Voicebox: Travel and culture
Mark Twain said that travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness. We tend to agree! In this Voicebox we will explore art and culture from an international perspective, as well as provide tips on how to plan your own trips, and store personal travel experiences.
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Review
12 August 2021Rain, Rain go away so we can Rock another day
View ReviewReview of the UK's No1 Tribute Festival. WV1 Fest
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Blog
26 January 2021Chinese New Year at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
View BlogWe're celebrating Chinese New Year online this year. Visit our website www.stokemuseums.org.uk to see fab photos of past events. You will find videos, fun craft activities, Chinese ceramics, competitions and more!
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Blog
5 December 2020LGBTQ+ British History
View BlogLGBTQ+ history needs to be remembered, but is instead often forgotten or purposefully erased. Here's a brief summary of the LGBTQ+ events in Britain in the past few hundreds of years.
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Blog
5 December 2020Why Coming Out is So Important
View BlogWe live in a world where sexuality and gender identity do matter, and coming out shouldn't be shameful. So why is it?
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Blog
23 September 2020Maya Hawke and the release of 'Blush'
View BlogAmerican actress Maya Hawke launches her music career -and it's fantastic!
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Review
30 July 2020St Helens World Of Glass
View ReviewVisit to the St Helens World of Glass Museum
Written by Danni Skelding
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Review
29 July 2020
Studio 2 - John Charles Exhibition
View ReviewJohn Charles exhibition and latest commission reveal
Held at studio 2 Liverpool
Written by Danni Skelding
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Review
27 July 2020John Charles - Exhibition Review
View ReviewReview of John Charles solo exhibition
Written by Danni Skelding
26.07.20
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Photo Blog
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Blog
25 June 2020The picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde
View BlogWhat makes this novel a classic and a masterpiece every artist should read?
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Event
2 June 2020 – 30 June 2020Part of the Grid - June Workshops
View EventWith the theatre industry on pause, Part of the Main are offering affordable Zoom workshops designed to provide artists with opportunities to train and create.
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Blog
27 September 2019What not to miss in Boulder County, Colorado
View BlogBoulder County: the antidote to American chutzpah and the answer to summer holiday longings.
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3 September 2019Crossing the border
View BlogHow can you travel three metres and lose an hour? Time zones are a peculiar concept, but somehow it wasn’t the strangest transition I experienced in those three metres.
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Blog
25 February 2019My experiences of Iceland? Cold, windy, but life-affirming...
View BlogThis New Year I was lucky enough to be able to visit Iceland with a group of my friends and it was the most breathtaking trip I’ve ever been on. Each day was so jam packed that I could talk for hours about it and I wanted to sit down and fill you all in on what I got up to!
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Blog
26 September 2018The Best Year of Your Life
View BlogGap Years offer a wealth of opportunities to young people, but it’s not all elephant sanctuaries in South East Asia, you have to learn to navigate the adult world.
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Blog
27 July 2018Guide to Backpacking on a Budget
View BlogThe expenses of travelling can be daunting, but there are plenty of ways to help save money to allow you to embark on that dream trip.
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Blog
6 July 2018Volunteering Abroad - Not What I Signed Up For, Part 2
View BlogYou might think the people who do volunteering programmes abroad would be people who actually, you know, care about volunteering. But, sadly, that’s not the case at all. Or, at least, it wasn’t the case for me.
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29 June 2018Volunteering Abroad - Not What I Signed Up For, Part 1
View BlogI spent ten weeks volunteering with a charity last autumn, but it wasn't exactly the experience I hoped it would be.
