Did you know the world’s first wireless Morse code radio message was sent from the Victoria Building’s Jubilee Clock Tower? It was made possible by Sir Oliver Lodge, who features in our Lightbulb moments exhibition. Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm Free 🔗 Read our blog: https://orlo.uk/ykiq8

Did you ever notice, many of our tiled columns appear the same, but are in fact different? What other 'same but different' shapes have you noticed? 📌 Learn more about Waterhouse and his tremendous tiles every Tuesday at 2pm on one of our popular FREE guided tours. 🔗 https://orlo.uk/djlZQ

Our Lightbulb moments exhibition is filled with remarkable discoveries, fascinating innovations and intriguing stories. 💡 Plan your visit and see what sparks your imagination! Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm (last entry 4.30pm) FREE! #lightbulbmoments #freeexhibition #victoriagallery

On 21 Nov 1962, The Chants first played The Cavern and were backed by The Beatles. 63 years later, Joey and Alan made this return and what a great moment it was! 📸 [L-R] Alan Harding, Joe Ankrah by Ean Flanders Toxteth: The Harlem of Europe Tue - Sat 10am - 5pm 👇 https://orlo.uk/RJJzx

Do fish have necks? What's inside an animal? All will be revealed at our Spark Cart session in Tate Hall with Dr Ariel Camp. 📅 Tuesday 4 November 🕚 11am - 1pm 🆓 Just drop in, FREE! Part of current Special Exhibition 'Lightbulb moments'

Whether you've visited or are still yet to visit, let us know what gets your grey matter going or what's giving you that #FridayFeeling today, like our #lightbulbmoments visitors have done. Lightbulb moments Tue - Sat 10am - 5pm Last entry 4.30pm. 👇 https://orlo.uk/0801d#FridayFeeling#lightbulbmoments

It was wonderful to celebrate the opening of our exhibition, Toxteth: The Harlem of Europe. It showcases Black musicians of Liverpool’s L8 who helped shape the sound of the 1950s and 60s. 🎷🎤 🕐 Tue–Sat, 10am–5pm 📍 VG&M 🎟️ Free Read more: https://orlo.uk/6qewn

What a magical day at our Wizarding School! 🧙‍♂️✨ From spellbinding costumes to “potions” sessions with real university scientists, the magic was truly alive. View our What's On page for more events to get involved in: https://orlo.uk/UTMvr #VGMevents #VictoriaGallery #Liverpool

It was great to welcome @dominoajones.bsky.social (PhD student in glaciology) to our Tate Hall! Domino shared their comic sketches and field notes, and explained how they look at data from the Vikings and ice cores for their studies!

On Fri 31 October, enjoy delicious refreshments in the Waterhouse Cafe whilst listening to a special performance by talented students from the University of Liverpool's School of the Arts at the Relaxed Concert. Tickets £10/£12.50 including refreshments 🎟️ 👇 https://orlo.uk/AzKZe

🍽️ The Waterhouse Cafe will close at 3pm all week. This will not affect the Relaxed Concert, scheduled for this Friday 31 October. 📧 Queries? Please email [email protected] 🎟️ Relaxed Concert tickets still available here: 👇 https://orlo.uk/ulJVJ

Liverpool Portrait Sketchers group 🖌️ Join us for a free, relaxed, and friendly portrait drawing session every Saturday. 🗓 Sat 1 Nov 🕒 Drop in anytime 💷 Free - no booking needed #LiverpoolPortraitSketchers #VictoriaGallery #Sketching #FreeEvent #PortraitDrawing

Our next Spark Cart event welcomes @dominoajones.bsky.social as they share insights from their work as a field artist - from trekking essentials to the tools of storytelling. 📅 Tue 28 Oct 🕑11am-1pm (drop-in) 📍Tate Hall, VG&M #lightbulbmoments #freeexhibition #tatehall #victoriagallery

⛅️ Tuesday, 11am - 1pm 🏛 Victorial Museum and Gallery Peek inside the backpack of a field artist - from trekking essentials to the tools of storytelling. I'll show original comic pages and field sketches, revealing how art can bridge the gap between data and emotion. @victoriagallery.bsky.social

Come and see the current generation of @sotauol.bsky.social students perform a Relaxed Concert on 31 October. 👇 🎟️ https://orlo.uk/bsc6U 📸 The Balcony Song from the 1913 Student Songbook and a Victorian-era (circa 1911) photo of mixed students from the Guild Council #ThrowbackThursday

3 days to go until our Wizarding School! Join us crafts, meet university scientists, and come dressed as your favourite witch or wizard and have photos with our life-sized Harry Potter cut-outs! 🎟️ FREE 📅 Sat 25 Oct, 11am-3pm (drop-in) #Halloween #VictoriaGallery #FreeEvent #Liverpool

Primary students were asked to come up with modern re-creations of Bagatelle Nouvelle, an 1847 indoor game, using original trade designs from The National Archives. Sophie's game was chosen and it is now on display in all its glory in #Lightbulbmoments Tue - Sat 10am - 5pm Last entry 4.30pm

