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FACT'S latest exhibition is for the meeple
An interactive exhibition which investigates the relationship between humanity and intelligent technologies is being staged at FACT this spring. Can Meeple Escape the Neurophoria?, which is in the first-floor gallery at the Wood Street venue until April 26, aims to explore the ways in which connections evolve and develop between co-existing humans and machines – and how intelligent technology influences decision-making and shapes our sense of ourselves. Meeple is the term for
Liverpool's dot-art celebrates 20th anniversary year
Award-winning Liverpool independent gallery and arts consultancy dot-art is marking its 20 th anniversary this year with a programme of exhibitions, special events and activities. The anniversary year opened last night with the official launch of a new exhibition – TWENTY – at the dot-art space at INNSiDE in Old Hall Street, featuring 20 large-scale works by 20 artists including Nathan Pendlebury, Barbara Derecka and muralist Joe Venning. Then on February 13 a second new sho
LOOK Climate Lab aims to open eyes at Liverpool gallery
Liverpool’s Open Eye Gallery has being turned into a lab this month where ideas around the topic of climate change can be explored and tested. LOOK Climate Lab 2026 runs at the Mann Island venue until to March 29, bringing together artists, activists and researchers and offering audiences the opportunity to engage with their work. The biennial LOOK programme explores how photography can be ‘a relevant and powerful medium’ in the conversation about climate. Projects being high
Liverpool exhibition of William Ellis jazz greats this spring
Captivating images of leading jazz artists taken by an acclaimed Liverpool music photographer are set to go on show in the city this month. William Ellis’ work will be displayed at the Capstone Building on Liverpool Hope University’s Creative Campus at Everton to coincide with the 2026 Liverpool International Jazz Festival. Songs For my Father: The Jazz Photography of William Ellis runs from February 3 to April 15, with the jazz festival itself taking place from February 26 t
Exhibitions to enjoy in Liverpool over 2026
The New Year brings a host of new and fascinating exhibitions to Liverpool’s many galleries and museums. And while the Tate, Maritime Museum and International Slavery Museum are all currently closed for multi-million pound renovations, there are still plenty of venues open for people to visit and exhibitions to enjoy. From shows which were launched in 2025 and are now continuing into 2026 to new exhibitions, and covering a wide sweep of media from painting to prints to photog
Tate Liverpool reveals Ed Ruscha display for 2026
Tate Liverpool is hosting a new exhibition of work by influential contemporary American artist Ed Ruscha at its temporary waterfront home. ARTIST ROOMS: Ed Ruscha is on show from February 12 to June 14 at Tate Liverpool + RIBA North on Mann Island. The display, centred on the driving culture of mid-century America and the emerging architecture of Los Angeles, features books, photographs, paintings, drawings and lithographs. Ruscha, who was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1937 and
Turner inspires at the Walker Art Gallery this autumn
An exhibition which showcases stunning works by JMW Turner along with artists he influenced is now open at the Walker Art Gallery. Turner: Always Contemporary marks the 250 th anniversary of the artist’s birth. Tickets cost from £14 for adults, with concessions. Children aged 17 and under go free. The exhibition runs to February 22 and explores both Turner’s own work and his impact on successive generations of artists. It features around 120 artworks including National Museu
Buried Treasure goes on show at Museum of Liverpool
A gold cape, Viking silver, finely fashioned Bronze Age axe and spear heads and hoards full of Roman and Tudor coins are on show in a captivating exhibition at the Museum of Liverpool. Treasure: History Unearthed is at the waterfront landmark until March 2026. The ground floor exhibition - curated by National Museums Liverpool’s expert archaeology team - brings together rare and fascinating archaeological artefacts from the North West and North Wales in a display which is the
John Moores Painting Prize crowns youngest ever winner
Liverpool’s John Moores Painting Prize has crowned its youngest ever winner in the competition’s 68-year history. Ally Fallon has won the...
Victoria Gallery presents Toxteth: The Harlem of Europe
Liverpool’s influential Black musicians are being celebrated in a new exhibition at the Victoria Gallery & Museum this autumn. Toxteth:...
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