| Arrangement | The records are arranged chronologically to file level and grouped thematically into nine separate series, each one following a particular strand of the Tate Liverpool education programme. TG 24/1 Policy and programme, TG 24/2 Community outreach programme, 24/3 Schools programme, 24/4 Families programme, 24/5 Adult programmes, 24/6 Lectures and conferences, 24/7 Teaching & Training, 24/8 Public Programme, 24/9 Interpretation |
| Administrative History | Over the first three years of its operation Tate Liverpool developed relationships with Liverpool's educational infrastructure and links were forged with both Liverpool University and the Polytechnic. Tate Liverpool's Education Department actively introduced and explained the Gallery's programme both within and outside the Gallery with workshops seminars and publications. Programmed talks, critical study days and workshops in the gallery were continuous and extra - mural study evenings were available for University and Polytechnic students.
The outreach programme, which included artists' visits to work with various groups, reached those for whom the gallery might have had little immediate appeal or relevance. The Mobile Art Programme (MAP) onboard a van decorated by the artist David Hockney visited schools, colleges and community groups. Exhibitions hosted by Tate Liverpool have regularly been accompanied by a full programme of educational workshops and exhibitions.
The policy and planning of educational activities has been crucial in shaping the Tate Liverpool exhibitions and displays programme and was devised to involve the public more fully. Interpretation was improved and gallery invigilators were trained to talk informally and authoritatively about the works on show to encourage audiences with almost no experience of modern or contemporary art. |
| Custodial History | The earliest records have been transferred from Tate Liverpool Director's office. Thereafter records have been transferred by Tate Liverpool Education Department and more recently the renamed Tate Learning. |