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 ... Read More...
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Previously unseen photographs of musicians from Liverpool’s 1960s Merseybeat era will go on display this month at the Musuem of Liverpool. Beyond the Beat (29 June to 3 November) explores the music scene in Liverpool’s bustling nightclubs in the period immediately after The Beatles. The display will showcase some of the bands ... Read More...
A laughter-filled exhibition, celebrating one of the UK’s best-loved and most influential comedians, Sir Ken Dodd, opens at the Museum of Liverpool on 9 September (until 3 March 2024). ‘Happiness!’, the first major exhibition on a comedian in a national museum, is steeped in Doddy’s unique blend of whimsical, physical, surreal ... Read More...
The giant Blacklers Santa Claus will once again be welcoming visitors to the Museum of Liverpool this Christmas. Since arriving into National Museums Liverpool’s collection in 2013, Santa has delighted visitors towering over the Museum of Liverpool’s atrium during the festive period and welcoming families in from the cold. With hopes of reopening the museum after lockdown, and in line with government guidelines, the ... Read More...
Liverpool’s World Museum was England’s most visited museum outside of London in 2018 thanks to the landmark Terracotta Warriors display. According to new figures the exhibition, which attracted more than 610,000 visitors, pushed the venue up 30 places in the list of the UK’s top 100 visitor attractions for the year. As ... Read More...
Get Ready for the Weekend in Liverpool International Women’s Day, BTR Liverpool Half Marathon & more 9-10 March | Curated by Natasha Young International Women’s Day food, fundraising and festivities A whole night of celebrations and entertainment will get underway at 24 Kitchen Street tonight (8 March) as nightlife collective SisBis hosts a special ... Read More...
The third and final Giants spectacular generated £60.6 million for Liverpool and Wirral, a new report has revealed. ‘Liverpool’s Dream’, which took place in October, attracted 1.3m visitors across both sides of the River Mersey. Broken down, this equates to around 1.22m visitors to Liverpool, bringing in £58m, and 80,000 to Wirral, ... Read More...
Christmas countdown: Festive family fun in Liverpool Get out and about in Liverpool to enjoy the countdown to Christmas – there’s something for everyone. Words by Natasha Young Super-sized Santa Where? Museum of Liverpool What’s happening? Christmas 2018 marks the return of the famous Blackler’s giant Santa to the museum. The statue was formerly in the old ... Read More...
Get Ready for the Weekend in Liverpool Christmas street party, Pop Up in the Palm House and more FESTIVE | Christmas street party in Liverpool ONE See the retail and leisure complex light up with an evening of fun and festivities from 4-8pm today (16 November), getting the countdown to Christmas truly underway. The ... Read More...
Unmissable Attractions: The best of September in the city Words by Lily Kehoe Celebrate 50 years of The Beatles' 'White Album' Where? Pier Head When? 8-9 September What’s happening? A two-night star-studded concert will mark 50 years of the Beatles’ 'White Album' right here in the Fab Four’s birthplace. The iconic 30-track collection is set to be ... Read More...