Games and discussions: some disability equality training in Liverpool
Matthew Walsh on disability equality training with DaDaFest and the ‘weight of history’ he feels as he begins to delve into Liverpool’s past.
Operation Etsy: valuing craftwork over time
Basket-weaving: the beautiful product of skilled labour valued by the well off, or low status work for disabled people, replacing an education? Esther Fox discusses how, at different times, it has been both.
Into the object stores at National Museums Liverpool
What can objects hidden behind the scenes in the museum stores tell us about the School for the Blind?
Disability and the theatre: The Government Inspector
Gogol’s play is one of a series by a group of UK theatres which want to reframe how disability is staged. The project is called ‘Ramps on the Moon’.
From poems to Acts of Parliament: our discoveries in Liverpool Records Office
Volunteer Anna finds that discoveries in different archives are already beginning to link together.
Into the Museum of Liverpool and a first look at our exhibition space
Our volunteer Lesley goes on a tour of the Museum of Liverpool and eyes up the Skylight Gallery which will contain the exhibition she will help to create.
Museum of Liverpool tour with curator Kay Jones
A community history tour of the galleries, including some objects from the Royal School for the Blind
Making Funny Faces with Blue Room
A visit to Blue Room which gives adults with learning disabilities the opportunity to develop creative and social skills and increase their independence.
Into the archive at the Royal School for the Blind
Beth Astridge, History of Place Archivist, and I visit the Royal School for the Blind for a first look at the archives.
Exploring back stage at Liverpool Records Office
Lilian describes her behind the scenes tour of Liverpool Record office, as she and other volunteers get to work on the History of Place project.