Upcoming exhibitions from National Museums Liverpool
- From: "liverpoolmuseums@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <liverpoolmuseums@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:57:14 -0000
Hello uk.culture.museums group!
I am the E-PR Officer for National Museums Liverpool and I just wanted
to tell you about some of the upcoming exhibitions at our museum
venues! Please read on for more information, or go to www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Thanks!
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World Museum Liverpool
Open daily 10am-5pm
William Brown Street, Liverpool
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Telephone 0151 478 4393
Museum Highlights
Bring the whole family and explore the world under one roof. Discover
other civilisations, giant and live creepy crawlies or walk with
dinosaurs.
Alternately, get your hands on our collections in the Weston Discovery
and Clore Natural History Centres or relax and enjoy one of our
fascinating shows in the Treasure House Theatre and Planetarium
Exhibitions
Animated Adventures
Until 26 Aug 2007
Centring on Aardman Animations' feature film Wallace and Gromit, The
Curse of the Were-Rabbit, this exhibition uses the animators' own
words to explain how fantastical ideas are turned into action packed
animation. Come and join us as we reveal all the industry's secrets
through a mixture of fun hands-on exhibits and multi-media pods.
Designed and developed by W5, Belfast. The exhibition, funded by the
Millennium Commission through a ReDiscover grant, is part of three
touring exhibitions developed by eTEC (the ecsite-UK Travelling
Exhibitions Consortium).
Free Planetarium
World Museum Liverpool's free planetarium allows visitors to blast off
on a spectacular journey through space and time, learning about the
Universe on the way. Shows cover various aspects of space science,
including the Solar System, space exploration and special children's
shows.
Tickets available from the information desk, from 10am and up to five
minutes before each performance.
Treasure House Theatre
Discover the amazing stories behind the treasures in World Museum
Liverpool through music, dance, busy workshops and fascinating films
that will entertain the whole family and bring the museum's awesome
collection life. Specially trained members of staff can answer your
questions and help you handle intriguing objects. Using the latest
technology the theatre will let you get closer to our collection than
ever before.
Tickets for all shows are FREE and available at the information desk
on the day.
(Extra shows during school holidays)
Call 0151 478 4393 for details
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International Slavery Museum
Opens 23 August 2007
(within Merseyside Maritime Museum)
Open daily
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Telephone 0151 478 4499
The International Slavery Museum uncovers the appalling history of the
transatlantic slave trade. Including displays on the legacy of
transatlantic slavery, the thought-provoking museum addresses issues
such as freedom, identity, human rights, reparations, racial
discrimination and cultural change. The museum looks at the deep and
permanent impact of slavery and the slave trade on Africa, South
America, the USA, the Caribbean and Western Europe.
Events
Installation: Bouche du Roi by Romauld Hazoumé
4 Aug - 2 September
Merseyside Maritime Museum
The structure of La Bouche du Roi by Beninese-artist Romauld Hazoumé
is based on a famous late-18th century print of the Liverpool slave
ship the Brookes, and is a powerful memorial to the horrors of the
transatlantic slave trade. A multi-media artwork, it has been created
using over three hundred 'masks' made from plastic petrol cans used by
motorcyclists who run black market fuel between Benin and Nigeria. The
artwork was recently acquired by the British Museum with the help of
the Art Fund and the British Museum Friends.
Slavery Remembrance Day Memorial Lecture: The ideological origins of
chattel slavery
21 Aug 6pm - 8pm
Liverpool Town Hall
Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, a distinguished author - most recently of The
History of Africa - and Professor in the Department of African-
American Studies at Temple University, USA will present this year's
lecture.
Slavery Remembrance Day
23 August 2007
All day
Otterspool Promenade
A day-long programme of performances, children's activities and a
libation to commemorate this important day, Designated by UNESCO, the
date commemorates an uprising of the enslaved Africans on the island
of St Domingo (modern Haiti and the Dominican Republic) in 1791 and
was chosen as a reminder that enslaved Africans were the main agents
of their own liberation.
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Customs & Excise National Museum
Open daily 10am-5pm
Inside Merseyside Maritime Museum
Albert Dock, Liverpool
www.customsandexcisemuseum.org.uk
Telephone 0151 478 4499
Museum Highlights
Smuggle your family into the Customs & Excise Museum and discover the
exciting world of smugglers and customs men. Most people only see the
work of customs officers when returning from holiday, but they do so
much more!
A range of special free activities is available for all ages. You
might even meet one of a host of colourful characters, ranging from
the ghosts of no-good smugglers and heroic customs officers to the
mysterious Mother Redcap.
Special events
Dockwatch
Aug 11, 12 2007
11am- 4pm
FAMILY ACTIVITY
Take a closer look at the creatures in the waters of the Albert Dock
with our team of museum experts.
Sniffer dog demonstrations
Aug 2, 9, 16, 22 30 2007
12.30, 1.30, 2.30 & 3.30pm
FAMILY ACTIVITY
Come and meet the human and canine members of the Customs sniffer dog
team and learn about their work.
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National Conservation Centre
Open daily 10am-5pm
Whitechapel, Liverpool
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Telephone 0151 478 4999
Museum Highlights
Have you ever wondered how National Museums Liverpool cares for
objects in their collection? Then bring the family along to Reveal -
The Hidden Story of Objects, our permanent exhibition with a
conservation science lab at its centre.
This vibrant and contemporary gallery explores both the memories that
objects contain and how science helps us to interpret them.
Demonstrators, interactive activities, and multi-media terminals
enable the whole family to investigate and understand our collections,
through virtual reality, dirt-busting lasers, the re-building of a
broken statue, or the exploration of an Egyptian mummy without
touching it.
EXHIBITION
Now These Days Are Gone: Photographs by Michael Peto
18 August 2007 - 2 March 2008.
A fascinating exhibition of photographs of the Beatles taken during
the filming of the 1965 film Help! The images offer a unique insight
into the group at the height of their fame.
Tours
Open day
Aug 1 2007
Sept 4 2007
October 4 2007
10.15am-4.45pm
Over 8s
Our conservators open their studios for you to visit. These 30 minute
tours have limited places so please pre-book.
Walk for health
Every Friday
Aug 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 2007
Sept 7, 14, 21, 28 2007
11am-12 noon
Over 8s
Join our learning staff for a healthy stroll past some of Liverpool's
finest architecture and monumental sculptures.
Heritage Open Days
Sept 6, 7, 8, 9 2007
1 & 3pm
Over 8s
Take a historical tour of the Midland Railway Company's goods
warehouse, now occupied by National Conservation Centre.
Opinion service
(By appointment - ask at the welcome desk or ring 0151 478 4999)
Do you have a treasured object at home you would like some advice
about?
Then bring it along to the centre and we will give you help on how to
store, care and present it.
Extras
Eros café
Daily 10am-4.30pm
Offering sandwiches, salads, soup, cakes and drinks. Children's menu
and highchair available. Sandwiches, salads and meals served from 10am-
4pm.
Conservation shop
Be inspired by our wide-range of books, cards and gifts including
jewellery, ceramics, conservation materials and pocket-money priced
souvenirs.
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