How are you spending #BoxingDay? 💚 Talking Music 1963 by Paul Dash shows a cosy interior with the artist’s father sitting in the centre with a guitar engaged in a heated discussion with his friend Bob Reid, who is seated opposite him. 🎸 The other figures silently look on. 👀

Tate Liverpool + RIBA North is open including #NewYearsEve and #NewYearsDay. 🎨 ✨ Discover what's on here: bit.ly/3duEcIS

That time in between Christmas and New Year when you don't know what day it is or what's going on. 🙃 🎨 Edward Le Bas, Interior 1951. Tate

Got a 13-17 year old who's interested in gaming? 🎮 Join our free gaming workshop with artist John Powell Jones on 5 January, 11.00–12.00 and 12.30–13.30. Find out more and book your free tickets here ⤵️ bit.ly/3CPAj12

Happy Birthday to artist Kader Attia who was born #OnThisDay in 1970. 🎈 See his installation, “Untitled” (Concrete Blocks), in our free Brickworks display until 12 January. bit.ly/4d1L6D1

Here's one of JMW Turner's paintings to enjoy as we watch the last sunset of the year. Happy New Year's Eve. ✨⁣ Joseph M.W Turner, The Scarlet Sunset c.1830-40

✨ #HappyNewYear! We're thinking about hopes, ambitions & new beginnings. ✨ What do you want to focus on? 🏊 Michael Andrews Melanie and Me Swimming 1978–9 👑 John Lavery The Chess Players 1929 🎨 Louise Jopling Through the Looking-Glass 1875 🥔 Spencer Gore The Gas Cooker 1913

'If you want a subject, look around you.' 👀 - Peter Brook In 1976-7, Brook made a lithograph for every month of the year, capturing the beauty of the changing seasons. We'll be sharing each print over the next year, starting with JANUARY Pennine Valley 1976–7 ❄️🏔️

👔 As we head back to school, we're reflecting on how art & science can mix. This drawing is part of a series by Franciszka Themerson that shows human interactions with machinery, including an electricity generator & a still for distilling spirits. bit.ly/4ix0FFK

Elsewhere in #Liverpool: Discover dramatic & moody artworks in Victoria Gallery & Museum Liverpool's small display, Play of Light. Explore how British artists of the late Georgian & Victorian eras, including JMW Turner & John Atkinson Grimshaw, use light & dark. bit.ly/41rbXFl

📣 It's your last chance to see our free Brickworks display. From bold paintings to textured sculptures, discover artwork that champion the humble brick. Artists include #SarahLucas, #PhilipGuston, #DonaldRodney and more. 🧱 Closing 12 January. bit.ly/4d1L6D1

📣 Please note that Tate Liverpool + RIBA North will be closed from 13-16 January 2025 while we deinstall our Brickworks display. We'll be starting to install our next show, The Plant that Stowed Away which opens on 6 February. 🌱 Find out more here: bit.ly/41GXRjf

As the January chill settles in, this painting by George Clausen is a reminder of the quiet beauty of winter mornings. 🌅 It captures the stillness &serenity of a frosty landscape, where the soft glow of early light gently breaks through the cold. ❄️✨ bit.ly/3BrGAzQ

📣 Opening 5 Feb: The Plant that Stowed Away is a free display exploring the connections between the trading history of cities & the global movements of plants & people. 🌱 Find out more: bit.ly/41GXRjf 🍃 #HenriMatisse The Dancer 1949. Tate

Elsewhere in #Liverpool: Join the launch of @openeyegallery's new exhibition on 30 Jan, 18.00. The show reflects on & celebrates the fledgling queer club culture of the 90s in the UK. 🎉 Guest curated by James Lawler & supported by Homotopia. RSVP: bit.ly/3WqPJQE

🌱✨ The Plant that Stowed Away is now open! ✨🌱 You'll see artworks that show how plants have reclaimed the post-industrial landscapes & discover the connections between the trading history of cities and the global movements & resilience of plants. 🌍 bit.ly/41GXRjf

📹🌴From rugged coastlines to overgrown sugar plantations, see Shiraz Bayjoo's mesmerising film now display at Tate Liverpool + RIBA North. You'll explore the diverse landscape and history of the artist's home country, Mauritius. 🌊 bit.ly/4aC2jT2 📸 Shiraz Bayjoo

Elsewhere in #Liverpool: Discover the research behind our display The Plant that Stowed Away in an exhibition at Liverpool John Moores University curated by Dr Christine Eyene. See the show, What The Mountain Has Seen, in the John Lennon Art and Design Building at LJMU until 30 May. bit.ly/4aDkgjL

🌸 Let your creativity bloom this #FebruaryHalfTerm with free activities designed by artist Hellen Songa!🌿Make your own herbal dream pillow or herbal wand to take home + create your own plant to add to our paper flower garden! 🌼15-23 Feb, 10.00-16.00. bit.ly/4fVRJqE

Must-See Month starts today! 👀 Explore the stars, get crafty or get out and about on an arty trail this half term in Liverpool! Organised by Liverpool BID Co., Must See Month runs until 17 March! ➡️visitliverpool.com/blog/post/what…