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The Bluecoat

Bluecoat is Liverpool’s contemporary arts centre, a working home for artists, and a place where audiences can experience art in new ways.

With a city centre location and striking, Grade I listed building, the Bluecoat offers a dynamic programme of exhibitions and events, an award-winning programme for families and children and a bustling café serving delicious homemade meals. Our legendary garden is open all year round, it's the perfect spot for a coffee break.

We're also home to several independent retailers and creative businesses. From wedding dresses and handmade gifts to vintage records and house plants, get your shopping fix while you're here.

Our exciting year-round events programme has something for everyone, from literature readings and dance performances to print courses and family workshops.

Be inspired by our free exhibitions in our gallery, showing work by artists from all over the world, and just around the corner.

The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Contact telephone: 01517025324
Email The Bluecoat here

Current Events

Birds, Bugs and Botanicals of the Bluecoat: A Blue Room Exhibition
Sat 20 Sep to Sunday 12 October The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool
Experimenting with Collagraph
Saturday 11 October The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool
Bluecoat After Hours: Print Social
Tuesday 14 October The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool
Introduction to Copper Sulphate Etching
Saturday 18 October The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool
Just Browsing
Saturday 25 October The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool
Lou Miller: We Dream of Our Freedom
Saturday 25 October The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool
We Dream of Our Freedom: Creative Workshops
Sat 25 Oct to Saturday 1 November The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool
Lowry Lounge 2025
Saturday 1 November The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool
Creative Bookbinding
Saturday 8 November The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool
Photopolymer Etching Weekend with Bev Hayes
Saturday 15 November and Sunday 16 November The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool
Pop Art Portraiture with Screen Printing
Saturday 22 November The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool
Festive Wreath Workshop
Sunday 23 November The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool
Get Your Hands Dirty! A Queer Pottery Workshop
Tuesday 25 November The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool
Festive Cyanotype Ornaments
Saturday 29 November The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool
Father Christmas Storytelling
Sat 29 Nov to Sunday 21 December The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool