Uncover objects from the Titanic, find out about life at sea and learn about the port of Liverpool.
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Uncover objects from the Titanic, find out about life at sea and learn about the port of Liverpool.
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Open daily 10am-5pm.
The Piermaster's House open daily 10am-4.30pm.
Temporary closure: The Piermaster's House will be closed on Wednesday 8 February for a spring clean. Apologies for any inconvenience.
FREE ADMISSION to the museum and all exhibitions and events.
Closed from 2pm on 24 December and all day on 25 and 26 December and 1 January.
Maritime Archives and Library open Tuesday-Thursday, 10.30am-4.30pm.
Tours of the nearby Old Dock are being organised by Merseyside Maritime Museum. Tours are free but must be pre-booked. Further information is available on the Tours of Liverpool's Old Dock page.
Tours of the former pilot boat are avaiable during the summer. There is also an online tour on the Edmund Gardner web pages.
If you can't see the Google map above you can download a printer-friendly information sheet with details of how to get to the Merseyside Maritime Museum including a map:
Local travel information is available on the Merseytravel website or by calling 0871 200 2233.Please note that the riverside walkway between Pier Head and the Albert Dock will be closed until summer 2011 while construction takes place in the area. Visitors are advised to use the Dock Road route until the riverside walkway is open again.
The Albert Dock is on the waterfront close to Liverpool city centre and the Liverpool One complex. It is clearly signposted from the motorway and other main routes into the city centre. You may want to use AA Route Planner to plan your journey.
Merseyside Maritime Museum is about a 20 minute walk from Liverpool Lime Street station - Liverpool's mainline train station.
James Street station is about a 5 minute walk away. This station is served by the Wirral Line trains only.
Moorfields station, just off Dale Street, is about a 15 minute walk away. This station is served by the Southport-Hunts Cross, Ormskirk, Kirkby, West Kirby, New Brighton, Chester and Ellesmere Port line trains.
Liverpool Central station is served by the same services as Moorfields and is about a ten minute walk away.
The Paradise Street interchange is the closest bus station, just across the road from the entrance to the Albert Dock. The Queen Square bus interchange is about a 15 minute walk away, or the C4 city centre bus goes from Queen Square to the Albert Dock.
The National Express coach station is about a 25 minute walk away.
The nearest car parks are located in the Liverpool ONE complex opposite the entrance to the Albert Dock. Q-Park Strand Street has 2000 underground spaces, Q-Park Gradwell Street has 560 multi-storey spaces and Q-Park John Lewis has 580 multi-storey spaces. The entrance to the Strand Street car park is opposite the Albert Dock and is accessible from the centre of the road in both directions. The Gradwell Street car park is opposite BBC Radio Merseyside and the John Lewis car park is located opposite the Paradise Street bus interchange and the police station.
Charged car and coach parking is also available at the adjacent King's Dock. Please note that the car park at Mann Island is now closed.
There are 3 blue badge parking spaces in the car park on the right hand side of the road leading into the Albert Dock, opposite the Dock Traffic Office building (the former Granada Television building). These are about 150 yards from the main entrance to the museum.
Another 4 designated blue badge spaces are available in the on-street parking on the right hand side of the approach road, which are slightly further away from the museum building. Charges apply for parking in both these areas.
Admission to Merseyside Maritime Museum and all the National Museums Liverpool venues is FREE.
All exhibitions, events and activities at National Museums Liverpool are also FREE.
There is an information desk in the entrance foyer of the museum.
Refreshments are available in the Maritime Dining Rooms on the fourth floor and the Quayside café on the ground floor.
The museum shop on the ground floor has a wide range of souvenirs, books, postcards and fair trade gifts. Books about maritime history are also available from the online bookshop.
There are benches overlooking the docks outside the museum, but no tables, where visitors can eat a picnic on a nice day. Please dispose of rubbish responsibly.
Feel free to bring your mp3 player or mobile phone with you but please turn phones to 'vibrate only' and please consider other visitors when adjusting your volume levels.
Free wi-fi access is available in the quayside café on the ground floor.
Sorry, we do not have a designated, staffed cloakroom, although there are a small number of lockers available on the ground floor (please bring a £1 coin to operate, which will be returned after use). We also ask that visitors avoid bringing bags into the museum.
We do not have a prayer room.
Admission to the Maritime Archive and Library is by free ticket, available in person from the enquiry desk. The tickets available are either an annual reader's ticket, (for which proof of identity will be required), or a temporary daily ticket valid only on day of issue.
If you are visiting to see a particular object we suggest you contact us in advance to ensure it is on gallery (we sometimes loan objects to other galleries or remove them for conservation). Call the information desk on 0151 478 4499.
Non-commercial photography is permitted but neither flash nor tripods can be used.
Visitors wanting to use the venue for location shooting of any kind should contact our press department. More information on location shooting can be found here.
Artists wanting to work in any of our venues should consult our guidelines for artists working in the venues.
There are baby changing facilities on several floors.
The Sea Urchins play area on the first floor is aimed at 8-years and under. There are free maritime-themed activities on offer include costumes, activity sheets and story books.
Our regular Family Guide describes our free family exhibitions, events and activities. It can be requested through our register with us page. A large print version is also available.
This video, with audio, captions and signed in British Sign Language, offers an overview of Merseyside Maritime Museum, with a focus on access. It includes getting to and getting into the museum. To turn off the captions click on the CC symbol.
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A complete access guide for Merseyside Maritime Museum and the International Slavery Museum is available on the Disabled Go website.
All sites have adapted toilet facilities, with the exception of the Piermaster's House. Wheelchair access is not possible to the Piermaster's House.
Guide and hearing dogs welcome.
Table service is available in the ground floor café and the Maritime Dining Rooms on the 4th floor.
Use the 'Accessible' option to find out about any upcoming accessible events on our What's on page.
We produce large print versions of both of our what's on publications. Our Family Guide describes our free family exhibitions, events and activities, while our Exhibitions and Events Guide has more on our wide-ranging temporary exhibitions, talks and workshops. They can be requested through our register with us page.
There are two ramped accesses (gradients 1:12 and 1:15) and a lift to upper floors.
There is access to every floor but due to evacuation procedures we have to restrict the number of wheelchair users on each floor at any one time; as follows:
Please contact the information desk on 0151 478 4499 before your visit if you have any questions about these restrictions.
Permanent galleries
Visitors with mobility probelms may like to make use of Liverpool's Shopmobility service. You can hire equipment including manual and electric wheelchairs and electric scooters. The shop is on the third floor of Liverpool One shopping centre, close to the accessible parking bays in the Strand Street Q-Park. Equipment must be booked in advance and there is a charge. More information can be found on the Liverpool One website or by calling 0151 707 0877.
The Merseylink Service is a dial-a-ride service for Merseyside people with mobility problems or difficulties, who cannot use or have difficulty using public transport. The service runs from 8am to 11pm daily and can be used by members for travel anywhere in Merseyside. The service is free for members and one essential travel companion. For further information contact Merseylink on 0151 709 1929.
There is a programme of events for education and community groups available at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Please check the Education and Communities pages on this website or call 0151 478 4788 for more information.
If you would like to register to receive a regular events guide you can do so here.
There is also a programme of sessions for education and community groups, including teachers' sessions. You can search a database of these events, and also access information on planning your visit.
We ask all groups to book by calling us on 0151 478 4788.
You may also be interested in visiting World Museum, which is approximately 20 minutes walk away in Liverpool city centre.
The International Slavery Museum, which is housed within the same building, could form part of the same visit.
