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Merseyside Maritime Museum
Image: Exterior of Merseyside Maritime Museum
Albert Dock
Liverpool
L3 4AQ
Merseyside
England
Collection details
Archives
Costume and Textiles
Fine Art
Land Transport
Maritime
Personalities
Social History
Weapons and War
World Cultures
Facilities
Food: yes
Shop: yes
Baby changing facilities: yes
Library: yes
Study area: yes
Hearing disability facilities: yes
Contact details
General (Tel)
:
0151 478 4499
Education (Tel)
:
0151 478 4441
Press (Tel)
:
0151 478 4612
General (Fax)
:
0151 478 4590
Education (Fax)
:
0151 478 4533
Press (Fax)
:
0151 478 4777
Press
:
press@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
General
:
maritime@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Maritime archives & library
:
maritime.archives@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Merseyside Maritime Museum
:
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/index.asp
Merseyside Maritime Museum
:
www.merseysidemaritimemuseum.org.uk
National Museums Liverpool
:
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Transatlantic Slavery
:
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/slavery/
Battle of the Atlantic
:
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/exhibitions/boa/home.asp
Open
Mon-Sun 1000-1700
Closed
24 December, from 2pm
25, 26 December
1 January
Admission charges
All events, tours, exhibitions and activities are FREE.
Description
Merseyside Maritime Museum is in a former bonded warehouse, part of the historic Albert Dock on the banks of the River Mersey. The museum, opened in 1980, tells the story of one of the world's greatest ports and the people who used it.
Collections description
The museum's collections reflect the international importance of Liverpool as a gateway to the world, including the city's role in the transatlantic slave trade and emigration. The Maritime Archive and Library contains one of the finest collections of merchant shipping records in the UK.
Key artists and exhibits
Titanic & Lusitania; Transatlantic Slavery Gallery, Emigrants to the New World; ship models; ship bottling activities; Battle of the Atlantic; Lifelines; merchant shipping; Piermaster's House; the Art of the Sea; temporary exhibitions
Articles
News In Brief - Museums, Galleries And Heritage News
Seized! New Customs And Excise Gallery Opens In Liverpool
Liverpool's Maritime Museum To Celebrate The Scouse Accent
Liverpool Museums Predict Record Breaking Year For Liverpool 08
Liverpool Museum To Host Debate On Slave Trade Reparations
Maritime Park At Liverpool's Historic Docks Secures Funding
Liverpoool Maritime Museum Acquires 1907 Panorama Painting
Trails
Hidden Treasure Trail 8 - The People's Museum In Liverpool
Get Out Of The Office At Lunchtime And Visit A Liverpool Museum
VE Day 60 Years: Heroism On The High Seas - The Navy In World War Two
Mersey Maritime Heritage: From The Ferry To Titanic And Beyond
Children's Express - Exploring Slavery At The Merseyside Maritime Museum
Events
Magical History Tour - Merseyside Maritime Museum
Exhibition (temporary)
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