Join in Liverpool’s celebrations as the city becomes European Capital of Culture 2008!
An exciting and vibrant year lies ahead with a spectacular programme of events in store – music, theatre, dance, sport, Viennese Balls, the 2008 Tall Ships Race, Children’s Festival and Liverpool Biennial are just some of the wonderful things happening in the city over the next 12 months. For full details go to www.liverpool08.com or www.visitliverpool.com
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The National Trust will be celebrating too - exhibitions, events and towards the end of the year, the city will host the National Trust's annual AGM, which will make Liverpool a ‘must visit’ place in 2008.
Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio
Look out for a new visitor route at Speke Hall which opens up the old servants’ quarters; outdoor Shakespeare in the gardens, Tudor weekends and garden tours; whilst at Mr Hardman’s Photographic Studio you can find out the fascinating story behind the Trust’s work to conserve over 142,000 photographic images in our first ever ‘Archive Day’, as well as having your photograph taken in Hardman’s original studio to take home with you as a memento of your visit.
The Beatles
Don’t miss visiting two gems of Liverpool’s musical heritage – Mendips and 20 Forthlin Road – the childhood homes of John Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney.
© NTPL / Dennis Gilbert
The National Trust in the Community
The National Trust has a buoyant history of working with local communities and groups in Liverpool – particularly those relating to young people. In 2008 we will be enhancing and developing this work with a view to creating a legacy which will last beyond this year and into the future, with a major focus on encouraging young people to explore and discover aspects of their own cultural heritage - by tapping in to the great artistic, cultural and industrial heritage that Liverpool has to offer.
One of the projects the Trust is working on with young people this year is 'Liverpool People & Places – the photography of Edward Chambré Hardman’. Did you know that Edward Chambré Hardman was Liverpool’s greatest photographer of the mid-20th century? He devoted much of his prolific output to capturing the changing landscape of Liverpool and the lives of its citizens in a unique archive of black and white images taken between the 1920s and 1960s.
In capturing the essence of what was once regarded as a ‘Gateway to the Empire’, Hardman’s legacy is an extraordinary visual record – a snapshot in time of the social history of Liverpool.
© NTPL / E.Chambre Hardman Collection
'Liverpool People and Places' exhibition
'Liverpool People & Places' is a travelling exhibition which will bring some of Hardman’s unique images of bygone Liverpool to a city-wide audience as it visits various community venues across the metropolis. Alongside Hardman’s images there will be a fascinating and exciting selection of new work by young people across Liverpool who have used Hardman’s work as a stimulus to explore their own cultural heritage through a variety of artistic media including digital photography, animation and film.
The National Trust gratefully acknowledges the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund and the European Capital of Culture programme with this project.
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'Liverpool People & Places' is a National Trust Community Arts Project, supported by Sky. The exhibition opens in The Met Quarter on 7 April. Other venues will be announced shortly.
Why not discover more of the Hardman story by stepping back in time to the 1950s with a visit to Hardman’s home and photographic studio at 59 Rodney Street? This fascinating time capsule of mid-20th century Liverpool life has been restored by the National Trust and its partners, with help from the Heritage Lottery Fund and is well worth a visit. It is the only known British photographic studio of the mid-20th century where the photographer’s entire output has been preserved intact.
© NTPL / Andreas von Einsiedel
The National Trust has recently published a book devoted to a selection of Hardman’s superb images: ‘Liverpool through the Lens – photographs by Edward Chambré Hardman’ is available at National Trust shops priced at £15.99 and most other good bookshops.
2008 AGM: 1 – 2 November
If you’re a National Trust member then now’s the time to put this year’s AGM date in your diary. Liverpool will be the host city and it’s a great opportunity to visit the city and the Trust’s four Liverpool properties – Speke Hall, Mr Hardman’s Photographic Studio; Mendips and 20 Forthlin Road – the childhood homes of John Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney.
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