British museums, galleries, Liverpool : VisitBritain

Britain’s top cities for museums & galleries – Liverpool

Liverpool’s museums & galleries

Located on the edge of the River Mersey, Liverpool has its own unique flavour to delight its visitors. Setting aside the world-class appeal of The Beatles and a great football team, Liverpool will also fly the flag as European Capital of Culture in 2008.

Tate Liverpool

If you want to begin your tour of Liverpool’s museums and galleries then head for Fact, an imposing arts centre created to show off the work of artists from around the world. Then wander along Liverpool’s waterfront to Tate Liverpool (www.visitliverpool.com/site/attractions/tate-liverpool-p17814), the city’s original centre of culture and style for so many years.

The Walker Gallery

Just a few minutes walk away you can rub shoulders with Gainsborough, Rembrandt and Poussin at The Walker (www.visitliverpool.com/site/attractions/walker-art-gallery-p8490), officially the national gallery of the North of England and packed with an impressive collection of paintings going back as far as the 14th century.

William Lever’s utopian village

The Merseyside Maritime Museum (www.visitliverpool.com/site/attractions/merseyside-maritime-museum-p8987) recalls in vivid detail the glory days of Liverpool’s role as a ‘gateway to the world’ over the decades and centuries. Further along the river you could pay a visit to the Port Sunlight Village (www.portsunlightvillage.com/default.asp) in Birkenhead. Founded over 100 years ago, William Lever’s objective was to create a living utopia for his soap factory workers – complete with recreational space.