Merseyside Maritime Museum

Albert Dock
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 4AQ
England

Website

Merseyside Maritime Museum

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/index.asp

Merseyside Maritime Museum

www.merseysidemaritimemuseum.org.uk

National Museums Liverpool

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Transatlantic Slavery

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/slavery/

Battle of the Atlantic

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/exhibitions/boa/home.asp

E-mail

Press

press@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

General

maritime@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Maritime archives & library

maritime.archives@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Telephone

General

0151 478 4499

Education

0151 478 4441

Press

0151 478 4612

Fax

General

0151 478 4590

Education

0151 478 4533

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 Merseyside Maritime Museum
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Merseyside Maritime Museum is in a former bonded warehouse, part of the historic Albert Dock on the banks of the River Mersey. The museum, opened in 1980, tells the story of one of the world's greatest ports and the people who used it.

Venue type

Museum

 Opening hours

Mon-Sun 1000-1700

Closed: 24 December, from 2pm
25, 26 December
1 January

 Admission charges

All events, tours, exhibitions and activities are FREE.

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Auditorium
  • Restaurant
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Induction loops in exhibition spaces
  • Induction loops in lecture theatres
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Loan service
  • Library with public access
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Albert Dock
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 4AQ
England

Website

Merseyside Maritime Museum

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/index.asp

Merseyside Maritime Museum

www.merseysidemaritimemuseum.org.uk

National Museums Liverpool

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Transatlantic Slavery

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/slavery/

Battle of the Atlantic

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/exhibitions/boa/home.asp

E-mail

Press

press@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

General

maritime@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Maritime archives & library

maritime.archives@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Telephone

General

0151 478 4499

Education

0151 478 4441

Press

0151 478 4612

Fax

General

0151 478 4590

Education

0151 478 4533

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 museum's collections reflect the international importance of Liverpool as a gateway to the world, including the city's role in the transatlantic slave trade and emigration. The Maritime Archive and Library contains one of the finest collections of merchant shipping records in the UK.

Collection details

Archives, Costume and Textiles, Fine Art, Land Transport, Maritime, Personalities, Social History, Weapons and War, World Cultures

Key artists and exhibits

  • Titanic & Lusitania; Transatlantic Slavery Gallery, Emigrants to the New World; ship models; ship bottling activities; Battle of the Atlantic; Lifelines; merchant shipping; Piermaster's House; the Art of the Sea; temporary exhibitions

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Albert Dock
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 4AQ
England

Website

Merseyside Maritime Museum

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/index.asp

Merseyside Maritime Museum

www.merseysidemaritimemuseum.org.uk

National Museums Liverpool

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Transatlantic Slavery

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/slavery/

Battle of the Atlantic

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/exhibitions/boa/home.asp

E-mail

Press

press@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

General

maritime@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Maritime archives & library

maritime.archives@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Telephone

General

0151 478 4499

Education

0151 478 4441

Press

0151 478 4612

Fax

General

0151 478 4590

Education

0151 478 4533

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.

Magical History Tour - Merseyside Maritime Museum

28 July 2007 — 27 September 2009 *on now

This major exhibition will take visitors on a fast paced, dynamic journey of discovery through 800 years of Liverpool history.
Stories will be told through the lives of ordinary people, the famous and infamous. It will explore how different parts of the cityscape have changed and evolved, and how the population of the city has grown and diversified. The exhibition will also look forward to the Liverpool of the future, reflecting aspirations and ambitions for the city in the 21st century and beyond.
Final date for the exhibition to be confirmed.

Suitable for

  • All ages

When

10am-5pm

Where

Merseyside Maritime Museum

Admission

This exhibition is FREE!

Albert Dock
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 4AQ
England

Website

Merseyside Maritime Museum

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/index.asp

Merseyside Maritime Museum

www.merseysidemaritimemuseum.org.uk

National Museums Liverpool

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Transatlantic Slavery

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/slavery/

Battle of the Atlantic

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/exhibitions/boa/home.asp

E-mail

Press

press@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

General

maritime@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Maritime archives & library

maritime.archives@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Telephone

General

0151 478 4499

Education

0151 478 4441

Press

0151 478 4612

Fax

General

0151 478 4590

Education

0151 478 4533

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.
 Digital and online resources

Cotton Pickin' Bugs!

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/exhibitions/cotton/game.asp

 face to face resources

Faith and Diversity Workshop

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/learning/learningevents.aspx?id=431

Work with artefacts from the Islam, Hindu, Buddhist, Judaic, Christian and Sikh religions, plus films from Liverpool places of worship.

How to obtain

There are 30 places available in each 1 hour session, which can be booked on Mondays – Fridays. To arrange, please contact the bookings administrator on 0151 478 4441 or via the booking request form at http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/learning/bookingform.aspx?id=431

Family Workshops

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/whatsonnet/index.aspx?venue=3

Enjoy family workshops with a nautical theme - art, craft and hands-on. Join in between 13.00 and 16.00, for all visitors.

How to obtain

Free activities, just drop in. Call the museum on 0151 4784499 for more details.

House, Home and Washday

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/learning/learningevents.aspx?id=282

Take the interactive guided tour of the 1940s Piermaster's House and find out about technology and lifestyles sixty years ago. Help us with the family washing in the washhouse.

How to obtain

There are 15 places available in each 1 hour session, which can be booked on Mondays – Fridays. To arrange, please contact the bookings administrator on 0151 478 4441 or via the booking request form at http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/learning/bookingform.aspx?id=282

Second World War - The Piermaster's House

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/learning/learningevents.aspx?id=459

Find out what it would have been like to live in the Piermaster's house during the Second World War. Look at the technology, furniture and clothes, and listen to stories of wartime living.

How to obtain

There are 15 places available in each 1 hour session, which can be booked on Mondays – Fridays. To arrange, please contact the bookings administrator on 0151 478 4441 or via the booking request form at http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/learning/bookingform.aspx?id=459

Tour through Liverpool's History

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/learning/learningevents.aspx?id=582

An interactive guided tour through the Magical History Tour exhibition. The tour uses costumes and props which hightlight the important periods of Liverpool's past.

How to obtain

There are 15 places available in each 50 minute session, which can be booked on Mondays – Fridays. To arrange, please contact the bookings administrator on 0151 478 4441 or via the booking request form at http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/learning/bookingform.aspx?id=582

Tug Boat Tours

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/learning/learningevents.aspx?id=581

Spend some time with our learning staff and the crew of museum's working tug Brocklebank. Find out about how she works and see what it is like to live aboard.
Pupils go aboard in small groups while the rest of the class follows a special Albert Dock trail.
Time aboard is about 40 minutes.

How to obtain

There are 30 places available in each 2 hour session, which takes place by request on Mondays. To arrange, please contact the bookings administrator on 0151 478 4441 or via the booking request form at http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/learning/bookingform.aspx?id=581

Albert Dock
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 4AQ
England

Website

Merseyside Maritime Museum

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/index.asp

Merseyside Maritime Museum

www.merseysidemaritimemuseum.org.uk

National Museums Liverpool

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Transatlantic Slavery

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/slavery/

Battle of the Atlantic

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/exhibitions/boa/home.asp

E-mail

Press

press@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

General

maritime@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Maritime archives & library

maritime.archives@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Telephone

General

0151 478 4499

Education

0151 478 4441

Press

0151 478 4612

Fax

General

0151 478 4590

Education

0151 478 4533

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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