The Future of the Insa Mural: Restore or Reimagine?
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The Future of the Insa Mural: Restore or Reimagine?

Insa’s mural on the Post Office building is one of the defining pieces in the OpenAIR Gallery. It’s scale, colour and presence set the tone early on for what Victoria Quarter could become.

But time has caught up with it. The surface is failing in multiple areas and the wall now needs proper repair and a full repaint.

So this is a real decision point.

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Captain Mike Lowe Mural Inauguration — A Moment of Community, Memory and Mersey Pride
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Captain Mike Lowe Mural Inauguration — A Moment of Community, Memory and Mersey Pride

New Brighton came together in extraordinary style for the inauguration of the Captain Mike Lowe mural — an afternoon that felt less like an event and more like a collective exhale. After years of turbulence in the local cultural landscape, this was a moment of reconnection: emotional, grounded, and deeply human. A kind of community healing, shaped by shared stories and the pride of a town rediscovering its creative strength.

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