The venues in the National Museums Liverpool group are World Museum Liverpool, the Walker Art Gallery, Merseyside Maritime Museum, the International Slavery Museum, the National Conservation Centre, Lady Lever Art Gallery, Sudley House and the forthcoming Museum of Liverpool.
All of our museums are open 10am-5pm every day except 24 December (close at 2pm), 25 and 26 December and 1 January.
World Museum Liverpool combines historic treasures from across the globe with the
latest interactive technology to make an unbeatable family day out. Our internationally
important collections include archaeology, ethnology and the natural and physical
sciences as well as Britain's only free Planetarium. With everything from real live
bugs to Egyptian mummies, prehistoric pottery to space exploration, as well as lots
of hands-on fun, there's something for everyone inside.
Go to the World Museum Liverpool website.
The national gallery of the North, housing outstanding collections of British and
European art from 1300 to the present day. Well known works include stunning renaissance
masterpieces and one of the best collections of Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite art
in the country. Visitors are also bound to recognise many other much loved works
on our walls such as 'And when did you last see your father?' and the famous Tudor
portraits.
Go to the Walker Art Gallery website.
The Merseyside Maritime Museum in the historic Albert Dock tells the story of one
of the world's greatest ports. Discover Liverpool's central role in centuries at
sea as the gateway to the new world, how the Titanic, Lusitania and Empress of Ireland
tragedies affected the city and how merchant navy ships operating out of the port
have provided a lifeline in times of war and peace. The museum now also includes
Seized! Revenue and Customs uncovered - the museum of the HM Revenue and Customs
collections
Go to the Merseyside Maritime Museum website.
This exciting new museum explores both the historical and contemporary aspects of
slavery, addressing the many legacies of the slave trade and telling stories of
bravery and rebellion amongst the enslaved people. These are stories which have
been largely untold.
Go to the International Slavery Museum website.
Science meets art in this award-winning venue that reveals the important behind-the-scenes
work of museum conservators to the public. Everything in National Museums Liverpool's
diverse collections from Roman sculpture to fabulous Vivienne Westwood outfits come
here to be preserved and restored. Find out how our conservators use the latest
scientific techniques to investigate these objects and unlock their secrets.
Go to the National Conservation Centre website.
The Lady Lever Art Gallery is the beautiful legacy of soap magnate and discerning
art collector William Hesketh Lever, the first Lord Leverhulme. The gallery is famous
for its Pre-Raphaelite paintings but also has outstanding collections of Wedgwood,
Chinese porcelain and 18th century furniture among the treasures on show. Named
in memory of Lever's wife, the gallery forms the centrepiece of Port Sunlight, the
garden village built for his workforce.
Go to the Lady Lever Art Gallery website.
Sudley House has the only Victorian merchant's art collection still held in its
original setting - the former family home of the Liverpool ship owner George Holt.
Works on show are drawn mainly from his fine collection of British paintings including
works by Landseer and Turner, major Pre-Raphaelite pictures and 18th century portraits
by Gainsborough, Reynolds, and Romney.
Go to the Sudley House website.
Opening in 2011, the new Museum of Liverpool will be one of the world's leading
city history museums. Building on the success of the former Museum of Liverpool
Life, which closed in 2006, the new museum will demonstrate Liverpool's unique contribution
to the world and showcase popular culture while tackling social, historical and
contemporary issues. It will be housed in a new landmark building at the Pier Head,
at the core of the World Heritage Site on Liverpool's famous waterfront.