Further information
The Museum of Liverpool Life closed its doors on 4 June 2006. We are currently building a brand new Museum of Liverpool, which is expected to open in 2011.
There are still lots of museums and galleries to visit in Liverpool and the surrounding area. In the Albert Dock you can go to the Merseyside Maritime Museum and the International Slavery Museum, which are both situated in the same building, a short walk from where the Museum of Liverpool Life used to be.
On William Brown Street in the city centre you can find two popular atrractions, World Museum Liverpool and the Walker Art Gallery. Nearby is the National Conservation Centre.
Two major exhibitions currently feature a lot of the Museum of Liverpool's collections:
Admission to all the National Museums Liverpool venues is FREE. All exhibitions, events and activities at National Museums Liverpool are also FREE.
We produce two quarterly 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. Both are available in large print versions. They can be requested through our register with us page.
For further details call any National Museums Liverpool information point or telephone 0151 207 0001 (international telephone +44 151 207 0001). Visitor information for all of the National Museums Liverpool venues is also available on this website.
The Weston Discovery Centre at World Museum Liverpool holds opinion services on the first Wednesday of every month from 2pm-4pm. These are drop-in sessions and cover archaeology, ethnology and decorative arts.
The archaeological finds liaison officer for the North West and a member of the Weston Discovery Centre team will be available to give opinions on archaeological objects, antiquities, coins and ethnographic material. Although valuations cannot be given, you may be able to find out where something is from, its age or what it's made of.
National Museums Liverpool's urban history division collects material with a strong connection to Liverpool’s history. If you have an object that you would like to donate to the collection you can find out how to do this on our object donations page.