World Museum
World Museum

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Take a journey from the oceans to the stars at World Museum. Come face to face with live creepy crawlies, try a spot of star-gazing in our planetarium and discover treasures from every corner of the globe. Best of all everything’s free!  

Our interactive ‘hands-on’ centres containing everything from tropical fish to ancient fossils are staffed by enthusiastic experts who bring our world class collections to life with demonstrations and handling sessions.

The Treasure House Theatre offers free family shows, discover the secret of the ancient scroll in Death on the Nile or watch Molly the friendly blue whale save her friends from the storm.

We’ve always got a couple of special events or exhibitions up our sleeve - check out our website for the latest news http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/

Opening Times

Open daily
10am – 5pm

Free Planetarium
Mon to Fri  2.30 & 3.15pm
Sat & Sun  2.15, 3.15 & 4.05pm

Tickets available from 10am and up to five minutes before each performance from the welcome desk.

Special programme
Mon to Fri  4.05pm The Winter Night Sky, for over 7s
Sat & Sun  1.15pm The Sunshine Show, for under 7s.
1.45pm The Winter Night Sky’, for over 7s

Top Floor Café
Open daily
11am - 4.30pm
The top floor café, with views across the city, offers a selection of hot and cold meals, snacks, cakes and beverages. Last hot food orders are taken at 3.30pm

Atrium Coffee Shop
Open daily
10am - 4.30pm
The atrium coffee shop on the ground floor also sells light refreshments including pastries, cakes, snacks and beverages

Admission Prices
Admission to the museum is FREE

By road:
World Museum Liverpool is in Liverpool city centre, close to the entrance to the Queensway Tunnel and Lime Street Station. You may want to use AA Route Planner to plan your journey.

By train:
World Museum Liverpool is a short walk from Liverpool Lime Street station - Liverpool's mainline train station. Simply leave the concourse via the exit closest to the ticket office (this route is also suitable for those requiring level access) . You come out on Lord Nelson Street, facing the side of the Empire Theatre. Turn left out onto Lime Street (St George's Hall is opposite). Go right along Lime Street, past the Empire Theatre. Cross Lime Street at the pedestrian crossing near the theatre (going towards the fountain), and walk down William Brown Street. The museum is along on the right.

The nearest local line train station is Lime Street lower level. This is only served by Wirral Line trains.

Moorfields station, just off Dale Street is a 5-10 min walk away. This station is served by the Southport-Hunts Cross, Ormskirk, Kirkby, West Kirby, New Brighton, Chester and Ellesmere Port line trains. Leave the station by the Moorfields entrance, coming out onto Dale Street. Go left along Dale Street, passing under a flyover, over a main road and onto William Brown Street. The museum entrance is along on the left.

Liverpool Central is served by the same services as Moorfields. Leave the station by the main entrance, coming out onto Ranelagh Street. Go right, past McDonalds and then left onto Lime Street. Go along Lime Street, passing the main railway station and St George's Hall (large neo-classical building) until you reach a fountain at the top of William Brown Street. Walk down William Brown Street - the museum is at the foot of the hill on the right.

By bus:
World Museum Liverpool is within walking distance of the bus stations at Queen Square and the Paradise Street Interchange.

From Queen Square: keep the Queen Square Centre and The Royal Court Theatre on your right and walk towards St George's Hall and the adjoining gardens. Cross at the pedestrian lights, turn left and walk through the gardens, keeping the back of St George's Hall to your right. As you leave the gardens you will see the museum entrance just across William Brown Street.

From Paradise Street: leave the bus station by the eastern exit (the end furthest from the river and the Albert Dock) and walk across the junction onto Hanover Street. Walk along Hanover Street and then Ranelagh Street until you reach the junction with the Adelphi Hotel. Go left along Lime Street, passing the railway station and St George's Hall (large neo-classical building) until you reach a fountain at the top of William Brown Street. Walk down William Brown Street - the museum is at the foot of the hill on the right.

By coach:
The National Express coach station at Norton Street is within walking distance of the museum. Go right out of the coach station and onto London Road. Go right, down London Road, cross over at the traffic lights towards the fountain on the corner of William Brown Street. Walk down William Brown Street - the museum is at the foot of the hill on the right.  

