Our latest Heritage Institute newsletter is out now!
This issue includes:
📚 A triple book launch on urban & migrant heritage
🏛️ Research projects in India & Oman
🖼️ An exhibition on W Africa’s Kingsway Stores
Plus upcoming events, wkshops and funding opportunities
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Sustainability Week 23rd-27th February
Next week is Sustainability Week here at the Uni, with loads of activities from building tours to Dragons' Den challenges to get involved with. Read all about it below, and follow @livunisustain.bsky.social for the latest news and events.
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Join Us for The Heritage Institute Seminar Series!
On Monday, 2 March featuring Barnabas Calder & Dr Jonathan Hogg.
This event marks the opening of the 2026 Heritage Institute Seminar Series we also have the Special Collections & Archives team presenting unique heritage materials.
🔗Book link below
Join Prof Saunders for The Material Worlds Lunchtime Seminars 11th Feb 2-3pm. She will present her current research project at the Rendall Building SR1 and online via Teams.
Prof Saunders seminar is entitled 'Monuments, Counter-Monuments and Materiality in contemporary Germany'
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We're proud to be a Tate Liverpool partner, and as part of that collaboration, we'd like to introduce our latest student ambassadors, Emily and Eliza, who will be championing the Tate on campus and learning all about how the gallery works too www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a...
Tomorrow! AHUWA Liverpool presents a Urban+/Heritage Talk, where Dr Nura Ali explores Lagos’s hydro-social relations, focusing on the Makoko/Iwaya waterfront and the vital role of Lagosian waterpreneurs.
📝 Register here: shorturl.at/6VGb7
📍 Online event: get your Zoom link via registration!
Thank you to James Galliford and the Liverpool School of Architecture Technical Team for their expertise on the fabrication and installation, and to Claire Tunstall and Unilever Archives team for all their help and support sourcing the images and visuals.
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Exhibition: Shopping Emporiums of West Africa - The architecture and history of the 'Kingsway Stores'
A new exhibition, co-curated by University of Liverpool academic Prof Iain Jackson is opening in Accra, Ghana on 15 Jan. It tells the story of the iconic 'Kingsway Stores'. Check it out links below
Great turnout at our Heritage Institute triple-book launch! 📚✨
Lots of guests, traditional Syrian cake gifts 🍰 and a live Irish violin performance 🎻 made it a warm, lively celebration of global heritage.
More info 👉 www.liverpool.ac.uk/heritage-ins...
Two talks tomorrow about the history of violence of Humans and Animals in India on campus at 2.30pm
Join us at the Victoria Gallery & Museum on the 1st Dec.
We will be celebrating 3 new books with the editors and authors. We'll be discussing the world of Urban and migrant heritage. We'll be joined by Iain Jackson, Ataa Alsalloum and Ian Magedera.
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We are delighted to invite you to a seminar on the 5th December exploring diverse perspectives on Chinese Heritage, featuring three scholars whose work engages with heritage, culture, and place through different disciplinary lenses.
🔗Find out more and sign up here www.eventbrite.com/e/perspectiv...
A Triple Launch Celebration Triple book launch, Monday 1 Dec, VGM Leggate Theatre1st Dec 1pm Victoria Gallery & Museum Leggate Theatre
📚 On 1 Dec, join @heritageinstitute.bsky.social for a triple book launch featuring new works on Indian cities, African architecture, and migrant culture in the UK.
In person at @victoriagallery.bsky.social at 1pm
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Join us at the Victoria Gallery & Museum on the 1st Dec.
We will be celebrating 3 new books with the editors and authors. We'll be discussing the world of Urban and migrant heritage. We'll be joined by Iain Jackson, Ataa Alsalloum and Ian Magedera.
🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/a-book-lau...
The University of Liverpool’s School of Law and Social Justice hosted a one-day workshop on Monday 3 November, exploring the histories and legacies of ‘scientific’ racism within Liverpool’s heritage institutions.
🔗Read the full story here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/heritage-ins...
We are delighted to invite you to a seminar on the 5th December exploring diverse perspectives on Chinese Heritage, featuring three scholars whose work engages with heritage, culture, and place through different disciplinary lenses.
🔗Find out more and sign up here www.eventbrite.com/e/perspectiv...
On 12th November we will be hosting a ‘Town Hall’ style meeting to discuss projects for seed corn funding to collaborate with partner organisation, University of Alberta, Canada. Please contact us for more information or sign up here www.eventbrite.com/e/indigeneit...
Fantastic day for the Institute earlier in the week. Interesting talks connecting the local to international heritage from Marie Le Devehat and Cathy Roberts and the SCA team opened the archives to demo how much local research is waiting to happen
All are welcome — come and connect with Wirral’s living heritage. Tues 21 Oct 4:15–5:30 PM
Join us for an inspiring afternoon celebrating the rich and often surprising heritage of the Wirral. Marie Le Devehat and Cathy Roberts, will discuss their respective initiatives.
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All are welcome — come and connect with Wirral’s living heritage. Tues 21 Oct 4:15–5:30 PM
Join us for an inspiring afternoon celebrating the rich and often surprising heritage of the Wirral. Marie Le Devehat and Cathy Roberts, will discuss their respective initiatives.
🎟️https://tinyurl.com/yr9bzb9j
An autumnal scene in Birkenhead Park overlooking a lake
Group of 8 women Circa 1940's in an underground munitions factory.
We are delighted to invite you to the next instalment of the Institute's Seminar series. Talks from Marie Le Devehat/Cathy Roberts on the 21st Oct. Marie with talk about her work as a World Heritage Project Officer and Cathy Roberts will be sharing the secrets of a World War II Munitions Factory🔗
✨ Introducing our new series: “The Institute Interview” ✨
A space where we sit down with visiting scholars and researchers connected with the Heritage Institute to explore their work and the ideas shaping the future of heritage studies.
First up - Prof Wolney Unes www.liverpool.ac.uk/heritage-ins...
We’re proud to partner with National Museums Liverpool and Octopus Associates on the £1 Billion Initiative*.
A ground-breaking study exploring the economic, social, and cultural impact of the Waterfront Transformation Project.
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All Aboard: Writing the Journey – A Metropoetry Workshop was a resounding success! Bringing together creatives, storytellers, and poetry lovers on a journey of expression and personal reflections.
Thank you to all the participants and Garance Marechal for running and supporting the events.
Unforgettable Ride Through History and into the Future!
All Aboard panel were a success! Well attended, full of creativity & big ideas about rail’s future. Huge thanks to our Chair Ian Wray and the panel guests & to everyone who joined. Heritage inspiring tomorrow 🚉✨ #RocketAllAboard
We're thrilled to share "The Future of Rail – All Aboard for Tomorrow!" a free, creative workshop taking place on Sat 13 Sept at Metal Culture, Edge Hill Station (Liverpool)
Places are limited, so please book your free ticket in advance to secure your spot. manchesterhistories.co.uk/events/the-f...
