Merseyside Maritime Museum







Set sail and drop anchor for a fun day out at Merseyside Maritime Museum - about the seafaring importance of Liverpool as a gateway to the world.
Venue Type:
Museum, Ship or maritime heritage site
See also
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
World Cultures, Weapons and War, Personalities, Maritime, Fine Art, Costume and Textiles, Archives, Land Transport, Social History
Key artists and exhibits
- Titanic & Lusitania; Emigrants to the New World; ship models; activities; Battle of the Atlantic; Lifelines; merchant shipping; Piermaster's House; the Art of the Sea; Seized! Revenue and customs uncovered; temporary exhibitions

Seized! The Borders and Customs uncovered
- 1 July 2009 — 1 November 2018 *on now
When you drop anchor at Merseyside Maritime Museum don’t miss Seized! The Borders and Customs uncovered - a permanent gallery unveiling attempts at smuggling and tax evasion that have kept our Customs Officers on their toes over the years!
The exhibition focuses on detective work, fighting crime, patrolling frontiers, catching criminals, undercover surveillance and an insight into the motives of the bad guys. Visitors can see items used for drugs smuggling such as carved African statues and garden gnomes, a chilling collection of smuggled weapons, and an emotive display of tourist souvenirs made out of endangered species.
Suitable for
- Any age
Cotton Pickin' Bugs!
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/exhibitions/cotton/game.asp
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
Merseyside Maritime Museum
Albert Dock
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 4AQ
England

Website
Press
Maritime archives & library
maritime.archives@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Telephone
0151 478 4499
Education
0151 478 4788
Press
0151 478 4612
Fax
Press
0151 478 4777
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