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 ...

The National Saturday Club 2026 programme is a 15-week, youth-centred engagement initiative exploring history, heritage, identity, and futures through museum collections, creative practice, and ...

A tall tale from the 16th century.

Narcissus was the son of the river God Cephisus and nymph Lyripe. He was desired by both men and women because of his youthful beauty. One admirer was the young man Aminias. He professed his love for ...

The Liverpool Overhead Railway closed on 30 December 1956 after more than 60 years of operation. It had opened in 1893 to carry workers to jobs along the docks and waterfront and was the first ...

World Museum has over 16,000 objects from ancient Egypt and Nubia, making it one of the largest collections in Great Britain. Please be advised that this collection contains human remains. This is ...

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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 ...

Antinous and Hadrian are the most famous homosexual couple in Roman history. This is part of the Queer relationships collection. Although Hadrian was married, ancient sources reveal that he also had ...

FIHRM encourages museums that are engaging with sensitive or controversial human rights themes to share ways of working, new thinking and initiatives in a supportive environment.

This story is taken from Arthurian Legend, which was the artist’s favourite subject. Merlin had fallen in love with Nimue (also called Nimiane, Vivian or Vivien). She profited from his infatuation by ...