Events

Tish: Special screening and Q&A

13 December 2023

Past Events

Book Launch: A Look At A New Perspective

23 November 2023

Events

Book Launch: ‘544m’ By Kevin Crooks

30 November 2023

Events

Community workshops @ Ellesmere Port Library

6 November - 5 February 2024

Exhibitions

Bernice Mulenga @ Open Eye Gallery Atrium Space

17 November - 17 December 2023

Past Events

Bernice Mulenga: Artist Talk

18 November 2023

Exhibitions

Community @ Ellesmere Port Library

26 October - 11 April 2024

Past Exhibitions

Local Roots @ The Atkinson

14 October 2023

Past Events

Critique Surgery for Socially Engaged Photographers

6 November 2023

Past Events

Deeds Not Words: panel discussion

12 October 2023

Past Exhibitions

Deeds Not Words @ Atrium Space

3 October - 22 October 2023

Ode To Our Space @ Digital Window Gallery

29 September - 23 December 2023

A Look At A New Perspective @ Digital Window Gallery

29 September - 23 December 2023

Past Events

Exhibition Launch: A Place of Our Own

28 September 2023

Past Events

Book Launch: Crow Dark Dawn

19 October 2023

Reflections

12 September - 22 December 2023

Past Events

Sandra Suubi ‘Samba Gown’ Procession

9 September 2023

Exhibitions Future Exhibitions

A Place of Our Own

29 September - 22 December 2023

Past Events

POETRY BOOK LAUNCH: JACK BENNETT – LUNETTE

7 September 2023

Exhibitions

A Portrait of the High Street @ Prescot

31 August 2023

Projects Past Exhibitions

Our Home. Our Place. Our Space. @ Walton

16 August - 2 October 2023

Past Events

Poetry Reading: Coast to Coast to Coast’s sixth Birthday!

16 September 2023

Past Events

CHILDREN’S STORYTELLING: The Mermaid’s Revolt

9 September 2023

Exhibitions Past Exhibitions

Findings: an exhibition by service users of Age Concern

8 August - 10 September 2023

Past Events

Film screening: The Undesirables + When the Sea sends forth a Forest

24 August 2023

Exhibitions Past Exhibitions

Reclaim. Suzanne St Clare and residents of Chester @ Chester

5 August - 10 September 2023

Exhibitions Past Exhibitions

Picturing High Streets. Ciara Leeming and The Spider Project @ Chester

28 July - 10 September 2023

Exhibitions Past Exhibitions

Picturing High Streets. Suzanne St Clare and Chester Traders @ Chester

28 July - 10 September 2023

VR: Home. Perspectives

4 May - 21 May 2023

Past Events

Book Launch: Vestige

27 July 2023

Past Events

An Evening of Poetry: Launch of Life Stills and readings from Merseyside Stanza Poets

15 June 2023

Past Exhibitions

LCR Photo Award Winners @ Williamson Art Gallery and Museum

1 June - 1 July 2023

Past Exhibitions

Me, Myself, My SPACE @ The Atkinson

27 May - 9 July 2023

Exhibitions Past Exhibitions

as the glass clears

25 May - 29 May 2023

Past Events

Poets Hanan Issa and James Conor Patterson at Open Eye Gallery

21 May 2023

Projects

PLATFORM: ISSUE 5

27 April 2023

Past Exhibitions

Solace in the City @ DWG

5 May - 21 May 2023

Exhibitions Past Exhibitions

Home. Making @ Kirkby Gallery

1 May - 15 June 2023

Exhibitions Past Exhibitions

Home. Settings @ The Atkinson

4 May - 15 June 2023

Exhibitions Past Exhibitions

Home. Perspectives @ Open Eye Gallery

4 May - 21 May 2023

Exhibitions Past Exhibitions

Home. Land @ Norton Priory Museum and Gardens

27 April - 11 June 2023

Past Events

HOME: Launch Event

4 May 2023

Projects

HOME SCHOOLS ACTIVITY PACK

18 April - 21 July 2023

Exhibitions Past Exhibitions

Home. Liberty @ Unity Theatre Exhibition Space

1 May - 31 May 2023

Exhibitions Past Exhibitions

Home. Resistance @ Williamson Art Gallery and Museum (Wirral)

26 April - 27 May 2023

Past Events

People and Places: Whitby High School Student Exhibition Private View

28 April 2023

Past Events

The Liverpool Camarade – part of The European Poetry Festival 2023

11 May 2023

Exhibitions Past Exhibitions

People and Places @ Open Eye Gallery

26 April - 1 May 2023

Exhibitions Future Exhibitions

Liverpool Biennial 2023

10 June - 17 September 2023

Past Events

Zine Launch: PLATFORM Issue 5

20 April 2023

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Opening Hours

We are currently open Tuesday — Sunday, 10am — 5pm, no booking needed. If you are visiting as a larger group (6+), just call ahead and we’ll do our best to accommodate.

Please note that our opening times include our Digital Window Gallery.

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Find Us

OPEN EYE GALLERY 19 MANN ISLAND LIVERPOOL WATERFRONT LIVERPOOL L3 1BP

Open Eye Gallery is located at the heart of the Liverpool Waterfront, a short walk from the Liverpool One shopping centre and the Albert Dock. The gallery is part of the Mann Island development, a complex of three black buildings that sit between the Strand, the Canning dock and the new Museum of Liverpool.

Our entrance is on the ground floor of Mann Island, in a covered public courtyard which can be entered from the south side (facing the Museum of Liverpool) or the north side (facing Mann Island and the Liver Building).

We encourage travel by public transport.

By bicycle There are bicycle bays close to the gallery, opposite the entrance to the Museum of Liverpool, beside the Great Western Railway building.

By train We are 20 minutes walk from Lime Street station – Liverpool’s mainline railway station. James Street station, served by Wirral Line trains, is a two minute walk. Moorfields station, served by the Northern and Wirral Lines, is a five minute walk. Visit Merseytravel for details of local train services.

By bus The nearest bus station is at Liverpool ONE, but some buses drop off at the Pier Head, right next door to the gallery. Merseytravel has details of local bus services.

By ferry The gallery is two minutes walk from the Pier Head Ferry Terminal, from which Mersey Ferries run regular services to the Wirral.

By coach The nearest coach station is on Norton Street (Liverpool city centre), served by National Express coaches. Groups travelling by coach can visit the Liverpool Travel Trade website for information on suitable long stay coach parks.

By car Follow the brown signs to the Waterfront. The nearest multi-storey car park is Q-Park at Liverpool ONE, 35 Strand Street, Liverpool, L1 8LT. On Mann Island, opposite the gallery, there are a small number of on street parking spaces, paid for by a meter – there are also 4 designated parking spaces for Blue Badge Holders.

Accommodation Nearby accommodation can be found here.

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ACCESSIBILITY

There is level access to the gallery entrance and the Mann Island covered public space where we are located. Inside the gallery there are two ground floor spaces joined by a flat corridor, an accessible toilet and a platform lift to the second floor gallery. Assistance dogs are welcome.

On Mann Island, opposite the gallery, there are 4 parking spaces for Blue Badge holders.

We’re making our gallery more accessible with what3words. Find the precise location of the entrance at https://w3w.co/atomic.memory.warm.  This 3 word address corresponds to an exact location within an accuracy of 3m. Tap the link or search ‘atomic.memory.warm’ in the What3Words app to find it.

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