http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/customrssfeeds.aspx?tagid=0&adv=0Press releases from National Museums Liverpool MediacentreenMon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMTFri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationhttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.ukweb@liverpoolmuseums.org.ukwebtechnicalteam@liverpoolmuseums.org.ukhttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=823<p class="strapline">Museum receives an honorary mention at UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize</p><p>In a ceremony today in Paris Liverpool&rsquo;s International Slavery Museum will receive an Honourable Mention by Ko&iuml;chiro Matsuura, the UNESCO Director-General, as part of the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence.</p><p><a title="Read the International Slavery Museum Honoured by UNESCO article" href="http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=823">Full article</a></p> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=823http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=822<p class="strapline">Merseyside Maritime Museum 5 February – 6 June 2010 </p><p>The vanished world of Imperial China is vividly captured on glass plates by an intrepid Scottish photographer who travelled throughout the country meeting people from all walks of life.</p><p><a title="Read the China through the lens article" href="http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=822">Full article</a></p> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=822http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=821<p class="strapline">Appeal for memories of Liverpool Sailors’ Home for inclusion in new museum </p><p>National Museums Liverpool curators are currently appealing for personal stories of Liverpool Sailors&rsquo; Home, home to seafarers staying in the city from 1850 to 1969.</p><p><a title="Read the Museum of Liverpool appeal article" href="http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=821">Full article</a></p> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=821http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=818<p class="strapline">Photography exhibition</p><p>An exhibition of remarkable recently-discovered photographs gives a fascinating glimpse into the life and leisure time of an Edwardian family on the Wirral.</p><p><a title="Read the An Edwardian Family Album article" href="http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=818">Full article</a></p> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=818http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=819<p class="strapline">National Museums Liverpool is on Ray Watch </p><p>This autumn, National Museums Liverpool is asking people to get involved in RayWatch, a conservation project helping us track Thornback Rays in the Mersey and Liverpool Bay. NML are working with the Shark Trust and local anglers to tag the rays and monitor the species&rsquo; progress in the wild. To fund the project, NML are hoping people will adopt a ray.</p><p><a title="Read the Angling for Answers article" href="http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=819">Full article</a></p> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=819http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=816<p class="strapline">at National Museums Liverpool</p><p>As part of National Museums Liverpool&rsquo;s ongoing commitment to equal opportunities and diversity this Autumn there will be a selection of BSL events suitable for all the family to enjoy.</p><p><a title="Read the British Sign Language Events article" href="http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=816">Full article</a></p> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=816http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=783<p class="strapline">From 16th century to present day – Walker Art Gallery</p><p>Works by some of history&rsquo;s most celebrated women artists are featured in a compelling new exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery.</p><p><a title="Read the The Rise of Women Artists article" href="http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=783">Full article</a></p> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=783http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=801<p class="strapline">Liverpool People </p><p>Evocative images captured by top photographer Stephen Shakeshaft show a variety of Liverpool people from local personalities to major stars in everyday surroundings.</p><p><a title="Read the Stephen Shakeshaft article" href="http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=801">Full article</a></p> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=801http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=807<p class="strapline">Walker Art Gallery 25 September to 13 December 2009</p><p>A major exhibition that tracks the career of Bridget Riley, from her exciting beginnings in the early 1960s to the ambitious and powerful works of recent years, opens at the&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Walker Art Gallery from 25 September to 13 December 2009.</p><p><a title="Read the Bridget Riley: Flashback article" href="http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=807">Full article</a></p> Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=807http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=800<p class="strapline">Inspiring exhibitions at the International Slavery Museum </p><p>Two inspiring exhibitions are opening at the International Slavery Museum this summer: Trafficked from 31 July 2009 to February 2010 and Black Britannia from 7 August 2009 to 28 February 2010.