A fire broke out at the Bluecoat in the early hours of the morning of 13 May. The level of damage, which appears to be confined to the kitchen, restaurant and office areas with the majority of the building undamaged, is currently being assessed. We are working to establish when we can reopen to the public.

Alastair Upton, Chief Executive at the Bluecoat said, "Obviously we are shocked and saddenend that this has happened. We are working hard to get the Bluecoat open for our tenant occupiers and the public again as soon as possible. We would like to thank the Merseyside Fire Brigade and National Museums Liverpool disaster recovery team for their help."

The following events will no longer be taking place as scheduled:

Port in Every Storm featuring Evan Parker (Wednesday 14 May) 

Variable Capital exhibition preview (Thursday 15 May)

NWDA Conference (Thursday 15 May) Postponed. More information from This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

John Lanchester Cityphilia lecture (Friday 16 May)

Mankind featuring D Kimm and Alexis O'Hara (Saturday 17 May - cancelled previously)

Open Studios (Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 May)

Explore in the Garden Room (Sunday 18 May)

Alexander's Annexe featuring Mira Calix (Wednesday 21 May)

The following participation events will take place at alternative venues:

Blue Room (Wednesday 14 & Thursday 15 May). Meet outside the Bluecoat 9-10am. Relocated to Tate Liverpool.

Fragrant (Thursday 15 May). Meet outside the Bluecoat 5.30pm. Relocated to the Quaker Meeting House.

Four Corners (Saturday 17 May). Meet outside the Bluecoat 12.30pm. Relocated to the Quaker Meeting House.

Shine master-class weekend (Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 May). Meet outside the Bluecoat 10am. Relocated to the Quaker Meeting House.

Fragrant (Sunday 18 May). Relocated to Tate Liverpool. Meet at Tate Liverpool 10.30am-3.00pm

Further information will be posted here on the website. 

Refunds will be issued for paid events.

During the temporary closure it is only possible to book tickets online or over the telephone. At present both of these booking methods are only available between the hours of 10.00am and 5.00pm.

Please note that staff are unable to access emails and telephones are not currently working.