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All events and activities are FREE

You can look for an event at another venue or on a different date using the search facility and calendar on the right.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Film: Ancient Greece

Alex investiagtes his Greek heritage with help from his Grandad.

Suitable for 7yrs+
11-11.30am , World Museum Liverpool
Treasure House Theatre
World Museum Liverpool visitor information

Live Link to Mote Marine Lab USA

Join us in the Treasure House Theatre for a live video link to the Mote Marine Lab in the USA. This week it's on the subject of sea monsters!

Suitable for families
3-3.40pm , World Museum Liverpool
Treasure House Theatre
World Museum Liverpool visitor information

Limestone panel from the tomb of Nyankhety

Death on the Nile

Meet some unexpected visitors and travel back in time to Ancient Egypt to witness the magical methods of mummification in this special family show.

Places are free but numbers are limited. Please collect your free ticket in advance from the Information Desk.

Find out more about the Treasure House Theatre and our Eyptian collections. Explore everyday life in Ancient Egypt through our interactive Nile File.

Suitable for all visitors
1.30-2pm , World Museum Liverpool
Treasure House Theatre
World Museum Liverpool visitor information

A demonstrator holding two stick insects

Creepy Crawly Collections Tour

Come behind the scenes and see some of the 750,000 insects in the museum’s collections. Discover how we use the collections to conserve insects in the wild and see the largest, smallest and strangest insects we have.

This is a ticketed event. Collect your FREE ticket from the information desk on the ground floor of the museum.

Suitable for 5yrs+
1-1.30pm , World Museum Liverpool
World Museum Liverpool visitor information

Samurai armour

Samurai Armour

Hands on demonstration suitable for all the family. Find out about the history and traditions of the Samurai and see a volunteer get dressed up in replica armour.

Places are free but numbers are limited. Please collect your free ticket in advance from the Information Desk.

Click here to find out more about the Treasure House Theatre.

Suitable for families
12-12.30pm , World Museum Liverpool
Treasure House Theatre
World Museum Liverpool visitor information

Saturn
Saturn

A tale of two planets

Take a closer look at Mars and Saturn in this fascinating show, and find out about the star patterns we can find in the night sky.
Please collect your free ticket from the ground floor information desk before the show.

Suitable for all visitors
1.30pm and 4.05pm , World Museum Liverpool
Planetarium
World Museum Liverpool visitor information

Winter night sky

The Winter night sky takes a 10 minute look at the myths and constellations of the most interesting and diverse of the seasonal night skies.

Suitable for all visitors
12pm and 2.45pm , World Museum Liverpool
Planetarium
World Museum Liverpool visitor information

The Sun
The Sun

Sunshine

A fun lively interactive show for the young and young at heart. Particularly suitable for under-5’s.

Please collect your free ticket from the ground floor information desk before the show. Tickets for this show are limited and in demand, tickets are available on a first come, first served basis from 10am on the day of the show.

Suitable for families
11.30am and 2.15pm , World Museum Liverpool
Planetarium
World Museum Liverpool visitor information

Solar system diagram

Wonders of the Solar System

3-2-1-blast off! Come on an adventure around our Solar System without leaving the comfort of your chair in our fantastic family show. Free tickets are available from the ground floor information desk only.

Suitable for families
10.45am and 3.15pm , World Museum Liverpool
Planetarium
World Museum Liverpool visitor information

A demonstrator holding two stick insects

Creepy Crawly Collections Tour

This is a ticketed event. Collect your FREE ticket from the information desk on the ground floor of the museum.

Suitable for 5yrs+
1pm , World Museum Liverpool
World Museum Liverpool visitor information

Sing Liverpool

A musical trip back in time, from Frankie Vaughan to Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

Suitable for all visitors
2pm and 3pm , Merseyside Maritime Museum
Merseyside Maritime Museum visitor information

Animal masks

Use the farms and countryside scenes featured in our Masterpiece watercolours and drawings exhibition as inspiration to make your very own animal mask to take away.

Suitable for families
1-4pm , Lady Lever Art Gallery
Lady Lever Art Gallery visitor information

Handling collection

Learn more about the history of the transatlantic slave trade and see objects from our handling collection up close in this demonstration.

Suitable for all visitors
1-4pm , International Slavery Museum
International Slavery Museum visitor information

Carnival crafts

This fun-filled arts and crafts workshop takes carnival as its inspiration.

Suitable for all visitors
1-4pm , International Slavery Museum
International Slavery Museum visitor information

Exhibitions

Entry to all exhibitions is FREE

You can look for an exhibition at another venue or on a different date using the search facility and calendar on the right.

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The beat goes on

Inspired by Liverpool’s significant contribution to popular music, The Beat Goes On showcases Merseyside’s vibrant music scenes that have played a major part in the city’s life over the past 60 years...

Bridges not walls

This thought provoking community exhibition, displayed in the World Cultures gallery, tells the stories of displaced womn and those living in conflict around the world...

Face to Face

This community exhibition is a collection of striking self-portraits created by the Young Learners Group at EMTAS, using a variety of collage and textile techniques...

BIG BANG!

A ground-breaking experiment‚ which could unlock some of the biggest mysteries of the universe‚ is explored in 'BIG BANG! Celebrating the World’s Largest Physics Experiment'...

Ben Johnson's Liverpool Cityscape 2008 and the World Panorama Series

For 2008 National Museums Liverpool has commissioned celebrated artist Ben Johnson to create an iconic cityscape of Liverpool, the most ambitious of his distinguished panoramas to date...

Walker Art Gallery
Saturday, May 24, 2008 to Sunday, November 02, 2008
Walker Art Gallery visitor information

Hello Sailor! Gay life on the ocean wave

Back by popular demand!...

Merseyside Maritime Museum
Monday, September 24, 2007 to Sunday, January 18, 2009
Merseyside Maritime Museum visitor information

Magical History Tour

This major exhibition takes visitors on a fast paced, dynamic journey of discovery through 800 years of Liverpool history...

Merchant Palaces

Some of Liverpool and Wirral’s lost Victorian and Edwardian mansions are shown in this stunning photographic exhibition...

Masterpiece watercolours and drawings

A rare opportunity to see some of the highlights of the incredible collection of British drawings and watercolours at the Lady Lever Art Gallery...

Lady Lever Art Gallery
Saturday, June 28, 2008 to Sunday, November 09, 2008
Lady Lever Art Gallery visitor information

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