We stage regular exhibitions in the Archive Exhibition Space in Kirkby Library – but don’t worry if you can’t make it in: we’ve got you covered!
Click on the link below to view our latest exhibition, Christmas in the Archives: The Sentiment of a Christmas Message, which highlight Christmas cards and letters sent from around the world to and from residents right here in Knowsley, spanning from the 1910s to the 1990s. Many of the cards featured, held a traditional Christmas design either made by hand or manufactured. However, a good selection of them features unique designs such as a garden in full summer bloom and a view of Prescot in 1743.
Christmas in the Archives Exhibit Catalogue
Our previous exhibition, ‘Playtime isn’t Over: Toys and Games Throughout The Decades’, which features historical artefacts from Knowsley Archives that are typically shown as part of School talks and visits. Highlighted are popular toys and games, spanning from the beginning of the 20th Century in 1900 to the end in 2000.
Our previous exhibition, ‘Experiments in Propaganda: History & Tragedy of the Royal Ordnance Factory in Kirkby’, which told the story of the munitions factory and the people who risked their lives to work there. The exhibition ran from the 14th of April 2025 to the 26th of May 2025, although due to popular demand it was extended until the 6th of June 2025.
Our previous exhibition, ‘Underneath the Hazels: Unravelling the Past of C.F. Mott College’ which celebrates the history of a distinguished Knowsley teaching college – C.F. Mott College- which was founded in 1946 and went on to become one of the largest and most successful in the country. The exhibition ran from the 14th of November 2019 to 31st January 2020.
Underneath the Hazels Unravelling the Past of C.F. Mott College Exhibition Catalogue