National Conservation Centre, Liverpool

Whitechapel
Liverpool
Merseyside
L1 6HZ
England

Website

Conservation Centre

www.nationalconservationcentre.org.uk

Conservation Centre

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/conservation

National Museums Liverpool

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Conservation Departments

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/conservation/departments/index.asp

Conservation Technologies

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/conservation/technologies/index.asp

E-mail

General

conservation@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Press

press@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Telephone

General

0151 478 4999

Education

0151 478 4817

Press

0151 478 4612

Fax

General

0151 478 4990

Education

0151 478 4990

Press

0151 478 4777

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Exterior of National Conservation Centre
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National Museums Liverpool's award-winning Conservation Centre is the first national conservation centre in the UK, and the only one of its kind open to the public. Housed in the former Midland Railway Goods Depot (built in the 1870s) on Queen Square in the heart of Liverpool, the centre was opened by HRH The Prince of Wales in 1996.

Venue Type:

Museum, Archive, Gallery

 Opening hours

10am-5pm daily, except Christmas Day and New Years Day.

Closed: Christmas Day and New Years Day.

 Admission charges

Free admission to all events and exhibitions

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • General audio-guide available
  • Guided tours
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Restaurant
  • Shop
 Schools services and facilities
  • Primary school education service available

Whitechapel
Liverpool
Merseyside
L1 6HZ
England

Website

Conservation Centre

www.nationalconservationcentre.org.uk

Conservation Centre

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/conservation

National Museums Liverpool

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Conservation Departments

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/conservation/departments/index.asp

Conservation Technologies

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/conservation/technologies/index.asp

E-mail

General

conservation@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Press

press@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Telephone

General

0151 478 4999

Education

0151 478 4817

Press

0151 478 4612

Fax

General

0151 478 4990

Education

0151 478 4990

Press

0151 478 4777

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

The exhibition shows how conservators uncover the secrets within objects and how they keep the ravages of time at bay. Discover how our world class conservators preserve and restore everything from fine art and sculpture to space suits and ancient archaeological treasures, meet a conservator at work via a live video link, take part in a hands-on activity or a behind-the-scenes tour, get an expert's opinion on looking after your heirlooms.

Collection details

Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art

Key artists and exhibits

  • Mummified Egyptian crocodile, two genuine Beatles gold discs, a rare sixteenth century copy of the Mona Lisa
  • Eros and The Spirit of Liverpool, two of Liverpool's most famous statues, rescued from pollution and the natural elements.

Whitechapel
Liverpool
Merseyside
L1 6HZ
England

Website

Conservation Centre

www.nationalconservationcentre.org.uk

Conservation Centre

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/conservation

National Museums Liverpool

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Conservation Departments

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/conservation/departments/index.asp

Conservation Technologies

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/conservation/technologies/index.asp

E-mail

General

conservation@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Press

press@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Telephone

General

0151 478 4999

Education

0151 478 4817

Press

0151 478 4612

Fax

General

0151 478 4990

Education

0151 478 4990

Press

0151 478 4777

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

Lewis's Fifth Floor: A Department Story

26 February — 30 August 2010 *on now

This new exhibition of photography taken in one of the UK's oldest and most iconic department stores reveals a world hidden since the fifth floor was closed to the public in the early 1980s. Local photographer Stephen King has beautifully captured the faded glamour of the hair salon, cafeteria and restaurant which were the epitome of 1950s style.
Although the floor now remains empty, it was once a bustling hive of activity. The exhibition includes a series of portraits of current and ex-employees in their original place of work, alongside reminiscences of life at Lewis's during that era.

Suitable for

  • All ages

When

10am-5pm

Where

National Conservation Centre

Admission

Free admission

Whitechapel
Liverpool
Merseyside
L1 6HZ
England

Website

Conservation Centre

www.nationalconservationcentre.org.uk

Conservation Centre

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/conservation

National Museums Liverpool

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Conservation Departments

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/conservation/departments/index.asp

Conservation Technologies

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/conservation/technologies/index.asp

E-mail

General

conservation@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Press

press@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Telephone

General

0151 478 4999

Education

0151 478 4817

Press

0151 478 4612

Fax

General

0151 478 4990

Education

0151 478 4990

Press

0151 478 4777

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 face to face resources

Saturday Family Activities

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/whatsonnet/index.aspx?venue=6

Family activities every Saturday 13.00-16.00 focusing on the artwork held by the National Conservation Centre. Drop-in between 13.00 and 16.00.

How to obtain

Free, just drop in.

Whitechapel
Liverpool
Merseyside
L1 6HZ
England

Website

Conservation Centre

www.nationalconservationcentre.org.uk

Conservation Centre

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/conservation

National Museums Liverpool

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Conservation Departments

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/conservation/departments/index.asp

Conservation Technologies

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/conservation/technologies/index.asp

E-mail

General

conservation@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Press

press@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Telephone

General

0151 478 4999

Education

0151 478 4817

Press

0151 478 4612

Fax

General

0151 478 4990

Education

0151 478 4990

Press

0151 478 4777

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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