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Community

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Monday 19 May 2025
10:00 - 16:00

Dementia
Wellbeing Hub

Community

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Monday 19 May 2025
13:00 - 16:00

Tea Dance

Community

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Tuesday 20 May 2025
10:00 - 12:00

The Atkinson Wellbeing Choir

On Stage

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Tuesday 20 May 2025
19:30 - 21:30

A Shoddy Detective and The Art of Deception

Free

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Wednesday 21 May 2025
11:30 - 12:15

Story & Rhyme Time

On Stage

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Wednesday 21 May 2025
19:30 - 21:30

Aled Jones - Full Circle

Workshop

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Thursday 22 May 2025
13:00 - 15:00

Introduction to the History of Art with Dr Anna Maddison

On Stage

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Saturday 24 May 2025
19:30 - 21:30

Ray Quinn: King Of Swing

Current Exhibitions

FREE ENTRY

Saturday 05 April 2025 -
Saturday 31 May 2025

The Sefton Open 2025

FREE ENTRY

Saturday 26 October 2024 -
Saturday 25 October 2025

Egyptian Faience: An Alchemy for Afterlife

Museum Visits

FREE ENTRY

Monday - Saturday
10:00 – 16:00

Between Land & Sea

FREE ENTRY

Monday - Saturday
10:00 – 16:00

Discover Ancient Egypt

HIGHLIGHTS

Sefton Young Artist of the Year 2025

Entries now open!

The Sefton Open 2025

5 April - 31 May 2025

Nu-Shabtis

Until 31 October 2025

Latest News

14 May 2025

We are Award-Winners!

The Atkinson wins People’s Choice: Entertainment Venue of the Year at the Southport BID Star Awards

11 May 2025

Museum Maintenance

Caring for our collections and creating engaging displays

8 May 2025

Remembering
the Bootle Blitz

80th anniversary of VE Day

7 May 2025

May Half Term

Fantastic for families!

1 May 2025

Were You There When The Beatles Rocked Southport?

Share your stories!

17 April 2025

Sefton Young Artist of the Year 2025

Open for entries!

10 April 2025

How A Painting is Restored – The Miles Barton Portrait

On display in our Between Land and Sea Museum

3 April 2025

Easter at The Atkinson

So much hop'pening across The Atkinson this Easter Half Term!

24 March 2025

Welcome to The Atkinson’s New Website!

We've had a spruce up!

31 January 2025

The Southport Water Carnival Talk

Thank you to volunteer, Sofia, for delivering a brilliant spotlight talk!

23 December 2024

The Reviews Hub: Sleeping Beauty – The Atkinson, Southport

4 December 2024

A Festive Thank You to Our Amazing Volunteers

29 October 2024

New Exhibition: Ruth Moilliet - FoFo

Ruth Moilliet’s new exhibition, FOFO: Fear of finding out, opens at The Atkinson this Saturday 26 October.

18 October 2024

New Exhibition: Nu-Shabtis

This week you will start to see these little blue figures pop up around The Atkinson!

17 September 2024

Meet the Cast! Sleeping Beauty Christmas Pantomime

Our Sleeping Beauty Christmas panto stars Blue Peter presenter and TikTok sensation, Joel M!

7 September 2024

New Exhibition - Windrush: Our Story, Our Community

6 September 2024

Winners Announced! – Inspirations: Poetry & Creative Writing Competition

14 August 2024

Flowerbed Transformation Adjacent to The Atkinson

5 August 2024

Unleash Your Inner Artist: Arty Adventurers at The Atkinson!

2 August 2024

The Atkinson turns pink this weekend to stand with those impacted by Southport tragedy