📌 FAMILIES ANOTHER HALF TERM DIARY DATE 📢 🍃 Tuesday 28 October: Autumn crafts - make gnome homes and hedgehogs out of pre-loved books to celebrate #GreenLibrariesWeek. Drop in 11am - 3pm. FREE, no booking required. 🏘️ 🦔 More details here: 👇 https://orlo.uk/fWKmV

Yesterday, we celebrated the launch of Collecting Stories: The Cultural Collections of the University of Liverpool edited by Katy Hooper. This new book introduces 52 items from @liverpooluni.bsky.social’s collection, revealing its cultural heritage and research futures. bit.ly/LUPCollecting

Wizarding School is back! 🎃🪄 Join us for a spellbinding Halloween day and get involved in our magical activities, plus music from pianist Nikhita Ceansu in the Waterhouse cafe. 🎟️ FREE 📅 Sat 25 October, 11am-3pm #WizardingSchool #Halloween #VictoriaGallery #Free #LivUni

Our Leggate Theatre was named for Jack Leggate, former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, but it was originally an Arts Theatre where students would perform their own plays and graduation ceremonies held. More 👇 https://orlo.uk/TAiAK Tours 👇 https://orlo.uk/hF21H #ThrowbackThursday

📌 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY We're recruiting volunteers for the following tasks: Meet & Greet Family Film Invigilators Family Events Support Training provided by our experienced team of museum professionals. Join Volunteer Makers here: 👇 https://orlo.uk/xClOc

FREE half term workshop to celebrate Green Libraries Week! 📚🌍 Join in interactive workshops run by As Creatives & make your own sustainable crafts! 🎟️ No booking required. 🕐 Tue 28 Oct, 11am-3pm (drop-in) 🔗 https://orlo.uk/HDHoC #Halfterm #VictoriaGallery #GreenLibrariesWeek

Toxteth: The Harlem of Europe opens tomorrow at the Victoria Gallery & Museum! 🎵 Striking portraits by Ean Flanders celebrate Black musicians from L8. 📍 Free, from 11 Oct, Tues–Sat, 10am–5pm Discover Toxteth's music legacy 👇 https://orlo.uk/NCZ4M #BlackBritishMusic

It was wonderful to welcome back local poet Roger Cliffe-Thompson to our Lightbulb moments exhibition last week. Roger created a special poem, Lightbulb Moment, just for the exhibition.💡 🕐 Open Tue–Sat, 10am-5pm (last entry 4.30pm) #RedbrickReborn #Lightbulbmoments #FreeExhibition

To mark #BlackHistoryMonth, we’re celebrating powerful work by Black artists in our collections. Look out for more by Ean Flanders in Toxteth: The Harlem of Europe, opening 11 October. 👉 https://orlo.uk/McNeZ#BlackHistoryMonth #LivUniCollections #LivUni #VictoriaGallery

Tickets still remain for tomorrow's FREE guided tour of @liverpooluni.bsky.social's flagship building at 2pm. 👇 https://orlo.uk/V7nkt Tuesday doesn't suit? Then come this Saturday, 11 October at 2pm! 👇 https://orlo.uk/QS9hX

Curator Steve Slack shares the stories behind some of the artefacts on display in our Lightbulb moments exhibition 💡 #Lightbulbmoments #RedbrickReborn #FreeExhibition #LivUni #VictoriaGalleryAndMuseum

Explore a rotating selection of artefacts at our Spark Cart sessions by getting hands-on with real objects from our collections in the Tate Hall Museum! 📅 Various dates 🕐 11am-1pm (drop in) 🎟️ Free! #VictoriaGallery #LivUni #SparkCart #Lightbulbmoments #FreeExhibition

Collecting Stories is now available! 📚 Discover over 150 years of fascinating items collected by @liverpooluni.bsky.social, including highlights from the Victoria Gallery & Museum, and which tell the story of the University’s rich cultural heritage. #CollectingStories #LiverpoolUniversityPress #VGM

Campus is buzzing once again, so we've picked Monsters University as this month's family film. 📍 Saturday 27 September 🕝 2.30pm 🎟️ FREE! 👇 https://orlo.uk/onF08

We welcomed John Oliver and his wife to the VG&M. John's father, Charles William Oliver, painted our portrait of alumna Justice Rose Heilbron. Rose is featured in our exhibition #Lightbulbmoments in our newly reopened Tate Hall. Visit us Tue - Sat 10am - 5pm 👇 💡 https://orlo.uk/2JWA8#Lightbulbmoments

Now that our beloved Tate Hall is back, we'll be including the history of this room, AND the Leggate Theatre, on our weekly guided tours. Find out fun facts such as which BBC 2 drama filmed in BOTH these spaces! 📍 Every Tuesday at 2pm 🎟️ Book via Eventbrite 👇 https://orlo.uk/RKgkP

Lightbulb moments is now open in Tate Hall! We’re thrilled to welcome you back into our new space and to see our first visitors exploring the exhibition this week. 📅 Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm 📍 Tate Hall 🆓 Free #Lightbulbmoments #RedbrickReborn #LiverpoolsGreatIdeas

