Museum Partnerships
20 October 2007 to February 2008
Walker Art Gallery and Lady Lever Art Gallery
'Ascension', 2007, video still based on 'Punishment of Lust' from the Walker Art Gallery.
Contemporary art interventions at the Walker Art Gallery and the Lady Lever Art Gallery in partnership with Bury Art Gallery, Museum & Archive, (10 November 2007 - 23 February 2008), The Collection & The Tennyson Research Centre at Lincoln and Leeds Art Gallery.
Artists Phil Sayers (UK) and Rikke Lundgreen (Norway) reconstruct famous historical paintings and sculptures, examining themes of gender, life, death, myth and identity in past and contemporary society. This project takes a fresh look at historical collections and the buildings that house them.
This project will enable two film makers, one from Liverpool and one from Quebec to visit each other’s cities in order to research and produce a film, based on a person ( contemporary or historical ) from each city. The films will be screened internationally as part of each city’s 2008 celebrations ( Quebec is celebrating its 400th anniversary in 2008 ) and will be used as part of the displays for the new Museum of Liverpool ( due to open in 2010/11).
The project is initiated by Toxteth TV in collaboration with the Institut National de L’ Image et Du Son ( INIS ) and is supported by the Quebec Film Commission, the Canadian High Commission and the British Council in Canada.
The Islamic collections of the World Museum Liverpool have been nominated as a pilot for the Effective Collections Scheme. The Head of Ethnography is currently working with volunteers on improving access and documentation of these collections to allow for a peer review report and recommendations on possible long term loans to other venues.
Further information on Effective Collections is available online.
This exhibition will be a vibrant showcase of artistic talent from across the Greater Merseyside Boroughs, with artists selected from the annual Open Art Exhibitions hosted by the Williamson Art Gallery, Kirkby Gallery, The Godfrey Pilkington Art Gallery, The Brindley and the Atkinson Art Gallery during the year.
Partners in his project are Halton Borough Council, Knowlsey Metropolitan Borough Council, St. Helens Council, Sefton Council and Wirral Council in partnership with the Arts Council of England. The exhibition is aslo supported by the Museum Partnerships Department at National Museums Liverpool.