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Chile in/en Liverpool - Music & MemoriesChile in/en Liverpool - Music & Memories

Chile in/en Liverpool - Music & Memories

Three IPM researchers, Lisa Shaw, Sara Cohen and Jacky Waldock, have been awarded a seed fund grant by the Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research (NNMHR) for the project “Co-curation and reminiscence as pathways to wellbeing: a pilot research project involving the University of Liverpool’s Popular Music Archive and Chilean exiles who moved to Liverpool during the Pinochet dictatorship”.

Posted on: 17 August 2020

Play-It-Again-Use-It-TogetherPlay It Again

Play-It-Again-Use-It-Together

Eileen Simpson and Ben White’s project takes as its starting point the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Popular Music (IPM) archive of over 80,000 records, an exceptional and rich research resource gifted over a number of years by collectors and enthusiasts.

Posted on: 16 August 2018

Is There Anyone Out There'? Documenting Birmingham's Alternative Music Scene 1986-1990Birmingham Alternative Music Scene

Is There Anyone Out There'? Documenting Birmingham's Alternative Music Scene 1986-1990

Jez Collins is a PhD student affiliated to the IPM and conducting research on popular music heritage and archives.

Posted on: 21 June 2016

Invitation to "Music, Photographs & Stories from the Archives" EventStories from the Archive

Invitation to "Music, Photographs & Stories from the Archives" Event

You are invited to a special celebration of two of Liverpool's most exciting cultural collections: THE INSTITUTE OF POPULAR MUSIC ARCHIVE & THE OPEN EYE GALLERY PHOTOGRAPHY ARCHIVE

Posted on: 11 May 2016

Invitation to Participate in Archives ProjectArchives Project

Invitation to Participate in Archives Project

The Institute of Popular Music (IPM) at the University of Liverpool is leading a project called “Music, Photographs and Stories from the Archives,” in collaboration with the Open Eye Gallery. Working with staff from the IPM Archive and the Open Eye Archive, we invite any interested members of the public to participate in this project.

Posted on: 31 March 2016