It's #WelcomeWeek for our new student cohort and it's #WelcomeBACK to the VG&M Relaxed Concerts, showcasing @sotauol.bsky.social student talent 🎵 Next performance 26 Sept 🕞 3.30pm 🎟️ £10/£12.50 for concert plus hot beverage/alcoholic drink with cake. 👇 https://orlo.uk/rPpO9

💡 What a night! We were thrilled to welcome Vice-Chancellor Professor Tim Jones, who officially opened our new Lightbulb moments exhibition at Tate Hall! 📅 Tues – Sat, 10am-5pm 📌 Victoria Gallery and Museum 🎟️ Free #Lightbulbmoments #RedbrickReborn #LiverpoolsGreatIdeas

Our new exhibition Lightbulb moments launches today! 💡 If you love innovation, imagination, and inspiration, you’ll have plenty to explore...and maybe even have your own lightbulb moment!🌟 🎉Open now! 🎟️ Free #LightbulbMoments #RedbrickReborn #LiverpoolsGreatIdeas #FreeExhibition

We are delighted to announce Lightbulb moments launches tomorrow at the Victoria Gallery and Museum! 💡 Take a journey through a story of great ideas and where they come from. 🎉Opens 11 September 🎟️ Free #LightbulbMoments #RedbrickReborn #LiverpoolsGreatIdeas #FreeExhibition

🎉 Super Saturday – your ‘What’s on’ guide is here! Celebrate science, creativity, and be among the first to explore our brand-new exhibition: Lightbulb moments. Perfect for the whole family — come curious and leave inspired! 📅 13 September 🕐 11am-3pm, drop-in

💡 Where do great ideas come from? A walk, a holiday, a chat? Lightbulb moments exhibition features 150 artefacts that reveal why Liverpool is a great place to have great ideas! 📅 Opens 11 September 🎟️ Free #Lightbulbmoments #RedbrickReborn #LiverpoolsGreatIdeas #FreeExhibition

💥A large lightbox installation produced by CERN titled ‘The Code of the Universe’ has been erected in the Quadrangle as part of the British Science Festival, which runs from 10 – 14 Sept. #BSF25 events run throughout the city, guide here: 👇 https://orlo.uk/xcDc5

📢 It's your #1WeekWarning for the end of #IndyBiennial. Although Indy Biennial is drawing to a close, #RisingDarkness by Brigitte Jurack and Claire Beerjeraz's #DecorativeErasure have been extended to 11 October due to popular demand - come and take a look! 📷 Benjamin Nuttall

TOMORROW, Saturday 6 September 📍 ⚒️ We'll be making mosaics with Brigitte Jurack at our last FREE drop-in #IndyBiennial #RisingDarkness workshop of 2025 🎞️ And we'll be watching Girl with a Pearl Earring in the Learning Suite at 2pm Book the FREE film. 👇 https://orlo.uk/ifOqT

Toxteth: The Harlem of Europe is a new photography exhibition opening this autumn. Celebrating Liverpool's Black musicians, it features incredible portraits by Liverpool's Ean Flanders. ➡️ Read more: https://orlo.uk/P562y 📅 Open 11 October 2025 🎟️ Free #VictoriaGallery #LiverpoolArt

If you’re joining as a new student in September, this walk toward the VGM might just become your favourite! Whether it's your first time or hundredth, it always feels a little magical! #VGMmoments #VictoriaGallery #LivUni #LiverpoolArt

📢 10 days to go until the launch of our exhibition, Lightbulb Moments. Here’s a behind-the-scenes peek at one of our installation days! 📅 Opening on 11 September 🎟️ Free exhibition #BehindTheScenes #LightbulbMoments #RedbrickReborn #LiverpoolsGreatIdeas #FreeExhibition

🕑 Every Tuesday at 2pm we host a FREE guided tour of the #OriginalRedBrick, bringing the history of @liverpooluni.bsky.social to life. Spaces fill up fast, so grab a spot by clicking this link and registering your interest. 👇 https://orlo.uk/gMpjq #OriginalRedBrick📸 Senate Room, circa 1900

There’s still time to see All That Remains, curated by Dr Amanda Draper featuring pieces by Anne Nasmyth, Adrian Stokes, and Liverpool artists Parker Greenwood and Jack Coburn Witherop. 🗓️ On until 20 Sept 2025 🕙 Tue–Sat, 10am–5pm #LivUniCollections #VictoriaGallery #LiverpoolArt

Our last FREE family film of the summer hols is The Bad Guys. 🎞️ Screening TODAY in the Learning Suite at 2.30pm Grab a ticket if you haven't already! And remember - being good is no fun at all! 😉 🎟️ https://orlo.uk/G1hgn

We had a brilliant Draw Together session recently with artist Daksha and musician The Metamorph. Peaceful vibes, creative energy, and some incredible portraits came to life! Thanks to everyone who joined (and stayed still long enough to be drawn!) #DrawTogether #VGMevents #Art #VictoriaGallery