Blue glazed faience ‘overseer’ shabtis that has the arms crossed on the chest a worker shabti, with an apron applied to the ...

Dr Melissa Gustin hosts a roundtable discussion about J.M.W. Turner’s relationship to and influence on women artists from the past, present and future.

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Cotman painted this romantic scene of rustic domestic life at the Black Boy Inn at Hurley on Thames. It shows a farmer (posed by the inn keeper) returning home for his meal, while his horse leans ...

This painting is based on a poem of the same name that Rossetti wrote when he was 19. It tells the story of a woman who died young, leaving her lover behind. The couple prayed they would be reunited ...

This painting illustrates lines from a traditional folk ballad variously called ‘Child Waters’ or ‘Burd Helen’ from Thomas Percy’s Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (1765). The ballad describes the ...

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 ...

The origins of the World Cultures collections (numbering around 40,000 objects) can be traced to the 19th century. Their range and wealth echo Liverpool's status as one of the great ports of the ...

From made-to-measure suits and moptops, to psychedelic suits - style was critical in the success of The Beatles. Nowhere is the importance of image and visual styling more apparent than in the ...

The Calderstones (or Calder Stones as they’re historically known) are the fascinating remnants of a Neolithic chambered tomb in Calderstones Park. A recent project by The Reader has conserved the ...

Extended until September 28 2025 and kids under 12 go free!Immerse yourself in an exhibition that brings together art and science to explore one of nature’s most incredible creatures - the bee.This ...

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.