Liverpool, United Kingdom

Liverpool, Global Art City

This course provides an introduction to the wide range of public sculpture and art collections in Liverpool and its role in marketing the city as a tourist destination and gaining World Heritage Site inscription. The wide range of the city’s sculpture will be explored through walking tours, and will include historic monuments and memorials, architectural commissions and modern site specific works. The collections of public art in the city’s galleries and museums will also be examined and students will be able to examine the different materials and processes involved in creating sculpture, and to discuss issues and debates surrounding the patronage, creation and conservation of public art

Course leader

Dr Lee R. Kendall

Course aim

To develop confidence in understanding and communicating complex ideas
To develop skills in research, collaborative learning and producing and delivering presentations.
To examine the public art of Liverpool in its historical, social and architectural context and to
assess its contribution to the redevelopmentof the city through tourism.

Credits info

5 EC
Modules are equivalent to 2.5 ECTS.

Fee info

EUR 0: Module must be taken as part of a Week 4-6 or Week 1-6 International Summer School programme, so no individual module prices are available.