Summer has arrived in the Little Liverpool Gallery at the Museum of Liverpool! Join us to explore our Little Liverpool Gallery with added Summer crafts, activities and fun especially for those aged from birth-5 years old.

Our Little Liverpool gallery is a hands-on fantasy world, crammed with fun activities especially for children under the age of six to play and learn. It is the perfect place to introduce little ones to the Museum of Liverpool. Prepare to have some fun! PRACTICALITIES Entry is by a ticket, which can be collected from the Welcome Desk on the day of your visit or booked in advance online – 50% of tickets for free sessions are available online and 50% are held back for in venue on the day. Little Liverpool specials can be fully pre-booked online in advance. Each session in the Little Liverpool gallery lasts about 30 minutes. Please do not leave your children unattended. Please note that the session times listed below may occasionally change to allow for essential maintenance work so please check for any changes at the welcome desk on the day of your visit. If Little Liverpool is full when you arrive then look out for Winnie the spider in our other galleries to find lots of things to do especially for the very young. This session is replaced with a Tiny Liverpool session in term time and runs as a drop in session between 10:15am and 12:15pm. It aimed specifically at our younger visitors under 3.

Join our curators for a fascinating tour of the Treasure exhibition at Museum of Liverpool. Learn more about the amazing objects on display including weapons, hoards and fabulous jewellery as well as the brilliant work done by archaeologists, metal detectorists and the Portable Antiquities Scheme to uncover and record stories from the past. In this unparalleled opportunity you will be able to pick the brains of a real expert, ask questions, and get up close with some of the most amazing archaeological finds from the region.

Celebrate Chinese New Year this February half term with China Spirit UK. Join the team as they explain the history & tradition of the Chinese Lion while children learn how to work the life size puppets in pairs, learn the rhythm on the traditional Lion Dance drum and the special lion dance steps to bring the lions to life!

This talk runs alongside the Treasure: History Unearthed exhibition at Museum of Liverpool. LGBTQ+ people have existed throughout human history, but often those stories leave little evidence. Due to the nature of changing language, even when the evidence exists, it can easily be misinterpreted or presented in a completely different way. 50 LGBTQ+ Finds, published in April 2025, highlights objects found by members of the public, which are recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme. In this book, these objects are used to tell the stories of LGBTQ+ history and culture, focusing on five key areas: historical figures, the natural world, language & symbolism, mythology & folklore and communities. Did you know that 18% of male sheep are bisexual or that pirates created their own form of marriage to allow same-sex partnerships? 50 LGBTQ+ Finds provides a brief glimpse into the deep and diverse nature that is sexuality and gender. In this talk, author and curator Ben Paites will be talking about what inspired him to write his latest book, why it is important in providing the reader with evidence to combat the bigotry that many LGBTQ+ people face and give a bit more detail about the history of some of the objects and subjects mentioned. Whether you are interested in history, science, art or just love a good story, this talk will certainly have something for everyone.