Victoria Gallery & Museum
@victoriagallery.bsky.social
Galleries Tue-Sat, 10am-4pm👋
Café Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm☕️
https://linktr.ee/victoriagalleryliverpool
🧱 Part of @LiverpoolUni.bsky.social
Café Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm☕️
https://linktr.ee/victoriagalleryliverpool
🧱 Part of @LiverpoolUni.bsky.social
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Liverpool’s original redbrick icon is back! 🧱
After three years behind scaffolding, the @victoriagallery.bsky.social is back in all its glory! This historic gem has been part of our story for over a century and even helped inspire the term ‘redbrick university’!
#VGMRedbrickReborn
After three years behind scaffolding, the @victoriagallery.bsky.social is back in all its glory! This historic gem has been part of our story for over a century and even helped inspire the term ‘redbrick university’!
#VGMRedbrickReborn
We're back! #VGMRedbrickReborn
Hello December! ❄️ It’s the perfect time to come in (and get warm!) and discover the heritage of #TheOriginalRedBrick on our FREE guided Tuesday tours:
- 2 Dec
- 9 Dec
- 16 Dec
➡️ Book now: https://orlo.uk/Uv2gF
#December #victoriagallery #liverpool #livuni #history
- 2 Dec
- 9 Dec
- 16 Dec
➡️ Book now: https://orlo.uk/Uv2gF
#December #victoriagallery #liverpool #livuni #history
December 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Hello December! ❄️ It’s the perfect time to come in (and get warm!) and discover the heritage of #TheOriginalRedBrick on our FREE guided Tuesday tours:
- 2 Dec
- 9 Dec
- 16 Dec
➡️ Book now: https://orlo.uk/Uv2gF
#December #victoriagallery #liverpool #livuni #history
- 2 Dec
- 9 Dec
- 16 Dec
➡️ Book now: https://orlo.uk/Uv2gF
#December #victoriagallery #liverpool #livuni #history
This week, we lit up the cafe with our Christmas tree, which means the festive season has officially begun at the VG&M! 🎄 Check out our December events & opening times 👇
🔗 https://orlo.uk/d8miZ
#victoriagallery #festive #tistheseason #livuni #freeevents #liverpool
🔗 https://orlo.uk/d8miZ
#victoriagallery #festive #tistheseason #livuni #freeevents #liverpool
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This week, we lit up the cafe with our Christmas tree, which means the festive season has officially begun at the VG&M! 🎄 Check out our December events & opening times 👇
🔗 https://orlo.uk/d8miZ
#victoriagallery #festive #tistheseason #livuni #freeevents #liverpool
🔗 https://orlo.uk/d8miZ
#victoriagallery #festive #tistheseason #livuni #freeevents #liverpool
Just over one week to go until our Elf-tastic Christmas - a day packed with festive fun and cheer! Make elf crafts, enjoy a family film, follow our elf trail & more!
🕐 11am-4pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free, no booking required
#familyfun #museumevents #victoriagallery #livuni
🕐 11am-4pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free, no booking required
#familyfun #museumevents #victoriagallery #livuni
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Just over one week to go until our Elf-tastic Christmas - a day packed with festive fun and cheer! Make elf crafts, enjoy a family film, follow our elf trail & more!
🕐 11am-4pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free, no booking required
#familyfun #museumevents #victoriagallery #livuni
🕐 11am-4pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free, no booking required
#familyfun #museumevents #victoriagallery #livuni
Join us for our final Relaxed Music Concert of 2025! 🎶 Musicians from the University’s Department of Music will perform a selection of beautiful pieces while you enjoy a drink and cake in our Waterhouse Café!
🕐 Fri 28 Nov, 3.30–4.30pm
🎟️ Tickets https://tinyurl.com/tptahwta
🕐 Fri 28 Nov, 3.30–4.30pm
🎟️ Tickets https://tinyurl.com/tptahwta
VG&M Relaxed Music Concert
Indulge your senses in the stunning Waterhouse Cafe with a delicious piece of cake and a drink while you listen to a musical performance.
tinyurl.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Join us for our final Relaxed Music Concert of 2025! 🎶 Musicians from the University’s Department of Music will perform a selection of beautiful pieces while you enjoy a drink and cake in our Waterhouse Café!
