Museum with a wide variety of collections including:
- 50,000 artefacts from across the ancient world including Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Anglo-Saxon.
- The herbarium currently contains around 400,000 specimens, the great majority being pressed dried mounted specimens.
- Ethnology collection ranking among the top six collections in the country and is made up of around 40,000 objects.
- Over 40,000 fossils as well as extensive rock and mineral collections.
- An extensive horology collections containing over 12,000 items and are of international significance.
- Physical collection containing several significant items from the Liverpool Royal Institution and Bidston Observatory.
- The zoology collection made up of around 1.2 million specimens of invertebrate and vertebrate animals.
- How can I access this service?
- Drop in
- When is this service open?
- Open Tuesday to Sunday 10am-4pm
- How much will it cost me?
- Admission to the World Museum is free, except for special exhibitions. Exhibitions are free for members. Donations are welcome.
- Disabled access
- Wheelchairs are available to borrow. All toilets are wheelchair accessible. Limited number of blue badge parking spaces on William Brown Street, outside the museum. The road surface is cobbled.
- What groups of people is this for?
- The general public
- What age groups is this for?
- Any age
- What areas of the city is this for?
- People from anywhere in the city
Contacts
Liverpool World Museum, World Museum, , L3 8EN
- All Enquiries
- themuseum@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
- 0151 478 4393
