LIVERPOOL.- A beautiful and striking sculpture of a huge dandelion by Liverpool-born artist Paul Morrison is going on permanent display at the Walker Art Gallery. The sculpture Topocline is painted entirely black and is positioned on the first floor of…
Paul Trevor Photo Exhibition of 1970s Liverpool Opens at the Walker Art Gallery
LIVERPOOL.- An exhibition featuring 58 photographs of children playing on the streets of 1970s Liverpool opened at the Walker Art Gallery this Friday. Like you’ve never been away: photographs by Paul Trevor runs until 25 September 2011. Paul Trev…
Previously Unseen Photographs of the Fab Four Brought to the San Francisco Art Exchange
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Rare and unseen photographs of The Beatles are on display at the San Francisco Art Exchange as part of a drive to promote the British city of Liverpool to San Francisco residents. The exhibition opened on May 7th and will run throug…
Previously Unseen Photographs of the Fab Four Brought to the San Francisco Art Exchange
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Rare and unseen photographs of The Beatles are on display at the San Francisco Art Exchange as part of a drive to promote the British city of Liverpool to San Francisco residents. The exhibition opened on May 7th and will run throug…
Albert Einstein’s Escape From Nazi Germany at Merseyside Maritime Museum Exhibition
LIVERPOOL.- Immigration documents relating to Albert Einstein’s dramatic escape from Nazi Germany have been discovered and will go on show for the very first time at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Einstein, one of the most prominent figures of the la…
Albert Einstein’s Immigration Papers on Show for Very First Time at Merseyside Maritime Museum
LIVERPOOL.- Immigration documents relating to Albert Einstein’s dramatic escape from Nazi Germany have been discovered and will go on show for the very first time at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Einstein, one of the most prominent figures of the la…
Chinese Seal Believed to Be from Imperial Summer Palace Sacked in 1860, for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- A rare jadeite double-square seal believed to have been an Imperial seal of the Jiaqing Emperor, taken from the Summer Palace during Britain’s second Opium War with China in 1860, and brought to Britain by Liverpool born medical missionar…
Museum of Liverpool Opening Date Announced
LIVERPOOL.- The Museum of Liverpool will launch 100 years to the very day that its iconic neighbour the Royal Liver Building opened its doors. The largest newly-built national museum in Britain for more than a century, the new Museum of Liverpool, wil…
"42" Women of Sierra Leone: Photography Exhibition at International Slavery Museum
LIVERPOOL.- Sierra Leone in West Africa is ranked by the United Nations as one of the poorest countries in the world and shockingly women’s life expectancy is in the mid 40s. The International Slavery Museum hosts ‘42’ Women of Sierra Le…
Walker Art Gallery Acquires Important Watercolour: "Goodbye on the Mersey" by James Tissot
LIVERPOOL.- The Walker Art Gallery has acquired a striking watercolour study of 19th century emigration by the French artist, James Tissot with help from the Art Fund, the UK’s national fundraising charity for works of art. Goodbye on the Mersey i…