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Merseyside Maritime Museum
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Merseyside Maritime Museum |
The
Colonnades
Albert Dock
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 4AA
Tel: +44 (0) 151 207 0001
Fax: +44 (0) 151 478 4790
Information: +44 (0) 151 478 4499
E-mail:
Web: www.merseysidemaritimemuseum.org.uk
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The Merseyside Maritime museum opened in 1980 in an old warehouse in
Albert Dock in Liverpool. At the museum you can explore the history of Liverpools
seafaring tradition and the merchant navy. The museum also hosts a collection of shipping
records in the maritime Archive and Library. Liverpools role in the transatlantic slave
trade and the emigration of nine million emigrants between 1830 and 1930 is highlighted.
The Merseyside Maritime Museum is in a old warehouse, part
of the Albert Dock on the banks of the River Mersey. The Museum, opened in 1980, tells the
story of one of the world's greatest ports and the people who used it. The Museum's
collections reflect the international importance of Liverpool as a gateway to the world,
including Liverpool's role in the transatlantic slave trade and emigration. The Maritime
Archive and Library contains one of the finest collections of merchant shipping records in
the UK. Titanic and Lusitania (Merseyside Maritime Museum has the original shipbuilder's
model of the Titanic and one of Lusitania's propellers) Visitors can
investigate the terrible history of transatlantic slavery and find out about the role of
merchant ships in World War Two. Visitors can also travel back in history on board the
pilot boat Edmund Gardner to World Cup Final day 1966 (Easter - October only). Visitors
can also visit the Pier Master's House and Offices. |
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The Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool
England UK is one of the tourist attractions in the United Kingdom
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