The Beatles Story Museum, Liverpool, Rock music museum at Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, United Kingdom
The Beatles Story Museum is a music museum at Royal Albert Dock in Liverpool that displays original instruments, personal items, and photographs. The collection traces the musical journey of the Liverpool rock band across multiple exhibition spaces.
The museum opened in May 1990 at Royal Albert Dock, following earlier Beatles exhibitions such as Cavern Mecca that operated from 1981 to 1984. The opening marked the beginning of a permanent tribute to the band at this location.
The museum showcases recreated spaces that were crucial to British music in the 1960s, including the Cavern Club and Abbey Road Studios. These reconstructions give visitors a sense of the rooms where the band spent their early years and developed their sound.
The museum opens daily from 9 AM and provides audio guides in multiple languages for visitors. It is easily reached via Liverpool One bus station or James Street railway station.
The collection includes John Lennon's orange spectacles, George Harrison's first guitar, and the Zenith Model 17 guitar played by Paul McCartney during early performances. These personal items offer direct insight into the band members' early careers.
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