exploring latest research and discoveries which bust some myths...
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LGBT History Month – get involved
We’ve some exciting news… Next year, for the first time ever, the Museum of Liverpool will be hosting the North West hub for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) History Month and we need you! On...
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Room with a View
View from The People’s Republic in Museum of Liverpool. Image © Ant Clausen We’ve always thought the view from our window was pretty special but we’re thrilled to find out others agree. Our 30ft high...
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