Blue glazed faience ‘overseer’ shabtis that has the arms crossed on the chest a worker shabti, with an apron applied to the ...

Iconic designs by Vivienne Westwood, Mary Quant and Laura Ashley are being showcased in a new display celebrating costume, jewellery and decorative objects made by female designers. Creating Visions: ...

In uncertain times, when we all feel at least a little lost and anxious, it is sometimes comforting to look back to previous occasions when we have faced significant tests - to see that we have the ...

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Our collections include posters, stickers and other objects from the 1980s onwards used to raise awareness of AIDS and HIV or to highlight available support. This is part of the Activism rights ...

Join us for a laid back family afternoon in our garden, on what we hope will be a sunny start to the summer holidays! Come along for our story time, crafts and sand play. Although we'll be out on the ...

The hugely popular Discover Islam event returns to World Museum . This ground-breaking one day event is a community run project to enable people of all faiths and none to find out about Islam and ...

Narcissus was the son of the river God Cephisus and nymph Lyripe. He was desired by both men and women because of his youthful beauty. One admirer was the young man Aminias. He professed his love for ...

Turner was commissioned to make several watercolours of Whalley in Lancashire for Thomas Dunham Whitaker’s 'History of the Parish of Whalley' around 1799. Whalley abbey had been a Cistercian monastery ...

This apocalyptic vision, inspired by Thomas Campbell’s poem of 1823 describing a future world in which only one human being is left alive, shows a deserted city divided from the rocks to the right by ...

Croxteth Hall, Liverpool was built around 1575. It was the home of the Molyneux Family, the Earls of Sefton. The house remained in the Molyneux family until the death of Hugh William Osbert Molyneux, ...

The Pre-Raphaelite artworks that can be seen at National Museums Liverpool's art galleries are among the best in the world. You can find Pre-Raphaelite art at the Walker Art Gallery, Lady Lever Art ...