Local travel information is available by calling 0871 200 2233.

Car parking
There is pay and display parking outside the museum on William Brown Street. There are also a limited number of blue badge spaces. There are coach spaces.
There is a small pay and display car park on Hunter Street, behind the museum and beneath the flyover. The nearest other car park is at Queen Square.

Accessibility information:

Getting into the museum:

  • There are a limited number of blue badge parking spaces on William Brown Street, outside the museum. The road surface is cobbled.
  • The main entrance is flat and there are automatic doors.
  • Assistance dogs are welcome.

Getting around the museum:

  • Wheelchairs are available to borrow from the cloakroom at the main entrance.
  • There are wheelchair accessible toilets on each floor except the ground floor.
  • There are cafes on both the ground floors and the top floor. Neither tables nor chairs are fixed to the floor. Waitress service is available. There are large print menus.
  • Documents can be requested in large print.
  • Group leaders wanting to organise sessions for visitors with special needs should contact our Learning department on 0151 478 4296.

On the gallery:

  • There are lifts between the floors. We have two access lifts (to the Treasure House Theatre and the Planetarium - ask staff for help), and ramps on the 3rd and 5th floors (to the top floor cafe and the Egypt gallery). All other areas have flat access.
  • The information points, located just off the main stairwell on each floor, are at a height suitable for wheelchair users and are touch screen.
  • All gallery interactives throughout the museum are touch screen with the exception of the computers in the Discovery Centre and Clore Natural History Centre which are operated via keyboard and mouse.

Fifth Floor:

  • The large video screen on the wall at the end of the gallery does not have an induction loop or subtitles.
  • There are five computer-based interactives in the Time & Space gallery. All are at a height suitable for wheelchair users, have removable stools, subtitles and induction loops.
  • The planetarium is wheelchair accessible, has an induction loop and a paper version of the presentation is available at the venue or by downloading a copy from our website – www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Fourth Floor:

  • Information point, located just off the main stairwell.
  • The Community Base has an induction loop

Third Floor:

  • World Cultures Gallery: the introductory video as you enter the gallery has subtitles and an audio loop. Five on-gallery computers have removable stools, subtitles, audio loops and are wheelchair accessible.
  • Discovery Centre: three computers of which two have sound and audio loops and one of these also has subtitles. The third machine does not have narrative or an audio loop. There are lots of hands-on activities in this area and visitors are welcome to touch many of the objects.
  • Again there is an infoormation point near the stairs.

Second Floor:

  • There are two silent computers with web cams. Both have removable stools and are at a height suitable for wheelchair users.
  • Clore Natural History Centre: three computers, none of which have sound. Several exhibits have Braille labels. There are lots of hands-on activities in this area and visitors are welcome to touch many of the objects.
  • Again there is an information point near the stairs.

First Floor:

  • Information point near main stairs
  • Aquarium: the demonstration area has an induction loop
  • Treasure House Theatre: wheelchair accessible and an induction loop

Ground Floor:

  • Two information points
  • A plasma screen showing videos without narration.

More in depth information on accessibility at World Museum Liverpool can be found on the Disabled Go website.

Other Facilities:

  • Pushchair access - Prams can be stored in the cloakroom near the main entrance. Please ask a member of staff for assistance.
  • Baby changing facilities - There are baby changing facilities on levels 1, 3 and 4.
  • Café - There is a children's selection available in both cafes. Cafe staff are happy to warm bottles. There are highchairs available on request.
  • Picnic / packed lunch area - World Museum stands opposite St Johns Gardens and there is ample room for a picnic on a nice day. Please dispose of rubbish responsibly. There is also a picnic room on level 4. The Learning Base (ground floor) is also used during busy periods.
  • Friendly staff 
  • Lift access 
  • Parking  
  • Shop - There are two shops on the ground floor of the museum; one is a fair trade shop - the first in a UK museum. It sells a wide range of books, jewellery, crafts, food and gift ideas from around the world. There is also a toy shop selling a full range of souvenirs, toys and books for younger visitors including pocket money gifts especially for children.
Contact Details
World Museum
William Brown Street
Liverpool
L3 8EN
Telephone: 0151 478 4393