A quick resource for all venues in use for LOOK/15, with functionality to direct you between venues, too.

Also listed are our Northern Photography Consortium Partners. Do make the journey to see them, too, if you can!

Liverpool’s creative hub, the Bluecoat showcases talent across visual art, music, dance, live art and literature. As the most historic building in Liverpool’s city centre, the Bluecoat has four galleries. It houses a creative community of artists and businesses and runs a participation programme with local communities.

Opening Times: Open daily 10am – 6pm.
Phone: +44 (0) 151 702 5324

Email: [email protected]
www.thebluecoat.org.uk

The Walker Art Gallery is home to a national collection of paintings, decorative art and sculpture from the 13^th century to the present day. Originally developed for the people of Liverpool, it now holds the best collection of historic art outside of London.

Our galleries have something for every taste including masterpieces by Rubens, Poussin, Rembrandt, Turner and Stubbs, Pre-Raphaelite paintings by Rossetti and Millais and Impressionist works by Monet and Degas.

The British Art collection is celebrated in a new gallery highlighting works from 1880 to 1950 featuring works by Lucien Freud and LS Lowry among others.

The Gallery’s ever growing collection of contemporary art and photography is often featured in special exhibitions meaning there
is always something new to experience.

Opening Times: Open daily 10am – 5pm.
Phone: +44 (0) 151 478 4199

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker

Open Eye is one of the UK’s leading specialist photography spaces and the only venue of its kind in the North West of England. Established in 1977, it presents an ambitious programme of exhibitions, events and engagement activities. The Open Eye print archive is one of the best small public photography collections in the country. Open Eye exists to promote the practice, enjoyment and understanding of photography.

Opening Times: Tuesday – Sunday 10.30am – 5.30pm.
Closed Mondays (except bank holidays).

Phone: +44 (0) 151 236 6768
Email: [email protected]
www.openeye.org.uk

The Museum of Liverpool reflects the city’s global significance
through its unique geography, history and culture.
Visitors can explore how the port, its people, their
creative and sporting history have shaped the city.

Opening Times: Open daily 10am – 5pm.
Phone: +44 (0) 151 207 0001

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mol

Opened in May 2008 by HRH The Princess Royal this Grade II listed building, designed by Alfred Waterhouse has been a central part of University life for over a century. As a celebration of Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture, the building has been carefully renovated and transformed into a public venue for all to enjoy.

Opening Times: Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 5pm.
Phone: +44 (0) 151 794 2348

www.vgm.liverpool.ac.uk

Exhibition Research Centre (ERC) – part of Liverpool John Moores University’s School of Art and Design – is the first academic centre devoted to the study of exhibitions, founded in 2012. Its mission is to support research in this overlooked area of study by publishing books and organising exhibitions, lectures and other public events.

Opening Times: Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm.
(Plus special launch weekend opening times:
Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 May 10am – 5pm)
CLOSED BANK HOLIDAYS.

erc-ljmu.org

Event space, eatery, bar, music venue, boutique caravan hotel,
indoor festival park, photographic studios and location spaces.

Opening Times: Monday – Wednesday 8am – 10pm. Thursday 8am – 11pm. Friday 8am – 2am. Saturday 10am – 2am. Sunday 10am – 9pm.
Phone: +44 (0) 151 708 2890

www.campandfurnace.com

Liverpool ONE is one of Europe’s leading retail and leisure destinations, set in the heart of Liverpool city centre. Built around the existing streets of Liverpool, the 1.65million sq ft contemporary open-air complex is a stylish must-see destination for those who love to shop, eat, drink and relax. Liverpool ONE includes over 160 stores, bars and restaurants, a fantastic 14 screen cinema, an indoor adventure golf course and a five-acre park. Stores include high street favourites such as Topshop, John Lewis and Debenhams. Peter’s Lane, Liverpool one’s designer fashion hub, is the home of big brand style. It plays host to stores including Michael Kors, Radley, Reiss, Hobbs, Ted Baker, Karen Millen and Flannels.

You’ll also find the first Beauty Bazaar, Harvey Nichols in the UK, it’s the ultimate luxury beauty experience and one-stop destination for all things beauty. Liverpool ONE has been awarded Green Flag Status for its popular Chavasse Park. The prestigious Green Flag Award Scheme is judged by Keep Britain Tidy. Surrounded by a bustling and varied leisure terrace, the park plays host to many events for all the family throughout the year. Liverpool ONE is the only new city centre commercial development in the country to include a park that has Green Flag status.

