National Museums Liverpool
National Museums Liverpool: Portrait Detectives
In engaging mini-essays, art historians at the National Museums Liverpool dissect the art of the portrait. Through close examination of six paintings, students learn to interpret the sitter's mood and status and to read clues that convey...
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Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
A fantastic museum with many well known works of art. Their website provides an opportunity to view the collection. Young artists can find a section of fun and games for people their size.
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Walker Art Gallery: Big Art Alphabet
Learn your alphabet by finding objects in famous works of art.
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Liverpool Museums: Leaving From Liverpool
Narrative that follows a family's journey from Liverpool in 1858 as they emigrate to Australia. Help the family make decisions as they set sail, view sketches, and hear their personal stories.
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Sundials
With this resource, students discover how sundials work. The resource links to pictures of museum quality sundials are provided as well as providing directions for making your own sundial.
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National Museums Liverpool: Liverpool Blitz
A fictional but historically accurate recreation of the May 1941 bombing attacks on Liverpool by the German Air Force. You can click on a 24-hour timeline and get information on what was happening during the attacks. There is also an...
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Walker Art Gallery: Big Art for Little Artists Tour
Whether you are planning a visit to the Walker Gallery or just interested in the museum, this quick tour is led by little artists for little artists. Come see what the museum has to offer children of all ages.
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Walker Art Gallery: Hide and Seek With the Little Artists
Two cartoon characters hide in paintings found throughout the Walker Gallery. See if you can find them in each one.
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Walker Art Gallery: George Romney
An intriguing site on the life and works of British artist George Romney. There are links to further biographies of important people in his life, including Emma Hart, Sir William Hamilton, and Lord Nelson, and how their lives intermingled.
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National Museums Liverpool: Escape From the Tomb
Unlock the mysteries of ancient Egypt while playing this learning game. Collect as many Egyptian artifacts as you can and avoid the mummy!
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The Nile File
Follow your guide and see the life of an ordinary Egyptian man at school, at home, and in the village. Take a quiz to see what you've learned. There are additional links to activities, websites, books and more.
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Liverpool Museums: The Sun Tracker
This simulation allows the user to see the sun's arc in the sky anywhere in the world at any time. By changing the season settings the user can see how seasons affect the height of the sun's arc.
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National Museums Liverpool: Beatles Online Exhibition
A collection of Beatles memorabilia, clothing, art, music and more which can be accessed only online.
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National Museums Liverpool: International Slavery Museum: The Trade Triangle
Explore the history of the slave trade.
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International Slavery Museum: Slaves' Stories
An intriguing resource that gives first hand accounts of four Africans being taken from their homes and forced into slavery. Click on the pictures of the people to read their unbelievable stories and see artifacts about slavery.
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National Museums Liverpool: Online Featured Artist: Joshua Reynolds
Short essay on the life and career of Joshua Reynolds includes examples of representative works by the artist.