Culture in Liverpool
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Milap celebrate Diwali with a packed programme of Indian Arts this November
Milap – the UK’s leading Indian Arts and Culture company – is preparing to celebrate Diwali with a week-long programme of music and dance that can be enjoyed from the comfort of your own home. Diwali is the Indian festival of lights, usually lasting five days and celebrated during the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika. One of the most popular festivals of India, Diwali symbolizes the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and…
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Homotopia Festival 2020 Preview
Nobody knows how to adapt and survive to strange times like the queer community and Liverpool’s Homotopia Festival is back with a bang for 2020 and a dynamic line-up of physical events and online happenings. In a year where everything has changed, the UK’s longest running LGBTQIA arts and culture festival will reach out into new places and spaces, including a drag promenade down Liverpool’s Hope Street, a ‘Queer the City’ art crawl and a…
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How To Support Liverpool Businesses Through The New Covid Restrictions
Whilst we are still trying to adjust to the new rules and restrictions, undoubtedly it is difficult to support our local independent restaurants, bars and shops in the ways we have done in the past. However, now, more than ever it is important that if we can, we try to find new ways to help. This article aims to show how we can help support Liverpool businesses during the new Covid restrictions. Bring The Restaurant…
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Liverpool Irish Festival 2020 Preview
Irish comedian and TV presenter Patrick Kielty has been announced as the headliner for the Liverpool Irish Festival this October, as the cultural showcase goes online for 2020. The 10-day festival celebrates the connections between Liverpool and Ireland and although this year’s event will be exclusively virtual, will still feature an exciting line-up of music, film, art and spoken word. Patrick Kielty headlines the programme on 17 October with a special event called ‘Hard Histories,…
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Black History Month Events in Liverpool
Black History Month is an excellent time to spotlight history that should already be part of the curriculum, highlight incredible individuals within the city’s rich black history and celebrate black culture. There is a host of events happening throughout October from organisations across Liverpool and we’ve handpicked some highlights from across the programme. Black History Month Events in Liverpool International Slavery Museum Liverpool is home to the International Slavery Museum giving the city the greatest…
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New Brighton’s Oakland Gallery Brings Together Top Names In British Street Art
A brand new contemporary art gallery has opened in Wirral this month. Oakland Gallery exhibits a mix of contemporary art alongside pieces from artists heavily involved in the global street-art scene. Located in the heart of New Brighton’s independent Victoria Quarter, Oakland Gallery is the latest addition to regeneration company Rockpoint Leisure’s portfolio of hospitality and retail concepts within the town. Oakland has partnered with leading creative studio Our Types for the inaugural show which…
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Moving to Liverpool: What You Need To Know
There are various reasons why UK residents move to Liverpool: starting a family, looking for a change of pace, entering the job market as a fresh graduate, jumpstarting a career, getting a quality education, or just fleeing the hustle-bustle of London without totally uprooting their life. Regardless, Liverpool is a forgiving place. Located in Merseyside, England, the most recent surveys estimate that Liverpool is home to almost half a million UK residents. This number makes…
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Milap unites artists for a tribute to one of India’s greatest music icons
The UK’s leading Indian Arts & Culture company, Milap, has assembled an extraordinary ensemble of Indian virtuosos to record a unique version of one of Lalgudi G Jayaraman’s masterpieces. Somewhere in the world, every few minutes, someone is performing, listening to, or dancing to a composition of Lalgudi G Jayaraman. This maestro musician has made an unmatched contribution to the world of Indian Classical Music. A trailblazing performer, composer and teacher, he has left behind…
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Unsung Heroes Mural Adds To New Brighton’s Impressive Street Art Collection
A brand new mural was unveiled today as part of New Brighton’s ever-growing street art collection. The Unsung Heroes mural is a portrait of local RNLI volunteer Mike Jones who celebrates 40-years of working at the New Brighton Lifeboat station. Painted on the gable end of a house on Virginia Road in the town’s thriving Victoria Quarter, renowned street artist SmugOne devised and executed the striking image. Known for his hyper-realistic work, Smug creates amazing…
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BlackFest: Liverpool’s Black Arts Festival 21 – 27 September
Liverpool’s Black Arts festival, BlackFest heads both online and to city venues this September for a week long programme of diverse and thought-provoking entertainment and events. After two highly successful programmes in 2018 and 2019, BlackFest returns for its third annual festival this autumn with an exciting line up of music, theatre, film, performance, poetry, spoken word and panel discussions; many of them free to stream online. The festival opens on Monday 21st September with Locks, an online discussion about prison systems and racial profiling, featuring…
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Baltic Green Urban Park Is A Labour of Love For Local Community
The Baltic Green urban park is a facinating project led by the local community, creating a fun and creative space in the Baltic Triangle. In the heart of Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle you’ll find the Baltic Green urban park featuring some very impressive and unique structures, all created by local volunteers, including a colourful throne, a stage, a gazebo, picnic benches and more. The Baltic Green urban park is a project ran by Tristan Brady-Jacobs who…
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Liverpool Museums and Art Galleries Reopening Dates
As lockdown eases, some of our favourite arts and culture venues are set to open their doors again. Here’s a list of Liverpool museums and art galleries reopening dates. Liverpool Museums and Art Galleries Reopening Dates Bluecoat The Bluecoat is open now between Thursday and Saturday, 11.00am – 4.30pm. Only three visitors allowed at once. The Beatles Story The Beatles Story is open now, 10.00am – 6.00pm, pre-booked tickets only. British Music Experience The British…
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FACT Re-Opening in August – Here’s All The Dates and Info You Need
FACT galleries will be opening from Wednesday 12 August, with the Picturehouse at FACT re-opening on 31 July. Ahead of their re-opening they are letting all of their visitors know exactly how they’re doing this, so they can plan and enjoy their visit. The building is opening in the following phases: FACT galleries will reopen from Wednesday 12 August Picturehouse at FACT will reopen from Friday 31 July The Garden by LEAF will remain temporarily…
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Liverpool Arab Arts Festival Goes Digital: 9-18 July
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival goes digital for the first time in its history next week. The UK’s longest running Arab arts festival opens a door into Arab arts and culture from 9 – 18 July, connecting artists and audiences from across the UK. This year’s festival will feature events from Ramallah, Beirut, London, Jerusalem, Morocco, Aleppo, Kuala Lumpur and more. Established in 1998, the festival usually takes place each year in arts and cultural venues…
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I Am, You Are, Everyone Is ONEOFTHE8 – Time to share your story
Go anywhere in the world, further than the North West of England and nobody knows where the Wirral is. You explain to them that “it’s a little peninsula not far from Liverpool”, a nugget of information which is rapidly overshadowed by “have you ever met John Lennon?” or “why is it called THE Wirral and not just Wirral?”. Those who reside on the more rural side of the Mersey River will no doubt be smirking…
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Liverpool Without Walls: The Exciting Pilot Scheme For Outdoor Bars and Restaurants
Liverpool Without Walls aims to get the city’s bars and restaurants back up and running as soon as possible. The ongoing Liverpool Without Walls project to re-imagine the city under social distancing, has announced further details today. The joint project is run between Liverpool City Council, Liverpool BID Company – which supports 1,500 city centre businesses, and Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. It is hoped that the project will give businesses in Liverpool the best chance…
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Black Lives Matter – A Look at Liverpool’s History
In the year 2020, when the human race is arguably the most tolerable and liberal it has ever been, you would not think that “Black Lives Matter” would be a controversial statement; yet, for some people, they take offence to it and retort with “All Lives Matter” as though the original statement discredits the importance of the lives of those who are not black. Being a resident of the UK, it may be easy to…
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Milap Bring The World of Indian Music and Dance To The Masses
Milap, the UK’s leading Indian Arts & Culture company, is bringing the world of Indian music and dance to the masses during lockdown with a host of online interactive activities. Following a weekend of back-to-back live performances, workshops and discussions online to celebrate International Dance Day in April, the Liverpool-based organisation continues to provide high quality content via its online channels, featuring everything from full-length concerts from their ‘Music for the Mind and Soul’ archives, to…
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Liverpool Virtual Museum Tours – Explore World Famous Art From The Comfort of Your Home
Here’s your guide to Liverpool Virtual Museum Tours that you can do from the comfort of your couch, the perfect activity to do during lockdown. National Museums Liverpool On the National Museums Liverpool website you can do virtual tours of the International Slavery Museum, Dinosaurs and the Natural World, World Cultures and more. Visit https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/virtual-tours#section–explore for information. Walker Art Gallery The Walker Art Gallery is available to do a virtual tour of on Google Arts…
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Join LightNight At Home This Year
LightNight At Home 15 May 2020 LightNight At Home will take place next week in place of the usual annual cultural event which happens around the city. From 5pm on Friday 15 May LightNight invite you to follow #LightNightatHome and join in an online exploration of work by many of the artists and organisations who had so much planned for the festival this year. Fittingly the theme for the festival this year is Home, and it…
