Museums · North Wales
Museum of Liverpool
Museum of Liverpool — museum in Liverpool, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Liverpool James Street · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Museum of Liverpool is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2011. Award received: Council of Europe Museum Prize. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Liverpool, England". Coordinates: 53.4031°, -2.9956°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Museum of Liverpool in Liverpool, England, tells the story of Liverpool and its people, and reflects the city's global significance. It opened in 2011 as newest addition to the National Museums Liverpool group replacing the former Museum of Liverpool Life. The museum is housed in a new purpose-built building on the Mann Island site at the Pier Head.
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Background
History
The museum, which was designed by architects 3XN and engineers Buro Happold and built by Galliford Try at cost of £72 million, provides 8,000 square metres of exhibition space, housing more than 6,000 objects. It has flexible spaces that regularly change to enable National Museums Liverpool to show more of their collections. It was opened to the public on 19 June 2011. In January and February 2017, the museum was closed for two months for essential works. From 10 to 12 December 2021, the museum hosted the G7 summit of foreign ministers.
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- Coordinates
- 53.4031, -2.9956
- District
- Liverpool
- Parish
- Liverpool, unparished area
- Postcode
- L3 1DG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
- Established
- 2011
- Nearest railway station
- Liverpool James Street — 0.3 km
- Opening
- Tu-Su 10:00-16:00
- Official site
- www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6940928 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Museum of Liverpool (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Museum of Liverpool, Pier Head, Liverpool (geograph 2978672).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Museum of Liverpool?
- Museum of Liverpool is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L3 1DG), in the parish of Liverpool, unparished area.
- When was Museum of Liverpool built?
- Built or established in 2011.
- Is Museum of Liverpool free to visit?
- Yes, Museum of Liverpool is free to enter.
- How do I get to Museum of Liverpool?
- The nearest railway station is Liverpool James Street, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode L3 1DG.