Top 10 facts about the Terracotta Warriors - National Museums …
WEB2: There were no historical records of them existing. The discovery of the Terracotta Warriors was a complete surprise to everyone because there are no historical records of them, or of an underground army. They had sat untouched underground for more than 2,200 years. This only adds to the mystery, as it is now the largest and most important ...
National Museums Liverpool
WEBNow you can explore at your own pace with our 3D virtual tours. Take a virtual tour. Shop. Buy toys, gifts, books, prints and more in our fantastic online shop. Every purchase supports National Museums Liverpool. National Museums Liverpool's museums and galleries are free to visit and are open from 10am-5pm, Tuesday to Sunday.
Titanic - National Museums Liverpool
WEBTitanic | National Museums Liverpool. Maritime museum. Titanic. RMS Titanic was a Liverpool ship. Titanic was built by the White Star Line when Liverpool was at the height of its prosperity. She was born out of Liverpool's position at the centre of global shipping. The White Star Line had its head office in James Street, Liverpool and Titanic ...
Looking into the future at World Museum - National Museums …
WEBAI: More than Human exhibition to open 22 January 2021. World Museum will start 2021 with an exhilarating exhibition, AI: More than Human which will explore the fascinating world of artificial intelligence through prominent and cutting-edge research projects, and special commissions by international artists. Tickets for this exhibition are now ...
The evolution of Liverpool’s iconic waterfront
WEBJul 4, 2023 · By the time we reach this early 19th century painting (circa 1811), the city has become rather more familiar. The first landmark I look for in paintings of the Liverpool waterfront is the church of Our Lady and St Nicholas, long known as the Sailors’ Church and a key feature in many of the paintings of the waterfront.
Kunichika: Japanese Prints, Lady Lever Art Gallery, 15 April 2022
WEBApr 15, 2022 · Sixty-eight of his hand-printed single, double and triptych prints will feature at the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight in Kunichika: Japanese Prints, from 15 April 2022 – 4 September 2022. These will include behind-the-scenes dressing room views, on-stage dramatic moments and close-up portraits of actors, as well as ten prints selected ...
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool
WEBTo create vibrant, welcoming and relevant public spaces for everyone to share, enjoy and explore Liverpool’s rich heritage. The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool, home of the Maritime Museum, celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2021. Discover its rich history - from construction, heyday and decline, to the regeneration in the 1980s, in this online ...
The Oratory - a look inside one of our lesser known buildings
WEBThe Oratory is the old chapel of St James’ cemetery, which was situated in an old quarry below that is now a public park. This quarry had produced much of the stone for Liverpool’s buildings and docks, but by 1820 it was exhausted and plans were made to adapt the area as a non-denominational burial ground.
Digging Up 'Little Hell'! - National Museums Liverpool
WEBCourtyard housing, or 'courts' as they were simply known, were a form of high density poor quality housing which grew up in Liverpool and other northern English towns and cities in the 18th and 19th centuries. Small homes were crammed in behind street front houses and shops, facing on to courtyards. In Liverpool courts were very common ...
Terracotta Warriors - National Museums Liverpool
WEBThe Terracotta Warriors will be returning to the UK, it has been announced today by Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport, Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP. In an exhibition to be staged at Liverpool’s World Museum in 2018, this will be the first time in more than 30 years that spectacular Class 1 ...
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