National Museums Liverpool have unveiled a series of exhibitions across their venues which will prompt visitors to reconsider their perception of the natural world.
Alongside exhibitions, a rage of learning events will take place across the Spring and Summer season, with activities for all to participate in.
‘Bees: A Story of Survival’ is a new exhibition which will open at the World Museum on May 3 2024 which is set to bring a ‘buzz’ to the people of Merseyside.
The new exhibition is a blend of art and science, showcasing cutting-edge technology, in collaboration with the acclaimed artist and sculptor Wolfgang Buttress.
The work uses sound and light environments which provides visitors with a real-time connection to the bees within their natural habitat and reveals the changing picture of their activity.
Essential to our survival, bees are in a race against time as they face extinction. There are 20,000 known species, and the projection explores how their decline could reflect the impending destruction of the natural world.
‘Another View: Landscapes by Women Artists’ will be on display at Lady Level Art Gallery from April 20. It aims to explore the role of women artists within the history of British landscape art, a narrative traditionally dominated by male artists.
The artwork will be depicted as a timeline; starting with early accounts by female amateur artists and then moving throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, acknowledging the changes women go through and how social, economic, cultural and environmental developments have an impact.
The array of artwork ranges from oil paintings to prints and drawings, which will narrate the journey of female artists, showing their increasing ambition as they establish a larger presence within the world of art.
Diego Velázquez, 1599 – 1660, The Toilet of Venus (‘The Rokeby Venus’), 1647-51 Presented by the Art Fund, 1906 The National Gallery, London‘The Rokeby Venus’ by Diego Velázquez is one of the National Gallery’s acclaimed masterpieces.
It will be available to view from May 10-August 26 at the Walker Art Gallery in the ‘National Treasures: Velázquez in Liverpool’ exhibition.
The masterpiece is being loaned to the Walker Art Gallery as part of the National Treasures Programme, celebrating the 200th birthday of the National Gallery in London.
we’ll have something for everyone to enjoy
Displayed in the Walker Art Gallery, ‘National Treasures: Velázquez in Liverpool’ will be presented alongside both accident and contemporary collections, exploring the iconic 17th century painting in new unanticipated manner.
Laura Pye, director of National Museums Liverpool, said: “From a brand-new exploration into landscapes by women artists to the visually stunning and important Bees exhibition, I’m sure we’ll have something for everyone to enjoy.
“This season we are focussing on the natural world, the role many species and we play in it.”
- For more information on all exhibitions and events taking place across National Museums Liverpool, visit: liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Featured image courtesy Trustees of Winifred Nicholson