🕐 Fri 28 Nov, 3.30–4.30pm
🎟️ Tickets https://tinyurl.com/tptahwta
🕐 Fri 28 Nov, 3.30–4.30pm
🎟️ Tickets https://tinyurl.com/tptahwta
Spark Cart: Wild Remains - Conservation Through Close Encounters. Get up close to our remarkable gorilla skeleton before getting hands-on with taxidermy animals from our local environment.
🕐 Tue 2 Dec, 11am-1pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
#sparkcart #victoriagallery #liverpool #taxidermy
🕐 Tue 2 Dec, 11am-1pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
#sparkcart #victoriagallery #liverpool #taxidermy
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Spark Cart: Wild Remains - Conservation Through Close Encounters. Get up close to our remarkable gorilla skeleton before getting hands-on with taxidermy animals from our local environment.
🕐 Tue 2 Dec, 11am-1pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
#sparkcart #victoriagallery #liverpool #taxidermy
🕐 Tue 2 Dec, 11am-1pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
#sparkcart #victoriagallery #liverpool #taxidermy
A quick glimpse of the collections waiting for you! 👀 Come and visit us Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm, and see some of our current exhibitions:
- Lightbulb moments
- Toxteth: The Harlem of Europe
- Sacred Spaces
- Seeing Green
Plan your visit this week!
- Lightbulb moments
- Toxteth: The Harlem of Europe
- Sacred Spaces
- Seeing Green
Plan your visit this week!
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
A quick glimpse of the collections waiting for you! 👀 Come and visit us Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm, and see some of our current exhibitions:
- Lightbulb moments
- Toxteth: The Harlem of Europe
- Sacred Spaces
- Seeing Green
Plan your visit this week!
- Lightbulb moments
- Toxteth: The Harlem of Europe
- Sacred Spaces
- Seeing Green
Plan your visit this week!
Today's #FridayFeeling is one of gratitude as we're reminded of our role during the Blitz of 1941.
Luckily, damage was limited. We lost some stained glass (pictured). Our neighbours in the Harrison Hughes were not so lucky, though gladly, no fatalities.
Full story:
👇
https://orlo.uk/jtt70
Luckily, damage was limited. We lost some stained glass (pictured). Our neighbours in the Harrison Hughes were not so lucky, though gladly, no fatalities.
Full story:
👇
https://orlo.uk/jtt70
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Today's #FridayFeeling is one of gratitude as we're reminded of our role during the Blitz of 1941.
Luckily, damage was limited. We lost some stained glass (pictured). Our neighbours in the Harrison Hughes were not so lucky, though gladly, no fatalities.
Full story:
👇
https://orlo.uk/jtt70
Luckily, damage was limited. We lost some stained glass (pictured). Our neighbours in the Harrison Hughes were not so lucky, though gladly, no fatalities.
Full story:
👇
https://orlo.uk/jtt70
Did you know stone circle building isn’t just an ancient practice? This contemporary stone circle at Brockholes, Preston, was created in 2014. Discover more in our Sacred Spaces exhibition.
🕐 Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm
🎟️ Free
#sacredspaces #photography #livuni #victoriagallery
🕐 Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm
🎟️ Free
#sacredspaces #photography #livuni #victoriagallery
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Did you know stone circle building isn’t just an ancient practice? This contemporary stone circle at Brockholes, Preston, was created in 2014. Discover more in our Sacred Spaces exhibition.
🕐 Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm
🎟️ Free
#sacredspaces #photography #livuni #victoriagallery
🕐 Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm
🎟️ Free
#sacredspaces #photography #livuni #victoriagallery
Friend of the VG&M, @paulcurtisartwork.bsky.social is giving a talk at 7pm in Scruffy Murphy's.
You can see his work here on @liverpooluni.bsky.social campus and in #Lightbulbmoments.
