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Museum of Liverpool

As the newest member of the National Museums Liverpool group, the Museum of Liverpool opened in 2011, with the aim of telling the story of the city and its people. Exhibits are divided into four themes over four different galleries: The Great Port, Global City, People’s Republic and Wondrous Place, with objects such as costume and art, archaeological material and photographic archives. Highlights of the museum include the Beatles collection, various museum trails and daily film screenings. Entry to the museum is free and there are facilities for family groups such as a buggy park, cafe, shop and indoor picnic area. Little Liverpool is a special gallery designed for the little ones with free events and activities. Museum of Liverpool can be reached easily by car and bus. The Pier Head is on the waterfront close to Liverpool city centre and the Liverpool One complex. Parking is available in the Liverpool ONE complex opposite the entrance to the Albert Dock. Q-Park Strand Street has 2000 underground spaces, Q-Park Gradwell Street has 560 multi-storey spaces and Q-Park John Lewis has 580 multi-storey spaces.

What's On @ Museum of Liverpool

Curator Tour: The Holly Johnson Story

Curator Tour: The Holly Johnson Story

21 Jun 2025 - 21 Jun 2025

Join exhibition curators Kay Jones from National Museums Liverpool and James Lawler from DuoVision for a tour of the Holly Johnson Story. Journey through the exhibition to hear fascinating object and life stories, ask those burning questions, and discover more about one of Liverpool’s most celebrated and iconic LGBTQ+ musicians.
Little Liverpool Special – Animal Adventures
Ready to explore the wild world of animals? Welcome to Animal Adventures. Join our animal-themed Little Liverpool Special combining a visit to the popular Little Liverpool Gallery with extra animal-themed activities for our younger visitors to enjoy.
Deaf Led Tour - Transport

Deaf Led Tour - Transport

28 Jun 2025 - 28 Jun 2025

Join us in this new opportunity for deaf and hard of hearing visitors to join a tour of our wonderful transport collections, led by a deaf guide.
Deaf Led Tour - The Holly Johnson Story
Join us in this new opportunity for deaf and hard of hearing visitors to join a tour of our wonderful new exhibition exploring the life of Holly Johnson led by a deaf guide. In this session the BSL guide will be interpreted so that hearing visitors can accompany their deaf or hard of hearing friends and family along too. Tickets are extremely limited.
Little Liverpool Special – Lion Cubs
For little ones who love cars, boats, trains and aeroplanes. Find out more about transport in our Little Liverpool Gallery. Race your boats on our mini-Mersey, make your best vehicle noises and then head into our Museum to explore Lion, our very special steam locomotive. Little Liverpool Special sessions have a limited number of tickets available. £2.00 per child (aged from 0 to 5 years) with a maximum of two accompanying adults. Tickets available online and at the Museum of Liverpool. Lion Cubs takes place on Friday afternoons at 2:15pm and Saturday mornings at 11:15am in May.
Little Liverpool - Summer special

Little Liverpool - Summer special

22 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2025

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.
Little Liverpool

Little Liverpool

19 Jun 2025 - 31 Jul 2025

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. These sessions are Little Liverpool specials which have a small charge of £2 per child and last 45 minutes. All other sessions are free. 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.
Social Justice Methodology: Empowerment in Theory and Practice
This face to face event is the second in the Peoples Justice Network training programme. We hope that you can all make it. It will be an important opportunity to build our PJN community and to develop the social justice methodology. This event will focus on the value of Empowerment. More details to come. For now please sign up, so that we can get an early idea of numbers.
Liverpool Maritime Museum Lecture Series
Artist talk with ceramic artist Stephen Dixon. Stephen Dixon is an award winning British ceramic artist with an international reputation for his socio-political narratives in contemporary ceramics. Dixon will be talking with us about his artistic practice and share insights gained from working with refugees while creating his award-winning piece _Transient: The Ship of Dreams and Nightmares_, which has been recently acquired by the Maritime Museum. This event will also feature a screening of Breakable (2019), a film created by Johnny Magee in collaboration with the artist. Audience members will also have the opportunity to engage with the artist in a Q&A session at the end of the event. This event is free, but requires booking.

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