You’re invited to commemorate 200 years of the Liverpool School of Art at the Private View for Back to the Drawing Board: 200 Years of Art Education, an exhibition to showcase some of the known and lesser-known histories of art education in Liverpool.

The Private View will include small speeches from people associated with the School, a screening of Michael Swerdlow’s Film The Liverpool College of Art: Timelines, drinks and light bites, and a chance to explore the archive material in more depth.

LG and G Floors
Mount Pleasant Campus Library
29 Maryland Street
Liverpool
L1 9DE

Bookable via Eventbrite.

The building is wheelchair accessible. Email archives@ljmu.ac.uk for all enquiries.

The main exhibition will continue to run from 16 Oct – 19 Dec 2025.

If you can’t make the event but are still interested in the Liverpool School of Art’s history, LJMU Special Collections & Archives manage the archival papers of the School which are available to browse here, and you can visit anything from our many collections by appointment anytime Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00.

– Christopher Olive, Assistant Archivist 2025