Prints available in our gift shop! 🎁 🎅 🎄
🎟️ £7.50 (not a VG&M event)
https://orlo.uk/fdBEB
You can see his work here on @liverpooluni.bsky.social campus and in #Lightbulbmoments.
Prints available in our gift shop! 🎁 🎅 🎄
🎟️ £7.50 (not a VG&M event)
https://orlo.uk/fdBEB
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Friend of the VG&M, @paulcurtisartwork.bsky.social is giving a talk at 7pm in Scruffy Murphy's.
You can see his work here on @liverpooluni.bsky.social campus and in #Lightbulbmoments.
Prints available in our gift shop! 🎁 🎅 🎄
🎟️ £7.50 (not a VG&M event)
https://orlo.uk/fdBEB
You can see his work here on @liverpooluni.bsky.social campus and in #Lightbulbmoments.
Prints available in our gift shop! 🎁 🎅 🎄
🎟️ £7.50 (not a VG&M event)
https://orlo.uk/fdBEB
Tucked among the bright colours and celebratory feel of #Lightbulbmoments is a stark reminder that bright ideas can also be devastating.
Read about how @liverpooluni.bsky.social's Professor of Physics James Chadwick links to the Los Alamos notebooks on display.
👇
https://orlo.uk/I4RwX
Read about how @liverpooluni.bsky.social's Professor of Physics James Chadwick links to the Los Alamos notebooks on display.
👇
https://orlo.uk/I4RwX
November 18, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Tucked among the bright colours and celebratory feel of #Lightbulbmoments is a stark reminder that bright ideas can also be devastating.
Read about how @liverpooluni.bsky.social's Professor of Physics James Chadwick links to the Los Alamos notebooks on display.
👇
https://orlo.uk/I4RwX
Read about how @liverpooluni.bsky.social's Professor of Physics James Chadwick links to the Los Alamos notebooks on display.
👇
https://orlo.uk/I4RwX
A special moment for one of our visitors recently who came to see a portrait of his great-grandfather painted by Bavarian artist Hubert von Herkomer.
A beautiful connection between past and present!
#livunicollections #victoriagallery #liverpool #livuni #art
A beautiful connection between past and present!
#livunicollections #victoriagallery #liverpool #livuni #art
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
A special moment for one of our visitors recently who came to see a portrait of his great-grandfather painted by Bavarian artist Hubert von Herkomer.
A beautiful connection between past and present!
#livunicollections #victoriagallery #liverpool #livuni #art
A beautiful connection between past and present!
#livunicollections #victoriagallery #liverpool #livuni #art
Did you know our Grand Entrance Hall was completed in 1892 and originally lit by electric lights (very modern for the time!).
Come and visit our beautiful building, open Tuesday to Saturday between 10am-5pm.
Read more about our history: https://orlo.uk/OH59N
Come and visit our beautiful building, open Tuesday to Saturday between 10am-5pm.
Read more about our history: https://orlo.uk/OH59N
November 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Did you know our Grand Entrance Hall was completed in 1892 and originally lit by electric lights (very modern for the time!).
Come and visit our beautiful building, open Tuesday to Saturday between 10am-5pm.
Read more about our history: https://orlo.uk/OH59N
Come and visit our beautiful building, open Tuesday to Saturday between 10am-5pm.
Read more about our history: https://orlo.uk/OH59N
Come along to Spark Cart to find out about how the ancient Egyptians protected mothers and children, and the gods they prayed to for protection.
🕐 20 November, 11am-1pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
#sparkcart #livuni #victoriagallery #egypt #liverpool
🕐 20 November, 11am-1pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
#sparkcart #livuni #victoriagallery #egypt #liverpool
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Come along to Spark Cart to find out about how the ancient Egyptians protected mothers and children, and the gods they prayed to for protection.
🕐 20 November, 11am-1pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
#sparkcart #livuni #victoriagallery #egypt #liverpool
🕐 20 November, 11am-1pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
#sparkcart #livuni #victoriagallery #egypt #liverpool
Join us on Saturday 6 December for Elf-tastic Christmas - a free family day packed with festive fun! 🎄 Make crafts, enjoy a festive film & snap an 'elfie' by the tree!
