The Museum of Liverpool, in the city of the same name in England, is the latest museum to be added to the group of National Museums Liverpool.
It opened in 2011, replacing the former Museum of Liverpool Life. The museum tells the story of Liverpool and its community. The museum is located in a new purpose built building on the Mann Island site at Pier Head and designed by 3XN architects and Buro Happold engineers.
The spaces occupy approximately 8,000 square meters of exhibition space and a collection of more than 6,000 objects. The peculiarity of the museum is that its spaces can be changed according to the exhibition needs.
The exhibits contained in the museum and used for the exhibitions come from the collections of the National Museums of Liverpool: the history of the city is told through objects belonging to collections of costume and decorative art, entomology and botany, social and urban history, archaeological material and photographic. The exhibits are divided into four main areas: The Great Port, Global City, People's Republic and Wonder Place, located in four different large spaces of the gallery. Starting from the ground floor, the exhibitions here look at the urban and technological evolution of the city, with an eye to the industrial revolution and changes in the British Empire. Going upstairs the particular and strong identity of Liverpool is examined by examining the social history of the city, from settlement in the area from the Neolithic to the present day, migrations and the various communities and cultures that contribute to the diversity of the city. In addition to these four areas, the Museum also includes: Little Liverpool (gallery for children under six), History Detectives (interactive center of archaeological and historical resources), a theater with 180 seats available. There is also the "City Soldiers" gallery that tells the story of the royal regiment.