Capital of Culture Events

Liverpool has announced the programme of events to celebrate its status as European Capital of Culture 2008. Over 70 events are already planned. Highlights include:

2007 Turner Prize – The prestigious art competition will be held at Tate Liverpool. This will be the first time it has been held outside London since its launch in 1984 (19/10/07 – 31/1/08).

Liverpool Nativity – The story of Christmas performed live on the streets of Liverpool and broadcast on BBC3 (1/12/2007 - 31/12/2007).

Liverpool Sound – A concert featuring music from Liverpool performed by internationally renowned artists (Date TBC).

Gustav Klimt – The artist’s first UK exhibition will be shown at the Tate Liverpool (30/5/2008 - 31/8/2008).