Liverpool
Channel 4 Big Art Project giant earns sculpture award nomination for St Helens
The 66ft cast of a dreaming face overlooking a Merseyside motorway created by Jaume Plensa for Channel 4's Big Art Project has been nominated for the Marsh Sculpture Prize.
Indigenous rituals send off human remains after National Museum Liverpool agrees to repatriate skeletons
An early 20th century indigenous human skull will return to Australia after National Museum Liverpool reached agreement with government officials for the tranfer of three culturally-significant skeletal sets.
Tin can brains, visitor-powered woodwork and quantum mechanics by Bernie Lubell at FACT
The out of order signs will be at the ready at the Foundation for Art and Creative Technology this June as San Francisco artist Bernie Lubell's interactive scientific installations make their UK debut.
Liverpool Art Prize winners announced
The winners of the second annual Liverpool Art Prize have been announced at Novas Contemporary Urban Centre, Liverpool.
Key player in Albert Dock restoration given "Honorary Scouser" status
Leonard Eppel, whose investment in the Albert Dock in the 1980s kickstarted the progress which has made it a World Heritage Site and focal point of culture in Liverpool today, has been formally...
Culture Secretary steps in to halt controversial Wirral library closures
The Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham, has ordered only the second inquiry in 45 years under the Library and Museums Act after a last-gasp intervention saved a series of Merseyside libraries from...
Liverpool to be the free Capital of Culture
In a concerted effort to build upon its success as the European Capital of Culture last year, Liverpool has unveiled details of events for this year in a bid to become the UK capital of free culture.
Dream sculpture goes to St Helens in Channel 4 Big Art series
Work has started on a spectacular sculpture designed by Catalan artist Jaume Plensa under the watchful eye of documentary film crews from Channel 4's Big Art Project.
Darwin's Beagle goes on show at World Museum Liverpool
The vessel in which Charles Darwin embarked on an epic five-year journey of discovery, specimens, telescopes and pistols have gone display at World Museum Liverpool.
Obituary: Legendary Liverpool ship bottler Des Newton
The Merseyside Maritime Museum has been mourning the loss of ship bottler and modeller Des Newton who made replicas for Prince Charles and the Queen.
Liverpool Audio-Visual Star Rooney Wins Northern Art Prize
Liverpool's Paul Rooney has beaten off competition from four artists in the region to win the second annual Northern Art Prize, it was announced in Leeds yesterday.
Bring Your Own Art To Hang - This Weekend At Tate Liverpool
The 5th Floor at Tate Liverpool will be inviting the public to hang their own creations next to work from international artists this Sunday as part of Tate's Bring Your Own Art Day.
OMD Frontman Takes His Energy Suite To FACT Liverpool
Songwriter and composer Andy McCluskey tells Culture24 about Energy Suite, his audio-visual recording of power stations at the FACT Gallery in Liverpool.
Titanic Artefacts Go On Display At Merseyside Maritime Museum
The Merseyside Maritime Museum is playing host to a selection of fascinating objects salvaged from the wreck of the Titanic which sank in 1912 and lies 2.5 miles under the sea.
Floral Pavilion Aims To Make New Brighton The Dramatic Centre Of The Wirral
Merseyside coastal town New Brighton enjoyed a gala evening on Saturday as the futuristically rebuilt Floral Pavilion opened its doors for the first time.
