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Window with a View – WINNER!
View from The People’s Republic in Museum of Liverpool. Image Ant Clausen We did it! We won! Thank you to all the people who took the time to vote for this spectacular view. We are very proud to...
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How to shoot into the light – photography tips by Ant Clausen
View from The People’s Republic in Museum of Liverpool. Image © Ant Clausen Last week we were incredibly excited to announce the window from The People’s Republic gallery had won MyGlazing.com’s UK’s...
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Toymark award for Museum of Liverpool shop
Hannah McColgan, Retail Operations Manager blogs about the Museum of Liverpool’s very own toy story: “Last week the Museum of Liverpool was thrilled to be awarded a Toymark Award for Good Practice...
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Yentl 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...
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1066 and all that!
Friday 14 October 2016 marks the 950th anniversary of the most famous date in British History: 1066, the Battle of Hastings. The event took place in East Sussex, near the town of Battle, where Battle...
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Somme centenary: the Battle of Le Transloy
Victoria Cross Winner David Jones was killed on 7 October 1916, before he could receive his award. The Battle for Guillemont stalled the left flank of the British Army for six weeks in the summer of...
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Free family fun at National Museums Liverpool this half-term
Are you in for a trick or treat this Halloween at National Museums Liverpool? There is an exciting line up of events and activities for the whole family to enjoy across the museums and galleries this...
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Liverpool Ghost Stories wanted for The Ghost Portal
Still image from ‘Time You Need’, 2015 © Sarah Sparkes In this guest blog artist, Sarah Sparkes, tell us how you can get involved in her latest project. I am an artist and I have also been a big fan of...
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A Blue Plaque for Beryl
Beryl Bainbridge’s Blue Plaque, unveiled on Thursday 20 October 2016 © Tony Bonney Last week a Blue Plaque was unveiled for writer Dame Beryl Bainbridge at her former home, 47 Ravenmeols Lane, Formby....
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Five fabulous events for River Of Light fireworks night
Firework display over the River Mersey starts at 6.30 on 5 November If you’re heading into the city for the River of Light on Saturday 5 November, make a day of it with free events at the Museum of...
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OUTing the Past
LGBT History Month 2017 Here, at the Museum of Liverpool, we are committed to telling diverse and hidden histories and ensuring that our collections and displays represent our local communities as much...
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Somme centenary tweets
Our daily tweets included the name, rank, age and when possible, an image of a soldier who had died that day Every day since the 1 July we have been tweeting to remember the soldiers from the King’s...
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How do you research the history of a street?
Detail from Gage’s Map of Liverpool, 1835, showing Pembroke Place The Museum of Liverpool’s current project Galkoff’s and the Secret Life of Pembroke Place is exploring the history of Pembroke Place...
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The Passing of an Icon – Marky J
Within a week of starting on the Pride and Prejudice project at the Museum of Liverpool I found myself in the drag room of Garlands nightclub on a Thursday lunchtime. It was then that I first met Mark...
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Fantastic Gifts and Where to Find Them
Liverpudlians with a passion for Harry Potter will no doubt be aware that our city has played a part in the hugely successful film franchise, with cast and crew visiting Liverpool back in 2009 to film...
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Activism and archives
I’ve been given a really exciting opportunity work on the Sankofa project, which aims to support Black communities in Liverpool with looking after their precious objects and materials and hopefully...
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Pride and Prejudice – we need you
Pride and Prejudice: Bringing stories out of the closet is a groudbreaking project to reveal the sometimes hidden LGBT histories of objects held at National Museums Liverpool’s art galleries and the...
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‘Blind School’ digital trail at the Museum of Liverpool
Steve Binns at Mapping Monday (c) Jack Morgan DaDaFest Today we have a guest blog from Kerry Massheder-Rigby, History of Place Project Coordinator: “For Disability History Month 2016 the History of...
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Memories of Blackler’s – Free Events at Museum of Liverpool
Blackler’s Santa is on display until 30 December. Anyone who has visited the Museum of Liverpool over the past couple of weeks could not fail to notice our giant new addition! The 18 foot Blackler’s...
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New LGBT objects uncovered
Shaun Duggan Two new themes, Love and Relationships and Sex and Eroticism (what everyone’s been waiting for!) have now been launched as part of our Pride and Prejudice research project. We have...
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