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Open Eye Gallery is a photography gallery and archive in Liverpool, UK [4] that was established in 1977. [5] It is housed in a purpose-built building on the waterfront at Mann Island , [ 5 ] its fourth location.
Tate Liverpool is an art gallery and museum in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, and part of Tate, along with Tate St Ives, Cornwall, Tate Britain, London, and Tate Modern, London. The museum was an initiative of the Merseyside Development Corporation .
Extensions to the gallery were opened in 1884 and 1933 (following a two-year closure) when the gallery re-opened with an exhibition including Picasso and Gauguin. In 2002 the gallery re-opened following a major refurbishment. In 1986, the gallery achieved national status, as part of the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside. [3] [4]
More recently, local artist Tom Murphy has created a dozen sculptures in Liverpool. While statues and sculpture are dotted throughout the inner city, there are four primary groupings: inside and around St George's Hall ; in St John's Gardens ; [ 2 ] around the Pier Head ; and around the Palm House at Sefton Park .
The museum also features: Little Liverpool, a gallery for children under six; History Detectives, an interactive archaeology and history resource centre; a 180-seat theatre for community and audio-visual performances and meeting facilities. [7] It also has a gallery called "City Soldiers" which tells the story of the King's Regiment. [8]
The Victoria Building, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool. Housing the Victoria Gallery and Museum. The Victoria Gallery & Museum (VG&M) is an art gallery and museum run by the University of Liverpool in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. [1] [2] [3] VG&M is located in the "redbrick" 1892 Victoria Building. It‘s marked with “THE ORIGINAL REDBRICK” on ...
In the 1980s, local politics in Liverpool was under the control of the Militant group of the Labour Party. In the lead-up to the county’s abolition, and anticipating their takeover, Liverpool's Militant councillors discussed selling off the world class collections of the Walker Art Gallery to fund social housing in the city. Following a ...
Built in 1716–17 as a charity school, Bluecoat Chambers in School Lane is the oldest surviving building in central Liverpool, England. [1] Following the Liverpool Blue Coat School's move to another site in 1906, the building was rented from 1907 onwards by the Sandon Studios Society. [2]