Almost four decades after Tate moved into Liverpool, Paul Burnell explores how an art gallery helped revive a city’s fortunes.
When Tory grandee Michael Heseltine was dispatched to Liverpool in the aftermath of the 1981 Toxteth riots to revive the city's fortunes, not many people would have guessed opening an art gallery was top of his list for promoting urban regeneration.
Almost four decades on, Tate Liverpool has an international reputation for artistic excellence and has... Keep reading on BBC
When Tory grandee Michael Heseltine was dispatched to Liverpool in the aftermath of the 1981 Toxteth riots to revive the city's fortunes, not many people would have guessed opening an art gallery was top of his list for promoting urban regeneration.
Almost four decades on, Tate Liverpool has an international reputation for artistic excellence and has... Keep reading on BBC