In 1864 John Clint (d.1868), a Liverpool seaman and shipowner, founded a charitable institution to provide a secure environment in which to train the sons of sailors, destitute and orphaned boys, to ...

Apollo, the musical poet. Artemis, goddess of the hunt. Vastly different but connected forever. Greek mythology expert, Liv Albert, introduces us to the twins.

Kevin Sampson gives an overview of what Terrace Culture is and how important Fashion was to football fans of the 1970s. Image: A group of young East London Casuals, featured in an article in The Face ...

From the Guide to Collections volume 2: This unique collection consists of correspondence and other documents of Fraser, Trenholm & Co., of 10 Rumford Place, Liverpool (1860-1866), and of Prioleau & ...

The Vertebrate Zoology collection includes 80,000 specimens of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish, and is rich in specimens more than 150 years old. This is part of the Natural History ...

The bird study skin collection now numbers about 44,000 and include many examples of extinct and endangered species, such as a New Caledonian Owlet-Nightjar, Aegotheles savesi, which is only known ...

How the recording studio went from merely a tool, to part of the essential fabric of music. Although multitrack recorders were developed as early as the 1940s, at the time The Beatles started their ...

Alex Patterson looks at the fascinating life of Rosa Bonheur. As part of LGBT+ History Month, I’m delighted to celebrate the life and work of Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899). Bonheur was one of the most ...

Admiral Lord Nelson’s death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 overshadowed the British Navy’s victory that day. This is part of the Queer relationships collection. Nelson spent time with his ...

The origins of the World Cultures collections (numbering around 40,000 objects) can be traced to the 19th century. Their range and wealth echo Liverpool's status as one of the great ports of the ...

Forget Don Draper and the ‘Mad Men’ of 1960s New York, to see a true pioneer of modern advertising look no further than Bolton businessman William Hesketh Lever. Lets take a closer look at how he ...