Merseyside Maritime Museum Museum

Address: Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AQ, England, UK

Website: https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/merseyside-maritime-museum

Hours: Daily 10am-5pm (check website for seasonal changes)

Admission: Free admission

The Merseyside Maritime Museum is a maritime history museum in Liverpool, England, located in the historic Albert Dock complex. The museum interprets Liverpool’s role as a major port and the maritime activities connected to the city.

Galleries cover subjects such as merchant shipping, emigration, the Royal Navy, and maritime disasters with objects, models, photographs and oral histories. Exhibits include material relating to transatlantic travel and Liverpool’s shipbuilding and port operations, and the museum links to the wider waterfront heritage trail.

Housed in a restored dockside warehouse, the museum was developed as part of Liverpool’s heritage regeneration and forms one of several museums administered by National Museums Liverpool. Its collections document maritime activity from the early modern period through the 20th century.

Situated on the Albert Dock on Liverpool’s waterfront, the museum sits close to the Pier Head and the city’s central docks, within easy walking distance of Liverpool Lime Street station. The Albert Dock area is a major visitor hub on the Mersey riverfront.

• Entry and location: Operated by National Museums Liverpool and sited in the Albert Dock, the museum is free to enter and is part of a cluster of waterfront museums and galleries.

What to See#

• Main galleries: Permanent and temporary exhibitions in galleries at Albert Dock covering Liverpool’s port history, merchant shipping, migrations and notable maritime disasters such as the Titanic and Lusitania.
• Albert Dock location: The museum occupies a converted warehouse within the Albert Dock complex, adjacent to other cultural attractions in Liverpool’s UNESCO-listed waterfront area.

Merseyside Maritime Museum is in the Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool waterfront. By train, take Merseyrail to Liverpool James Street or Moorfields stations (both a 5-10 minute walk to Albert Dock); Liverpool Lime Street mainline station is a 10-15 minute walk. By car, follow the M62 into Liverpool then follow signs for the city centre/Albert Dock; parking is available at nearby public car parks at the Dock.

• Visit early on a weekday morning before cruise-ship and tour-bus arrivals-Albert Dock fills up around midday and mornings are far quieter for galleries and displays.
• Enter from the Albert Dock promenade (southern side) for the most direct, step-free access and to be right next to other National Museums Liverpool sites if you plan to combine visits.
• Check the National Museums Liverpool website before you go for any temporary exhibitions or gallery closures-special exhibits may require pre-booking even though the core Maritime Museum is free.
• Give extra time to the museum's ocean-travel and emigration displays (including Titanic-related material); these galleries are larger than they appear and many visitors rush the small panels and oral-history audio clips.