🕐 11am-4pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
#elftasticchristmas #familyfun #SENDfriendly #museumevents #christmastthemuseum
🕐 11am-4pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
#elftasticchristmas #familyfun #SENDfriendly #museumevents #christmastthemuseum
November 12, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Join us on Saturday 6 December for Elf-tastic Christmas - a free family day packed with festive fun! 🎄 Make crafts, enjoy a festive film & snap an 'elfie' by the tree!
🕐 11am-4pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
#elftasticchristmas #familyfun #SENDfriendly #museumevents #christmastthemuseum
🕐 11am-4pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
#elftasticchristmas #familyfun #SENDfriendly #museumevents #christmastthemuseum
Be transported to Sacred Spaces across the UK ✨ Through the lens of Dr Terence Heng, a University of Liverpool sociologist, discover the quiet reverence and vibrant diversity of faith in modern Britain.
🕐 Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
#sacredspaces #photography #victoriagallery
🕐 Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
#sacredspaces #photography #victoriagallery
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Be transported to Sacred Spaces across the UK ✨ Through the lens of Dr Terence Heng, a University of Liverpool sociologist, discover the quiet reverence and vibrant diversity of faith in modern Britain.
🕐 Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
#sacredspaces #photography #victoriagallery
🕐 Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
#sacredspaces #photography #victoriagallery
📢 SATURDAY GUIDED TOUR 📢
Avoid the November rain and join our fabulous Fontaine for a trip back in time on Saturday 22 November at 2pm.
Have you ever taken a Saturday tour with Fontaine? You don't want to miss it.
🔗 https://orlo.uk/H1krS
Avoid the November rain and join our fabulous Fontaine for a trip back in time on Saturday 22 November at 2pm.
Have you ever taken a Saturday tour with Fontaine? You don't want to miss it.
🔗 https://orlo.uk/H1krS
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📢 SATURDAY GUIDED TOUR 📢
Avoid the November rain and join our fabulous Fontaine for a trip back in time on Saturday 22 November at 2pm.
Have you ever taken a Saturday tour with Fontaine? You don't want to miss it.
🔗 https://orlo.uk/H1krS
Avoid the November rain and join our fabulous Fontaine for a trip back in time on Saturday 22 November at 2pm.
Have you ever taken a Saturday tour with Fontaine? You don't want to miss it.
🔗 https://orlo.uk/H1krS
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
Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm
Free
🔗 Read our blog: https://orlo.uk/ykiq8
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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
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
📌 Learn more about Waterhouse and his tremendous tiles every Tuesday at 2pm on one of our popular FREE guided tours.
🔗 https://orlo.uk/djlZQ
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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
📌 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
Open Tuesday-Saturday
10am-5pm (last entry 4.30pm)
FREE!
#lightbulbmoments #freeexhibition #victoriagallery
November 5, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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
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
📸 [L-R] Alan Harding, Joe Ankrah by Ean Flanders
Toxteth: The Harlem of Europe
Tue - Sat
10am - 5pm
👇
https://orlo.uk/RJJzx
November 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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
📸 [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'
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'
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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'
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
Lightbulb moments
Tue - Sat
10am - 5pm
Last entry 4.30pm.
👇
https://orlo.uk/0801d
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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
Lightbulb moments
Tue - Sat
10am - 5pm
Last entry 4.30pm.
👇
https://orlo.uk/0801d
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
🕐 Tue–Sat, 10am–5pm
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
Read more: https://orlo.uk/6qewn
October 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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
🕐 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
View our What's On page for more events to get involved in: https://orlo.uk/UTMvr
#VGMevents #VictoriaGallery #Liverpool
October 29, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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
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!
Loved presenting my work on science storytelling and arctic comics! 🏔🌼❄️
Thanks for hosting me @victoriagallery.bsky.social 🏛
Thanks for supporting this work @geolassoc.bsky.social 🪨
Thanks for hosting me @victoriagallery.bsky.social 🏛
Thanks for supporting this work @geolassoc.bsky.social 🪨
October 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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!