Free Museums in Palacefields

"Take advantage of the free-entry to Manchester Art Gallery and admire the works of Manchester artists, a wide selection of British art and a large number of European masterpieces. The gallery was designed by Charles Barry, who is best known for rebuilding the Houses of Parliament after a devastating fire. The Art Gallery underwent an extension and refurbishment by Hopkins architects in May 2002, with 35 million pounds being spent on letting in more light, opening a new wing and installing an interactive children’s gallery."

"Grayson’s Art Club – An exhibition of works selected by artist Grayson Perry during Grayson’s Art Club, the popular Channel 4 TV series. All the works on display are very personal visual representations of lockdown, made by the public, well-known artists and celebrities for Grayson’s Art Club.Between Friday 2 July and Sunday 29 August. Other exhibitions are also on too."

"Football (known in America as soccer) is the national pastime in England, but especially in Manchester, home of Manchester United. The city's National Football Museum is a great way to learn more about the history and culture of the beloved sport, including special exhibits on topics like the fashion of football shirts and women's soccer. It has a huge archive of items, with pieces that date back to the early 20th century, and it's engaging for kids as well as adults."

"Anyone with an interest in football should make a beeline to the National Football Museum, situated inside the dramatic glass building previously known as Urbis. Find out more about your favourite sport, including an extensive look at the last time England won the World Cup, and take the chance to refine your own football skills."

"As the name suggests, Merseyside Maritime Museum is situated in the Albert Dock and looks at the nautical side of Liverpool, with a particular focus on the port and the Titanic. Various exhibitions unearth the vast influence the port of Liverpool had on the world, with a number of original artifacts, vessels and ship models on show. You can also find the International Slavery Museum on the third floor."

"A fan-favourite on the Albert Dock is the Merseyside Maritime Museum. It contains a variety of objects associated with the social and commercial history of the port of Liverpool. Highlights include ship models, maritime paintings, colourful posters from the golden age of liners and even some full sized vessels."

"The fascinating Merseyside Maritime Museum traces the history and development of the city of Liverpool as a major port. The museum houses a range of collections, from an exhibition on the tragic and…"

"An acclaimed branch of the Tate Gallery, Tate Liverpool, has been established in the Albert Dock. As chance would have it, the London Tate Gallery - established at the end of the 19th century with a legacy from the sugar magnate Sir Henry Tate - found space in the warehouses where raw sugar was stored before being refined. The ground floor of the 'Tate of the North" has exhibition halls and galleries dedicated to contemporary art as well as works on loan from the London gallery. Admission is free."

"(1963) on display at Tate Liverpool|© Tate Liverpool, Roger Sinek. One of Albert Docks’ many attractions, Tate Liverpool is a British and international contemporary and modern art gallery. Past exhibitions have included Jackson Pollock: Behind the Spots, Transmitting Andy Warhol and Mondrian and his studios, and the gallery played an integral part in the Liverpool Biennial."

"Photo credit: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Tate_Liverpool_-_geograph.org.uk_-_206623.jpg. The Tate is the cornerstone of Liverpool’s contemporary art scene. The venue was founded by Alan Bowness, who was Tate’s director in the ’80s."

"Another museum and one that is large in size and with the number of artifacts and history housed within it. The Museum of Liverpool is the world’s first museum dedicated to the city it resides in. This museum features history and back catalogues of information surrounding Liverpool."

"The Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool showcases a range of exhibits, artwork, and items from Leonardo da Vinci exhibitions to over 10,000 items of clothing dating from the 1700s to present day. Explore some of the Pre-Raphaelites paintings which are some of the best in the world. This museum is also free entry, so don't miss out."

"The Walker Art Gallery is one of Liverpool’s leading art galleries and showcases paintings and sculptures from as far back as the 13th century. Home to Renaissance masterpieces and a leading selection of Victorian and pre-Raphaelite art, this gallery has housed some of the oldest art pieces in the city for 130 years."

"With one of the largest public collections of art in the country outside London, Walker Art Gallery is a great way to spend an afternoon. This gallery boasts a rather large collection of drawings, paintings and sculptures from as far back as the 13th century."

"Organised by the Ashmolean Museum, which holds a world class collection of over 200 prints made by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, it will present the artist as an unrivalled storyteller through a selection of around 50 outstanding prints, dating from 1630 to the late 1650s. Widely hailed as the greatest painter of the Dutch Golden Age, Rembrandt was also one of the most innovative and experimental printmakers of the 17th century, and the works displayed at the Lady Lever will cover a varied selection of subjects including intense self-portraits, atmospheric landscapes, intimate family portraits, biblical stories and confronting nude studies. June 1 to September 15, 2019"

"Yes, we know, it's not strictly Liverpool, but it is well worth the short train journey across the river. For visitors to the Lady Lever, its location in the picturesque model-village of Port Sunlight will make for a pleasing, if slightly uncanny, addition to the experience. Both the village and the gallery itself are a legacy of the benevolence of English industrialist William Hesketh Lever, who wanted to share his collection with the public, even personally selecting works for display."

"Jump on a train from Liverpool Central and head to the marvellously monikered Port Sunlight, home of the Lady Lever Art Gallery. Established in 1922, this is …"

"Liverpool Everyman Theatre, 5-9 Hope Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 9BH - Visit now. The Everyman reopened in March 2014 after extensive renovation to its stage, restaurant and backstage areas; the newly opened version is sustainable, accessible and really rather swish. Inclusiveness runs through the new design – its frontage, dominated by a new “portrait wall”, shows 105 different Liverpool residents, cut into a metal facade."

"Founded in 1964, the Everyman Theatre has been bringing groundbreaking talent to Hope Street for over half a decade. The stage for early performances from Julie Walters, Bill Nighy and Bernard Hill, this venue is steeped in history – the building itself won the 2014 RIBA Stirling Prize for architecture. Showing a range of plays from classic Shakespeare to brand new material, a show at the Everyman is not to be missed."

"The Royal Exchange Theatre is located just off St Ann’s Square in the city centre and has seen performances from some of the UK’s leading actors including Maxine Peake and Julie Hesmondhalgh. The Module theatre is a seven-sided, glass-walled capsule that is suspended in the centre of the Great Hall and means that all seats are less than nine metres from the stage."

"We'll all have to wait until June to get back inside the world-class Royal Exchange Theatre. The venue will open on June 23, with details to be announced at royalexchange.co.uk in due course."

"Securely tucked in the shadows of Chester’s city wall, this cozy, home-cooking cafe is perfect for a quiet breakfast with good food and coffee. The Cafe at the Wall is the epitome of a small-town-feel cafe nestled in a larger cityscape. Their tagline reads: “We might be tiny but our food is mighty,” and they certainly live up to the expectation."

"Before you walk along Chester’s historic walls we highly suggest you fuel up with a good breakfast. If you start around Lower Bridge Street you will find The Café at The Walls. A great place to head if you are after a freshly made breakfast and an extremely good price then The Café at The Walls will be perfect."