Permanent Exhibitions
The Tate Hall Museum is currently closed and the Art Galleries are open.
Further information for the exhibitions of our permanent collections can be viewed by clicking the links below.
Gallery 1 - First Floor
Since the VG&M opened in 2008, Gallery 1 has mostly been dedicated to displaying parts of the University’s interesting and varied decorative art collection. This 2021 display brings a fresh approach, showing many items that have not previously been seen at the VG&M before.
Gallery 1 Exhibition Information
Gallery 2 - First Floor
A display of sculpture from our permanent collection ranging from the 1880s to contemporary including work by Elisabeth Frink, Jacob Epstein, Arthur Dooley and Halima Cassell. Some are visitor favourites and some have never been displayed before.
Gallery 2 Exhibition Information
Gallery 3 - First Floor
This exhibition explores aspects of the University of Liverpool’s early years, formerly known as University College Liverpool.
Gallery 8 - First Floor
John James Audubon (1785-1851) was a nineteenth-century wildlife artist and naturalist. He travelled the American wilderness identifying, studying and drawing hundreds of species of birds and mammals.
Gallery 8 Exhibition Information
Museum - Closed
'From Hand to Handle'
This exhibition is currently closed.
Hand to Handle Exhibition Information
Museum - Closed
'Fossils and Footsteps'
This exhibition is currently closed.
Fossils and Footsteps Exhibition Information
Museum - Closed
'Nasty Gnashers & Dreadful Dentures'
This exhibition is currently closed.
Museum - Closed
Natural History Collection and 'Nightmares in a Bell Jar'
This exhibition is currently closed.
Natural History Exhibition Information
Museum - Closed
'Under the Sea'
This exhibition is currently closed.
Oceanography Exhibition Details
Museum - Closed
'The National Pipe Archive'
This exhibition is currently closed.
The National Pipe Archive Exhibition Information