Top 10 facts about the Terracotta Warriors - National Museums …
1: They were discovered completely by accident. The Terracotta Army was discovered on 29 March 1974 when farmer Yang Zhifa uncovered fragments of pottery when digging a well.
Collections - National Museums Liverpool
Our collections are among the most important and varied in Europe and contain everything from Impressionist paintings, objects from antiquity and cultures from around the world to rare beetles, social history and objects from the Titanic.
Titanic - National Museums Liverpool
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Bees: A Story of Survival | National Museums Liverpool
Immerse yourself in an exhibition that brings together art and science to explore one of nature’s most incredible creatures - the bee.This exhibition is a story of 120 million years of adaptation and survival. Bees have lived on the planet since the time of the dinosaurs. They are vital to our survival, but changes to the environment and climate mean their existence is under threat.
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Sep 14, 2024 · National Museums Liverpool's museums and galleries are free to visit and are open from 10am-5pm, Tuesday to Sunday.
What made The Beatles global stars? - National Museums Liverpool
In 1998 viewers of Britain's Channel 4 television voted for the Beatles as the ultimate music of the millennium. They are perhaps the most obvious example of music having achieved international appeal, providing an enduring symbol of global culture. They were by no means the first popular musicians to achieve international celebrity. Composers such as Händel and Mozart, and virtuoso ...
Walker Art Gallery collections - National Museums Liverpool
The Walker Art Gallery is famous for the world-class quality and variety of its collections. From Rossetti to Hockney, there is a diverse range of art on display including contemporary art and work from as far back as the 13th century, and our Pre-Raphaelite collections are amongst the best in the world. We hope that these highlights will help give you a …
The evolution of Liverpool’s iconic waterfront
Detail from Pier Head, 1908, by Charles Cockerham (51.25.2) If you enter Liverpool city centre by train you do so either underground or in a deep railway cutting, meaning you see very little of the city until you’ve left the railway station. By road you’ll see more, but we don’t have medieval walls or gateways to mark your entrance.
Paintings - National Museums Liverpool
The Walker Art Gallery has one of the most important and renowned painting collections in the UK. The collection includes European Renaissance paintings, masterpieces by Rubens, Rembrandt, Turner and Stubbs, Pre-Raphaelite artworks by Rossetti and Millais, Impressionist works by Monet and Degas and contemporary works by Hockney, Wylie and the winners of the John Moores Painting Prize.