Stories from Beyond the Door
Stories from beyond the Door is the new incarnation of the From Pen to Paper project which has been adapted to work online in light of Covid-19. From Pen to […]
Artwork donations
The Friends of Kirkby Gallery & Prescot Museum have made considerable donations to Knowsley Council’s Art Collection, purchasing original pieces from artists that have had solo exhibitions in Kirkby Gallery. […]
Dennis Moore Reference Library
We have all sorts of different artefacts donated to Prescot Museum, one special example is historian Dennis Moore’s reference books and research notes, purchased by Friends of Kirkby Gallery & […]
Family Friday – Plan your own exhibition!
For this week’s Family Friday, why not plan your own exhibition? It could be about whatever you like, and can include real objects and artworks or things from your imagination! […]
Behind the Scenes at Kirkby Gallery & Prescot Museum
This week we’re working behind-the-scenes at Kirkby Gallery preparing the space for our forthcoming exhibition of our Picturing 100 Years project. As we’re not yet able to open, it will […]
Family Friday – Paint Irene!
For Family Friday, we want to invite you to paint ‘our Irene’. We don’t have many photographs of Irene so we thought she should inspire this week’s subject for our […]
Irene Sumner: Memories
Supporting local talent and creative activity is central to all we do within the Culture Development & Events Service, so this week, we’re remembering an inspirational local artist who has […]
Family Friday – Design your own Disc!
For #FamilyFriday this week, be inspired by the incredible music that was recorded in Kirkby at Amazon Studios and the amazing album cover artwork produced to go with it – […]
Music Made on Merseyside at Amazon Studios
Although Liverpool is known worldwide for its contribution to music, we were thrilled to be able to reveal a particularly local claim to musical fame that hasn’t had the coverage […]
Family Friday – Design your own biscuit tin!
Did you know there was once a biscuit factory in Huyton? Huntley & Palmers opened in 1955. There was a special shop for the staff where they could buy discount […]