World Museum, National museum in Liverpool, England
The World Museum contains extensive collections spanning archaeology, ethnology, natural sciences, and physical sciences across multiple exhibition floors.
Founded in 1851 as the Derby Museum, the institution began with the natural history collection of the 13th Earl of Derby in two rooms on Duke Street.
The World Museum houses 15,000 archaeological objects from Egypt and Sudan, donated by Liverpool goldsmith Joseph Mayer in 1867.
Located in the city center, the museum welcomes visitors from Tuesday through Sunday between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM with free admission.
The museum features a planetarium that opened in 1970, the first of its kind outside London, attracting 90,000 visitors each year.
Location: Liverpool
Inception: 1851
Operator: National Museums Liverpool
Part of: William Brown Library and Museum
Address: William Brown Street, Liverpool L3 8EN
Opening Hours: Martedì-Domenica 10:00-18:00
Website: http://liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/wml
GPS coordinates: 53.40983,-2.98180
Latest update: May 12, 2025 00:19
This collection includes the main monuments, museums, and cultural sites of Liverpool, a port city in northwest England. Known for its scouse culture, maritime history, Rock'n'Roll, and intense football rivalry, Liverpool is a city not to miss if you want to know real England! 4 lads made Liverpool famous forever. The Beatles are one of the greatest bands of all time. Liverpool is now at the top of the must-visit cities in England.
St George's Hall
178 m
Walker Art Gallery
146 m
Liverpool Central Library
73 m
Wellington's Column
174 m
Picton Reading Room and Hornby Library
121 m
Steble Fountain
173 m
County Sessions House, Liverpool
203 m
William Brown Library and Museum
41 m
Monument to the King's Liverpool Regiment
106 m
Queen Victoria Monument To North Of War Memorial
198 m
Statue of Hugh M‘Neile, St George's Hall
169 m
Lester Monument
76 m
Gladstone Monument
121 m
Statue of William Gladstone, St George's Hall
169 m
Rathbone Monument
128 m
Statue of Benjamin Disraeli
195 m
Balfour Monument
100 m
Forwood Monument
164 m
Nugent Monument
138 m
Statue of Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, St George's Hall
169 m
Statue of Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, St George's Hall
169 m
Statue of Catherine Wilkinson, St George's Hall
169 m
Statue of Revd Jonathan Brooks, St George's Hall
169 m
Statue of Samuel Robert Graves, St George's Hall
169 m
135 - 139, Dale Street, Liverpool
169 m
Retaining Wall, Gatepiers, And Terrace Wall
98 m
Lamp standards on St George's Plateau
197 m
Entrance To Queensway Tunnel
152 mReviews
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