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Looking forward to July
The Museum of Liverpool will open on 19 July 2011, the 100th anniversary of the opening of its iconic neighbour the Royal Liver Building.
With more than 8,000 square metres of public space over three floors, visitors in July will see three major galleries: Wondrous Place, People’s Republic and Global City, plus a dedicated gallery for children under six, Little Liverpool. Also on show will be the wonderful Atrium and the Skylight Gallery featuring Ben Johnson’s renowned Liverpool Cityscape
, and Mike McCartney’s Liverpool photographic exhibition.
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Exclusive membershipTo tie in with the opening, we have launched an exclusive Museum of Liverpool membership package,
offering some fantastic benefits, including the opportunity to be one of the first to step inside. For just £100, you can enjoy all the benefits of a standard National Museums Liverpool membership - including up to 15% discount in our shops and cafes, invitations to special membership events - plus special Museum of Liverpool benefits. These include sponsorship of a façade panel with a personal dedication. This membership is available for one year only, valid from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012.
For more information, please visit our website, call on 0151 478 4157 or email the Membership Officer.
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Atrium ArtistsAfter working with ECHO in the Community on our Little Liverpool Designers project, we have teamed up again to give a group of 11-14 year olds the opportunity to help develop an artwork. The creation will play a major part in visitors’ first impressions of the new Museum of Liverpool.
Following a competition in the Liverpool Echo, young people from the Bootle-based Redi Extra project were chosen by a panel. The group is working with professional artist Faith Bebbington
to help create a bold, striking and fun piece of contemporary artwork for the museum’s stunning Atrium space. Our ‘Atrium Artists’ recently visited for the first time, to see where the artwork will be located and gain inspiration from the museum itself.
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Holding history
The education team for the new Museum of Liverpool needs the help of local people to track down a number of items to use in learning sessions. These include a Victorian bucket and spade set and an Afghan coat from the 1960s. Aside from seeing more than 6,000 objects on display, visitors will be able to take part in exploration and hands-on activity. Part of the museum’s education programme includes opportunities to get close to objects, allowing people to touch, feel and experience them during regular handling sessions.
The range of items required, from a top hat to a docker's hook, can be viewed on the Museum of Liverpool website. Donors must be based in the Liverpool area for ease of collection.
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Bird spottingIn January we were very excited to invite members of the local press to visit the Museum of Liverpool site to check up on progress. The Liverpool Echo
visited for an exclusive look at one of the key objects installed in the People’s Republic Gallery – an 18ft life-size Liver Bird.
In July you will be able to see for yourself the magnificence of the Liver Birds that perch on top of the Liver Building, whilst standing next to a life-size replica and looking across at the real thing through the gallery’s massive picture window.
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