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Collecting The Beatles25 August 2005 to 4 June 2006The Beatles' emergence from the Liverpool music scene in the early 1960s created a remarkable impact across the world. The band influenced many changes in music and lifestyle, including clothing, hairstyles and attitudes, while Beatlemania created a huge international demand for merchandise. New items on displayThe Museum of Liverpool Life, generously supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund has acquired an exciting group of items spanning their careers from the early days in Liverpool through to international acclaim. The new acquisitions went on show for the first time at the museum during the 2005 Mathew Street Festival. Test your Beatles knowledgeAre you as fab as the four or just a daytripper? The small display included:
Find out more about some of the items here
Liverpool music historyThese new items were added to our existing collection of Beatles and early Liverpool music related material. Included in this collection is the Peter Kaye Merseybeat photographic archive. Other items in the museum's collections which are not currently on display include the stage from St Peter's Church Hall, Woolton where John Lennon, who had been playing as one of the Quarrymen, met Paul McCartney for the first time 6 July 1957. If you are interested in the history of popular music in the city you can find out about the museum's previous exhibitions on the subject using these links: 
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