Museum of Liverpool facts and figures
The Museum of Liverpool will deliver:
- a new national museum at the Pier Head
- Liverpool’s first 21st century public building
- a premier league family visitor attraction
- an exceptional learning and community resource
- 750,000 visits per year
- 100,000 learning visits a year
- at least 500 construction jobs
- 73 direct permanent jobs and 150 volunteers per year
- at least 300 additional jobs created in the local economy
- an understanding of the unique development of the city of Liverpool within a wider British urban context
- unprecedented access to over 10,000 objects from National Museums Liverpool’s collections which are currently in store and many of which have never been on display to the public
- 8,000 square metres of public space
- 200 seat theatre for audio/visual and community theatre performance
- a history and archaeology resource centre with handling collections for further study
- a children’s gallery (Liverpuddles) based on the River Mersey and its impact on the city
- a flexible exhibition infrastructure and changing displays to keep the museum’s appeal fresh and encourage repeat visitors
- a first floor level which can open after hours for events, meetings, after-school clubs and dining in the brasserie
- an active academic research programme
- a meeting place, people’s gallery and range of learning and workshop spaces for the local community and schools with active programmes in which people can get involved
