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November 2022
Combining fashion, football, and art as told from the terraces of the stadiums this exhibition is the first major exhibition to tell the story of a movement that defined sports culture of the 1970s, 80s and 90s. This pioneering exhibition considers the culture of football ‘casuals’, which began on Britain’s football terraces in the late 1970s. Through the medium of art, it [...]
Find out moreApril 2023
Explore the legends of the gods and goddesses from Ancient Greece and Rome in this family-friendly exhibition, including some of the most well-known characters, such as Zeus, the king of the gods, Athena the goddess of wisdom and war, and Hercules, the hero. The exhibition features a stunning collection of over 100 sculptures and objects never before displayed together, that [...]
Find out moreMay 2023
Rare artefacts from the Merseybeat era – including newly-discovered song lyrics from Gerry Marsden – are on show in an exhibition at Liverpool Central Library. The lyrics of the unfinished number, A Girl Like You, were discovered after his wife Pauline offered several loans to curators of the Liverpool 1963 – How Did We Do It? show. The free exhibition, [...]
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'Photie Man' celebrates the internationally-acclaimed Irish artist Tom Wood (b. 1951), showcasing his iconic images of Liverpool and bringing together his work from across all decades, it will be the first major retrospective of Tom’s work in Liverpool. Embraced locally as ‘photieman’, Wood has dedicated much of his career to the people and places of Liverpool and Merseyside to create an [...]
Find out moreSeptember 2023
The John Moores Painting Prize is the UK's most well-known painting competition, bringing together the best contemporary painting from across the UK to Liverpool. Bringing together the best of contemporary painting from across the UK to Liverpool, the painting prize is over 60 years old. First held in 1957, the competition was named after its founding sponsor Sir John Moores. [...]
Find out moreOctober 2023
Into the Light sees six of Nahem Shoa’s paintings displayed beside famous artworks from the Walker’s permanent collections – including artists such as Joseph Wright of Derby, David Hockney, Lucien Freud and James Tissot. Asking uncomfortable questions related to Transatlantic slavery, Liverpool’s cotton industry and the objectification of women in art, Into the Light will see six of Nahem Shoa’s [...]
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