As European Capital of Culture 2008, Liverpool is hosting a motley selection of events, ranging from a performance of Chinese reggae music to the British Musical Fireworks Championships and sightings of the celebrity divorcé Sir Paul McCartney. But among all the paste there is at least one real gem: ‘Gustav Klimt: Painting, Design and Modern Life in Vienna 1900’ (to 31 August) at Tate Liverpool. The gallery is heralding the show as the first comprehensive exhibition of Klimt’s work ever staged in the UK. This is somewhat disingenuous: among the 270 exhibits fewer than a fifth are by him — some 26 paintings and 29 drawings. Nevertheless Klimt is a rare beast on these shores, so such an array represents riches indeed.