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2008

December

A Dickens of a Christmas Carol

A brief extract from the show 'A Dickens of a Christmas Carol' at World Museum Liverpool's Treasure House Theatre.

Photo of a man in Victorian clothing standing at a lectern with a ghostly figure behind him

Categories:  Performance

Kensington Youth Inclusion Project poems

Kensington Youth Inclusion Project read their poems inspired by the John Moores 25 Contemporary Painting Prize exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery.

Thumbnail photo of a woman recording a group of children.

Categories:  Performance, Community and education

November

Over by Christmas - a talk by Margaret Williams

A gallery talk by local historian Margaret Williams who discusses the Great War and its impact on the village of Port Sunlight.

Thumbnail of a photo of a woman in an art gallery.

Categories:  Urban/social history

Behind the scenes of the John Moores 25 exhibition

Lisa Bradshaw, John Moores exhibition officer at the Walker Art Gallery, talks about the history of the John Moores contemporary painting prize and the organisation of the John Moores 25 exhibition.

Photo of an artist being interviewed next to his painting

Categories:  John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

The history of the John Moores prize by Ann Bukantas

A gallery talk on the history of the John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize and some of its winning artists and artworks.

Thumbnail of a painting of a naked man getting out of a swimming pool.

Categories:  John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

October

Dr. Paul O'Keeffe talks about 'Fontana', by John Moores 25 first prizewinner, Peter McDonald.

Picture of the Month talk, October 2008 at the Walker Art Gallery.

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Categories:  John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

The Plimsoll Sensation by Nicolette Jones

Talk by Nicolette Jones on Samuel Plimsoll, after whom the Plimsoll line is named.

Categories:  Maritime history, Urban/social history

Audio description of the John Moores 25 exhibition and gallery space

An introduction to the exhibition and detailed information about the room sizes and flooring of the gallery space. This guide may be useful to visually impaired visitors.

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Categories:  John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

John Moores 25 speeches and prizewinners announcement

Speeches by David Fleming, Prof. Phil Redmond, Reyahn King, Lady Grantchester and Sacha Craddock.

Thumbnail of a woman standing at a lecturn.

Categories:  John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

John Moores 25 judge Graham Crowley talks about 'Bruegel Camp' by Neal Jones.

Commentary by Graham Crowley

Thumbnail of 'Bruegel Camp' by Neal Jones

Categories:  John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

John Moores 25 judge Sacha Craddock talks about 'An Ornamental Hermit' by Geraint Evans.

Commentary by Sacha Craddock

Thumbnail of 'An Ornamental Hermit' by Geraint Evans

Categories:  John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

John Moores 25 judge Sacha Craddock talks about 'Hero Worship' by Grant Foster.

Commentary by Sacha Craddock

Thumbnail of 'Hero Worship' by Grant Foster

Categories:  John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

John Moores 25 judge Paul Morrison talks about 'Fontana' by Peter McDonald.

Commentary by Paul Morrison

Thumbnail of 'Fontana' by Peter McDonald

Categories:  John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

John Moores 25 judge Graham Crowley talks about 'Special Relativity' by Julian Brain.

Commentary by Graham Crowley

Thumbnail of 'Special Relativity' by Julian Brain

Categories:  John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

February

The Liverpool art scene in the eighteenth century

Talk by exhibition curator Alex Kidson from the Joseph Wright of Derby in Liverpool symposium

Categories:  Fine art, Temporary exhibitions

Liverpool in the eighteenth century : a town of commerce and taste

Talk by Roey Sweet from the Joseph Wright of Derby in Liverpool symposium

Thumbnail portrait of an old man wearing a suit.

Categories:  Fine art, Temporary exhibitions

January

People's city

Introductory speeches from the third of public forums, looking at the galleries of the forthcoming Museum of Liverpool. This session looks at what makes a scouser, how place impacts on identity and is there a Liverpool spirit?

Categories:  Urban/social history

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