Amulet in the form of a lioness headed deity wearing a wig. Only the upper part survives. Could be Bast or Sekhmet. CONDITION NOTE (1998): Surface dirt.

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Marjorie Morgan looks into the incredible life of William Dorsey Swann. What is Drag? Where did the concept of Drag Queens start? There are multiple answers to those two simple questions. Drag has ...

This was once the front entrance of the house, but George Holt made the new front entrance used today. In the Garden hall you will see paintings by Frederic Lord Leighton, John Melhuish Strudwick and ...

The art critic John Ruskin, a great admirer of Turner, described this as, "...the last oil he painted before his noble hand forgot its cunning." It is a re-working of an earlier picture and a ...

Join us for a joyous and reflective finale to our groundbreaking exhibition, which has showcased the work of 40 leading Black women and non-binary artists redefining contemporary British art. This ...

Amber Akaunu explains the meaning behind her work included in the 'Conversations' exhibition at Walker Art Gallery. She explores how her work is connected to the history of Liverpool and how the ...

Horus the child, solid cast, seated with finger to mouth. Hole for missing sidelock. CONDITION NOTE 1998: Corroded with some fresh corrosion. Air Raid Protection no. 1530.

This sculpture is one of ten limited edition casts and was exhibited at the Liverpool Autumn Exhibition in 1910. Leighton often made small sculptures as models for his paintings. This, however, was ...

Dub performance poet and writer, Levi Tafari, tells us about some of the influences which have had an impact on who he is today.

Colourless, glass bulbous bottle with a light green tint. It has a globular body rounded and slightly indented base bottom, long but thin cylindircal neck and a rolled in flared and flat rim.