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Walton Gaol force-feeding equipment on display
Suffragette Force Feeding Apparatus. Image © National Justice Museum Nothing quite brings home the horror of force-feeding than seeing the actual equipment; porcelain funnel, wooden mouth gag and long...
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Museums accessibility success
Visitors at the Museum of Liverpool. We were delighted to find three of our museums listed in a piece about accessibility in the Liverpool Echo recently. Respected website Euan’s Guide includes World...
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The Great Exhibition of the North
A few months ago, the Museum of Liverpool was approached by Tyne and Wear Museums, with a request to loan objects from our Urban History collections for display in The Great Exhibition of the North. In...
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Telling her story – Melanie Robson
Within the Tales from the city exhibition we have a special display case which enables us to tell different people’s stories through objects that are meaningful to them. Our current display features...
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Tales from the city – captivating stories from the LGBT+ community
Tales from the city We are marking this Liverpool Pride weekend with a blog from Marianna Gould. Marianna is studying Communication and Media at the University of Liverpool and was moved when she...
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Reminders of Liverpool’s lost castle
Model of Liverpool Castle in the History Detectives gallery at the Museum of Liverpool © Mark McNulty When visitors to the Museum of Liverpool reach the first floor, they’re often surprised to be...
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Get groovy in our 1960s extravaganza!
Memorabilia from the decade available to handle Think of the 1960s and The Beatles won’t be far from many people’s thoughts. Their appearances at the London Palladium and the Ed Sullivan Show made them...
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Sugar, tea and pottery – new archaeology displays at Museum of Liverpool....
Teapot from Paul Scott’s ‘Cumbrian Blue(s), The Cockle Pickers’ Tea Service’ The Museum of Liverpool’s archaeology team have put together two new displays of pottery which may look very different but...
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The Chinese Labour Corps – ‘Labour conquers all’
Chinese Labour Corps Image: W J Hawkings Collection, courtesy of John de Lucy At the eastern side of Anfield Cemetery, there is a strip of land where the Liverpool Chinese community are buried. Given...
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Sugar, tea and pottery – new archaeology displays at Museum of Liverpool....
Just some of the huge quantities of sugar refining pottery recovered in 2007 In the case under the stairs on the ground floor of the Museum of Liverpool you can see more of the objects recovered from...
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Transport Yourself Into History!
Summer holidays are fun at the Museum of Liverpool! From 20-27 August we will be running lots of great activities to celebrate the history of transport in Liverpool. Join us for tours exploring our...
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Happy Birthday Liverpool!
Did you know that Liverpool can celebrate its birthday on a specific date? Not many places in the UK can do that! As we gear up to celebrate, Fay from our education team tells us more- “The 28 August...
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Discovering Hispanic Liverpool legacies – The Perez family
Rosario in the green house at Buena Ventura. Image courtesy of the Perez Family. Recently we held a successful ‘Hispanic Liverpool’ drop-in event at the Museum of Liverpool in partnership with the...
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Being a Museum Exhibit – My Story! By Richard Oswick
Richard Oswick outside his home on Cantsfield Street. Courtesy of Richard Oswick The Secret Life of Smithdown Road display uncovered and shared the stories of this fascinating community, past and...
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Get out there and make yourself heard!
Maggie O’Carroll, Chief Executive of The Women’s Organisation. Image credit: The Women’s Organisation: Twenty One Women Here at the Museum of Liverpool we work in partnership with many groups and...
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Tales from the city review
Vinyl Record, ‘Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood’ Liverpool University media student, Hannah, reviews our exhibition, ‘Tales from the city’: One of my favourite childhood memories was when my dad...
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Teacher’s Evening – Get Involved!
School visit Want your class to experience a bit of hard work – Victorian style? Ever fancied packing them off permanently on a ship to faraway climes? Here’s your opportunity to find out how we can...
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Latest archaeological discoveries
This year’s Merseyside Archaeological Society Conference, being hosted at the Museum of Liverpool on Saturday 13 October, is exploring ‘Recent developments in Merseyside archaeology’. Talks will...
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Standing and walking proud
Addae, 2017. Courtesy of Liverpool Tritons RUFC This Black History Month we celebrate diverse voices from Liverpool’s Black community. The first is Addae, a member of Liverpool Tritons Inclusive Rugby...
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Happy Birthday John and Sean!
Photo by NIshi F. Saimaru © Yoko Ono9 October 1978 – John and Sean celebrate a double birthday Today marks John Lennon and his son Sean Taro Ono Lennon’s joint birthday. John would have been 78 today...
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