All of the festival's key exhibition venues will open their doors for the first time on the evening of Friday 17 May. The majority of Parallel Programme projects will also be open for preview, with special events at selected venues.

Join us to celebrate the official launch of LOOK/13 at the Bluecoat from 6-7pm, with speeches at 6.15pm. The Bluecoat will be a hive of activity and hospitality, serving drinks and hot pulled pork rolls (and a veggie alternative) in the garden until 9pm.

Other key LOOK/13 venues include Walker Art Gallery, Open Eye Gallery, Museum of Liverpool, Exhibition Research Centre, Victoria Gallery & Museum and Wolstenholme Creative Space at Drop the Dumbells. Closing times vary but everything will be open from 6-9pm.

Refreshments at the Bluecoat launch kindly sponsored by Barefoot Wines and Liverpool Organic Wine Brewery