Tate Liverpool

Must-See Month starts today! 👀 Explore the stars, get crafty or get out and about on an arty trail this half term in Liverpool! Organised by @LpoolBIDcompany, Must See Month runs until 17 March! ➡️visitliverpool.com/blog/post/what…

🌸 Let your creativity bloom this #FebruaryHalfTerm with free activities designed by artist Hellen Songa!🌿Make your own herbal dream pillow or herbal wand to take home + create your own plant to add to our paper flower garden! 🌼15-23 Feb, 10.00-16.00. bit.ly/4fVRJqE

Elsewhere in #Liverpool: Discover the research behind our display The Plant that Stowed Away in an exhibition at @LJMU curated by Dr Christine Eyene. See the show, What The Mountain Has Seen, in the John Lennon Art and Design Building at LJMU until 30 May. bit.ly/4aDkgjL

📹🌴From rugged coastlines to overgrown sugar plantations, see Shiraz Bayjoo's mesmerising film now display at Tate Liverpool + RIBA North. You'll explore the diverse landscape and history of the artist's home country, Mauritius. 🌊 bit.ly/4aC2jT2 📸 Shiraz Bayjoo

🌱✨ The Plant that Stowed Away is now open! ✨🌱 You'll see artworks that show how plants have reclaimed the post-industrial landscapes & discover the connections between the trading history of cities and the global movements & resilience of plants. 🌍 bit.ly/41GXRjf

Elsewhere in #Liverpool: Join the launch of @openeyegallery's new exhibition on 30 Jan, 18.00. The show reflects on & celebrates the fledgling queer club culture of the 90s in the UK. 🎉 Guest curated by @Duovision65 & supported by @HomotopiaFest. RSVP: bit.ly/3WqPJQE

📣 Opening 5 Feb: The Plant that Stowed Away is a free display exploring the connections between the trading history of cities & the global movements of plants & people. 🌱 Find out more: bit.ly/41GXRjf 🍃 #HenriMatisse The Dancer 1949. Tate

As the January chill settles in, this painting by George Clausen is a reminder of the quiet beauty of winter mornings. 🌅 It captures the stillness &serenity of a frosty landscape, where the soft glow of early light gently breaks through the cold. ❄️✨ bit.ly/3BrGAzQ

📣 Please note that Tate Liverpool + RIBA North will be closed from 13-16 January 2025 while we deinstall our Brickworks display. We'll be starting to install our next show, The Plant that Stowed Away which opens on 6 February. 🌱 Find out more here: bit.ly/41GXRjf

📣 It's your last chance to see our free Brickworks display. From bold paintings to textured sculptures, discover artwork that champion the humble brick. Artists include #SarahLucas, #PhilipGuston, #DonaldRodney and more. 🧱 Closing 12 January. bit.ly/4d1L6D1

Elsewhere in #Liverpool: Discover dramatic & moody artworks in @VictoriaGallery's small display, Play of Light. Explore how British artists of the late Georgian & Victorian eras, including JMW Turner & John Atkinson Grimshaw, use light & dark. bit.ly/41rbXFl

👔 As we head back to school, we're reflecting on how art & science can mix. This drawing is part of a series by Franciszka Themerson that shows human interactions with machinery, including an electricity generator & a still for distilling spirits. bit.ly/4ix0FFK

'If you want a subject, look around you.' 👀 - Peter Brook In 1976-7, Brook made a lithograph for every month of the year, capturing the beauty of the changing seasons. We'll be sharing each print over the next year, starting with JANUARY Pennine Valley 1976–7 ❄️🏔️

✨ #HappyNewYear! We're thinking about hopes, ambitions & new beginnings. ✨ What do you want to focus on? 🏊 Michael Andrews Melanie and Me Swimming 1978–9 👑 John Lavery The Chess Players 1929 🎨 Louise Jopling Through the Looking-Glass 1875 🥔 Spencer Gore The Gas Cooker 1913

Here's one of JMW Turner's paintings to enjoy as we watch the last sunset of the year. Happy New Year's Eve. ✨⁣ Joseph M.W Turner, The Scarlet Sunset c.1830-40

Happy Birthday to artist Kader Attia who was born #OnThisDay in 1970. 🎈 See his installation, “Untitled” (Concrete Blocks), in our free Brickworks display until 12 January. bit.ly/4d1L6D1

Got a 13-17 year old who's interested in gaming? 🎮 Join our free gaming workshop with artist John Powell Jones on 5 January, 11.00–12.00 and 12.30–13.30. Find out more and book your free tickets here ⤵️ bit.ly/3CPAj12

That time in between Christmas and New Year when you don't know what day it is or what's going on. 🙃 🎨 Edward Le Bas, Interior 1951. Tate

Tate Liverpool + RIBA North is open including #NewYearsEve and #NewYearsDay. 🎨 ✨ Discover what's on here: bit.ly/3duEcIS

How are you spending #BoxingDay? 💚 Talking Music 1963 by Paul Dash shows a cosy interior with the artist’s father sitting in the centre with a guitar engaged in a heated discussion with his friend Bob Reid, who is seated opposite him. 🎸 The other figures silently look on. 👀