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Liverpool
Museum is the largest of National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside and
one of the UK's finest multi disciplinary museums. The important and
diverse collections cover archaeology, ethnology and the natural and
physical sciences. Special attractions include the award-winning Natural
History Centre and the Planetarium.
The
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. The Museum's collections reflect the international
importance of Liverpool as a gateway to the world, including Liverpool's
role in the transatlantic slave trade and emigration.
HM
Customs & Excise National Museum tells the exciting story of smugglers
and duty men, from the 1700s to the present day. NMGM holds the national
collection of the UK Government's Department of Customs & Excise - one
of the most important of a small number of such collections held
internationally. The Museum opened in 1994 within the Merseyside Maritime
Museum.
The
Museum of Liverpool Life celebrates the people of Liverpool, their
culture, achievements and contribution to national life. The very
rich and varied collections focus on the life, work and leisure activities
of people from all walks of life over the last 200 years. The main
displays are in the old pilotage and salvage association buildings,
although the Piermasters House and offices are also part of this museum.
The
Boat Museum is a unique collection of boats, exhibitions, engines and many
other attractions.
Prescot
Museum has something for everyone with a regular events programme and
hands on activities. Recent exhibitions include health and medicine
of yesteryear and a look at unusual traditions from across the North West.
A reconstructed watchmakers’s workshop and watch making factory is just
one of the many interesting aspects.
The
British Lawnmower Museum located in the Victorian seaside holiday resort
of Southport, houses a private collection of over 200 pristine exhibits of
special interest built up over a period of 50 years and is no a tribute to
the garden machinery industry. A lot of the exhibits, memorabilia
and industrial artifacts are from the Victorian and Edwardian era and have
been restored keeping a small part of British engineering heritage alive.
The Wirral Museum, formally the Birkenhead Town Hall is situated in Hamilton Square, one of the finest Georgian Squares in the country. Hamilton Square was the dream of William Laird, the great shipbuilder.