Merseyside Maritime Museum

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.