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: ...

Cotman painted this romantic scene of rustic domestic life at the Black Boy Inn at Hurley on Thames. It shows a farmer (posed by the inn keeper) returning home for his meal, while his horse leans ...

This painting is a product of the early phase of the British movement to abolish the transatlantic slave trade during the 18th and 19th century. Its dominant image is that of an enslaved African, set ...

A cap or doppa made from four triangles of quilted red silk, with large embroidery motifs (abstract butis / flowers / seeds) of a similar style on each of the four areas. The band is woven (or ...

Extended until September 28 2025 and kids under 12 go free!Immerse yourself in an exhibition that brings together art and science to explore one of nature’s most incredible creatures - the bee.This ...

This painting portrays a scene from one of the only stories in the Old Testament to focus on the strong love bond between two women, the Book of Ruth. Calderon shows Naomi returning to her native land ...

How the recording studio went from merely a tool, to part of the essential fabric of music. Although multitrack recorders were developed as early as the 1940s, at the time The Beatles started their ...

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Meet the engineers, designers, scientists and other creatives who were inspired by playing with Meccano as a child.

National Museums Liverpool's collections include a range of Beatles related material, chronicling their careers from the early days in the Cavern to solo projects after the band split up. Some of our ...

House of Memories is a museum-led dementia awareness programme which offers training, access to resources, and museum-based activities to enable carers to provide person-centred care for people living ...

We look at how St Sebastian came to be known as a Gay icon from as far back as the late 19th century. Martyrdom of St. Sebastian, Bartolomeo di Giovanni, 1496 - 1500 about On the 20th January 287 AD, ...