</p><p><a title="Read the Trafficked & Black Britannia article" href="http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=800">Full article</a></p> Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=800http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=789<p class="strapline">Celebrate individual style in our fashion competition </p><p>The National Conservation Centre is offering people the chance to celebrate their own individual style in a fantastic fashion competition.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> 'Sound and Vision: Music and Fashion, photographed by Francesco Mellina, Liverpool, 1978-82' on display until 31 August 2009 at the National Conservation Centre, captures the fabulous fashions worn by the music fans inhabiting Liverpool&rsquo;s music scene in the late 70s and early 80s.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> The exhibition documents the amazing trends at a pivotal point when music and fashion merged to create new sounds and styles, and now the National Conservation Centre is looking for people who have their own unique look and style to be photographed and add the finishing touch to the exhibition.<br /> <br /> The person judged to have the most unusual, quirky and individual style will have their picture displayed in the exhibition for its duration: the perfect opportunity to be part of an exhibition documenting the past&rsquo;s fashion flair and prove that Liverpool still has a creative and innovative style.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Francesco Mellina will photograph all successful entrants over two sessions on Wednesday 27 May and Saturday 30 May, 1pm &ndash; 5pm. Photographs of all entrants will also appear on the National Museums Liverpool website.</p><p><a title="Read the Put Yourself in the Frame article" href="http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=789">Full article</a></p> Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=789http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=784<p class="strapline">Sudley House </p><p>A new exhibition gives a fascinating insight into the family life of Emily Tinne &ndash; the lady whose amazing wardrobe of clothes reflects a vanished world between 1910 and 1940.</p><p><a title="Read the A Sweet Life article" href="http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=784">Full article</a></p> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=784http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=779<p class="strapline">Small exhibition, plus Darwin Discovery Trail </p><p>A small exhibition called Voyage of the Beagle and the Darwin Discovery Trail fun quiz are the latest World Museum Liverpool events marking the 200th anniversary of the great scientist&rsquo;s birth.</p><p><a title="Read the Darwin and the Beagle article" href="http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=779">Full article</a></p> Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=779http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=766<p class="strapline">Band perform at Merseyside Maritime Museum </p><p>Liverpool&rsquo;s year as European Capital of Culture is drawing to a close and Merseyside Maritime Museum is marking the occasion with a special late night opening complete with free entertainment.</p><p><a title="Read the Fourmost say farewell to '08 article" href="http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=766">Full article</a></p> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=766http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=760<p class="strapline">Winner of public vote announced</p><p>&nbsp;<br /> The public have made their decision and the winner of the Visitors&rsquo; Choice award for the John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize has been awarded to Julian Brain for his painting 'Special Relativity'.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Chosen solely by the public vote, Brain was also chosen by jurors as one of four runners up in the main JM25 competition and, surprisingly, is the only self-taught artist in the entire exhibition.<br /> <br /> Lisa Bradshaw, John Moores exhibition officer said: &ldquo;The public have been voting since the exhibition opened in September, and it&rsquo;s been fantastic to see that they&rsquo;ve chosen an artist who has risen to the challenge despite his lack of professional training.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> &ldquo;The themes and concepts that Julian has used in this painting are something the JM25 judges picked up on, and having been chosen for a second time is testament to the fact that his work has captured visitors&rsquo; imaginations and is something they feel they can relate to.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> Special Relativity uses a surrealistic re-ordering of a domestic scene to represent the experience of adoption, and the painting has won Julian a further &pound;2008 in the Visitors&rsquo; Choice competition, generously donated by Rathbone Investment Management to celebrate the 2008 Capital of Culture year.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Visitors to the exhibition could vote for any one of the 40 shortlisted works chosen to be in this year&rsquo;s exhibition by a panel of esteemed judges consisting of artists Jake and Dinos Chapman, art critic Sacha Craddock and painters Graham Crowley and Paul Morrison.</p><p><a title="Read the JM25 Visitors’ Choice Award article" href="http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=760">Full article</a></p> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=760http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=744<p class="strapline">Heritage Lottery Fund money confirmed</p><p>The Museum of Liverpool has been awarded a confirmed grant of &pound;11 million by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).</p><p><a title="Read the £11 million investment on Museum of Liverpool article" href="http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=744">Full article</a></p> Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mediacentre/displayrelease.aspx?id=744/_xslt/stylefeed.xslt