www.liverpool-one.com

Liverpool Central Library and Archive provides a world-class service in a magnificent building located in the cultural quarter of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The historic sections of the building dating back to the 1860s are Grade II* listed and have recently been extensively restored and fully opened to the public for the first time. The new-build sections include a dramatic atrium, high quality visitor facilities, access to extensive library and archive collections, free access to pcs and Wi-Fi, a state of the art repository for the archives and special collections which date back to the 13^th century, and a conservation studio. Access to the building is free and it is free to become a library member. There is also a children’s library and events space, café, roof terrace, meeting rooms, and a game area for teenagers. The redeveloped building reopened in May 2013 and has been a huge success with visitor numbers doubled and visitor satisfaction extremely high.

www.liverpool.gov.uk/central-library/

Constellations is a new arts and events space in the Baltic Triangle in Liverpool. The 6000 square-foot urban garden and creative space is on Greenland Street and looks set to continue the flourishing Baltic arts scene. Constellations is the brainchild of two former Liverpool students, Nick Baskerville and Becky Pope, who have combined their talents into reinventing a concrete shell into a space designed to host art, music, business and grassroots events. The vast space is split into four segments; a ‘hidden garden’ called Constellations, The 88 which is home to a studio space, the Observatory which is a daytime canteen and transforms into a night-time bar plus a large central events space.

http://www.constellations-liv.com/

FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) is the UK’s leading media arts centre, based in Liverpool. Offering a unique programme of exhibitions, film and participant-led art projects, it uses the power of creative technology to inspire and enrich lives. “Liverpool’s forward-thinking all-inclusive creative technology institution”. Based in the heart of the independent Ropewalks quarter, FACT works in partnership with organisations and businesses help drive regeneration in the city. FACT is a member of LARC (Liverpool Arts Regeneration Consortium) and chairs the Ropewalks CIC.

http://www.fact.co.uk/about.aspx

Infinite Art Space provides the local and wider community with opportunities to develop their understanding and knowledge of art. Infinite Art Space offers a collective experience in which visitors can immerse themselves in; exhibitions and emerging art that is starting out as well as art that takes risks and pushes the boundaries of visual art; the opportunity to purchase emerging and cutting edge art and design. Infinite Art Space is an exceptional place to shop for an affordable price range. It began its existence as a voluntary art group in Toxteth, Liverpool in 2008 and constituted itself into a Not for Profit Company Limited by Guarantee, in 2015. The management, programming and running is maintained and governed by a voluntary board of directors.

https://bootleartgallery.wordpress.com/

St George’s Hall is widely regarded as one of the finest neo-classical buildings in the world and is a Grade I listed building. It was reopened in 2007 by Prince Charles after a £23m refurbishment programme. Built in the early 1800s as a space for music festivals and the Civil and Crown courts, the hall has always been at the heart of community life in the city. Over 25,000 people gathered outside the Hall when John Lennon was killed, and in excess of 65,000 witnessed Liverpool’s spectacular European Capital of Culture People’s Opening in 2008. Today St George’s Hall hosts exhibitions, tours and talks, corporate events and weddings, both large and small, in a selection of beautiful rooms for hire

http://liverpoolcityhalls.co.uk/st-georges-hall/

St Luke’s Church is a former Anglican parish church, which is now a ruin. It stands on the corner of Berry Street and Leece Street, looking down the length of Bold Street, Liverpool. The church was built between 1811 and 1832, and was designed by John Foster senior and John Foster junior, father and son who were successive surveyors for the municipal Corporation of Liverpool. In addition to being a parish church, it was also intended to be used as a venue for ceremonial worship by the Corporation, and as a concert hall. It was badly damaged during the Liverpool Blitz in 1941, and remains as a roofless shell. It now stands as a memorial to those who were lost in the war, and is also a venue for exhibitions and events. The church, and the surrounding walls, gates and railings are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated Grade II* listed buildings.

http://www.stlukeliverpool.co.uk/

Opened on 16 September 1912, the ‘Lime Street Picture House’ was a very upmarket city centre cinema, with a Georgian styled facade & a French Renaissance interior. The grand entrance foyer had a black & white square tiled floor and the walls were of Sicilian marble. It housed a luxurious cafe on the 1st floor and the auditorium was designed to have the effect of a live theatre with an abundance of architectural features, embellished by plaster mouldings. It provided seating for 1029 patrons. The cinema also boasted a full orchestra to accompany the silent films.

Since its closure in 1982, the building has fallen into a state of dilapidation. There have been a few plans to renovate The Futurist and also Lime Street as a whole but to date little has materialised.

https://thefuturistcinema.wordpress.com/

Renowned portrait and landscape photographer, Edward Chambré Hardman lived and worked at 59 Rodney Street for 40 years. The photographic archive he left behind contains hundreds of thousands of photographs, prints, negatives, letters and business records. Many famous faces passed through the studio to have their portraits taken, as well as thousands of ordinary people. The House and its rich photographic content is open for viewing.

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hardmans-house/