The art critic John Ruskin, a great admirer of Turner, described this as, "...the last oil he painted before his noble hand forgot its cunning." It is a re-working of an earlier picture and a ...

To celebrate Chinese New Year, Billy Hui explains the significance of each of the Chinese Zodiac animals, illustrated with examples from the Lady Lever Art Gallery's collections and displays. Most of ...

2025 was a significant year for Walker Art Gallery's collection. From a historic Impressionist painting entering a UK public collection for the first time, to contemporary works acquired through the ...

Fallon, 27, becomes youngest winner since 1957 with ‘If You Were Certain, What Would You Do Then?’ Walker Art Gallery and John Moores Painting Prize Trust have announced Ally Fallon as the winner of ...

Statue, originally showing a reclining Hermaphroditus. The male characteristics and the infants around his breasts were removed from the figure. Two years after its purchase Blundell mentioned them in ...

Cotman painted this romantic scene of rustic domestic life at the Black Boy Inn at Hurley on Thames. It shows a farmer (posed by the inn keeper) returning home for his meal, while his horse leans ...

The Pre-Raphaelite artworks that can be seen at National Museums Liverpool's art galleries are among the best in the world. You can find Pre-Raphaelite art at the Walker Art Gallery, Lady Lever Art ...

This was the first major painting Hunt made during his first stay in the Holy Land. He had the idea for it while researching Jewish rituals for another painting, 'The Finding of the Saviour in the ...

The collections at the International Slavery Museum reflect the deep and permanent impact the history of transatlantic slavery has had around the world.

The Calderstones (or Calder Stones as they’re historically known) are the fascinating remnants of a Neolithic chambered tomb in Calderstones Park. A recent project by The Reader has conserved the ...

Life drawing is a shared experience; we’re all doing the same thing says Paul Gatenby, co-founder of the Liverpool Independent Art School and curator of the ‘The Liverpool Nude’, a showcase for life ...

Extended until September 28 2025 and kids under 12 go free!Immerse yourself in an exhibition that brings together art and science to explore one of nature’s most incredible creatures - the bee.This ...