Museums & Heritage
Titanic’s Liverpool Story – Maritime Museum to refresh Titanic gallery with local links
Ahead of the anniversary of its tragic sinking (15 April 1912), Maritime Museum curators are inviting people from the Liverpool city region to share family connections and stories linked to RMS Titanic as part of the museum’s redevelopment. Opened in 2012, the exhibition ‘Titanic and Liverpool: The Untold Story’, originally marked the centenary of the...
National Museums Liverpool announce Ken Dodd Charitable Foundation as major funding partner
The Ken Dodd Charitable Foundation becomes first Principal Partner for National Museums Liverpool. Transformational £1.5 million gift will support creativity, education and community well-being projects. National Museums Liverpool is proud to announce a landmark three year partnership with The Ken Dodd Charitable Foundation, which becomes the organisation’s first Principal Partner through a transformational £1.5 million...
Museum of Liverpool most visited attraction in North of England
Museum of Liverpool has topped the 2025 Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) list of visitor figures for the North of England. Each year, ALVA compiles a list of visitor figures from 409 attractions across the country. As well as being top in North of England, Museum of Liverpool also sits in the top 50...
Step into dockland history in Liverpool’s smallest – and newest – museum
Hartley Hut, one of three octagonal granite cabins that date back to 1844, is now open as a new attraction on Liverpool’s iconic waterfront, the latest milestone in National Museum Liverpool’s Waterfront Transformation Project. Following a period of research and public consultation, the sensitive refurbishment of the hut by Liverpool architectural firm, Harrison Stringfellow, will...
Winner of International Slavery Museum’s major artist commission
National Museums Liverpool is pleased to announce digital sculptor, Rayvenn Shaleigha D’Clark, has been awarded the £30,000 contract to lead the artistic direction and development of the iron panels that will form part of the International Slavery Museum’s new Entrance Pavilion. Selected from more than 150 applicants, Rayvenn will work with architects, structural engineers, fabricators,...
National Museums Liverpool’s 40-year history celebrated in new exhibition
Visitors invited to explore the organisation’s vast collection to celebrate 40 years since becoming England’s only national museum group outside of London. Forty years since the Merseyside Museums and Galleries Order was laid before Parliament (13 February 1986), National Museums Liverpool is inviting visitors to dig, dive and delve into their vast collections, to celebrate...
May Morris: Crafting a Legacy
This exhibition is a celebration of the wide-ranging creative output of Arts and Crafts designer and maker, May Morris, the younger daughter of William Morris. A vibrant display of embroideries, wallpapers, watercolour designs, costume and jewellery will showcase her many talents. Today she is regarded as one of the most pioneering artists of the Arts...
A Floor to Adore: Liverpool’s Minton Masterpiece Returns for Summer 2026
Visitors to St George’s Hall will have an exciting opportunity this summer to experience one of Liverpool’s most stunning architectural treasures, when the Hall unveils its magnificent Minton tile floor for an extended public reveal from 17 July to 2 September 2026. Usually protected beneath a wooden covering to preserve its intricate craftsmanship, the Minton...
Echoes of the Floating World
The Williamson possesses a small but notable collection of woodblock prints in the Japanese Ukiyo-e style. These were made by some of the most important names in the period, from Hiroshige to Hokusai. Their motifs of flat perspectives, high vantage points, and bold colour distinctions, were a radical influence across European art, including by artists...
Beyond the Brotherhood: The Legacies of the Pre-Raphaelites
Formed in 1848, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, shook the foundations of the British art world with their bold colour palettes, truth to nature, and symbolism. The Williamson collection holds some of the finest examples of works showing this artistic legacy. The exhibition will also showcase the various ways in which Merseyside has been influenced by, and...
