Museum of Liverpool

14/10/2026

We don't mean to boast, but we've heard it said that our café's one of the best places to sit to appreciate Liverpool's iconic waterfront architecture ☺️
Enjoy views across Royal Albert Dock, Mann Island and The Three Graces over delicious, freshly-made food and drink ☕
Look out for our seasonal specials coming later this month too! 👻

📷 Nata Moraru

13/10/2026

"Liverpool isn't one homogeneous community. There are many different Liverpool experiences, and I think we should celebrate that complexity rather than try to squeeze everyone into one version of what a Scouser is."

Dr Sonia Bassey MBE, businesswoman, strategic leader and community advocate, is the latest person to discuss what Liverpool means to them in our In my Liverpool home article series.

Read what she has to say on our website, the link is in the comments.

12/10/2026

"Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche was the only documented black passenger on the Titanic's maiden voyage.

But who was he? And what doomed twists of fate led the 25-year-old and his family to the supposedly "unsinkable" White Star Line ship?"

Find out more about the man - Joseph Laroche - at the centre of the extraordinary historical drama coming to the museum this weekend.

Joseph Laroche was 25 when he became one of the victims of the Titanic disaster in 1912.

07/10/2026

How cute is our new visitor 😍

Bright, bold, and bursting with personality, Fizzleskip jumps into every adventure with both feet 🐰. And although she’s pretty cosy in her new digs right now... she’s hoping to head home with you very soon! 🤗

Shop our new Jellycat Fizzleskip Bunny in our museum shop and online now; https://shop.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/collections/jellycat-1

02/10/2026

This Black History Month, don't miss ‘Laroche’ a historical drama that explores the remarkable true story of Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche, the only known Black passenger aboard RMS Titanic.

This powerful performance traces the life of the Haitian-born engineer, navigating race, class, love and belonging in early twentieth-century Europe.

Written and directed by Dr Carlette Norwood, the play was inspired by a visit to Maritime Museum's Titanic gallery, where Dr Norwood was inspired to learn more and through her research discovered the extraordinary story of Laroche and a legacy that deserves to be remembered:

“This is more than just a historical drama; it’s a reclamation of a piece of Black history that has been lost in time.”

📍 Museum of Liverpool
📅 Saturday 17 October, 1pm
🎟️ £17 with concessions available
BOOK: https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/whatson/museum-of-liverpool/event/laroche

Check out our Black History hub and find more special events this month, along with year round stories, interviews, collections and features on Liverpool's Black community: https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/black-history

01/10/2026

Every month we celebrate a different wondrous face at the entrance to our Wondrous Place gallery.

This month, we shine a spotlight on Heidi Thomas OBE. Heidi is a screenwriter and playwright from Liverpool. She is best known for creating the BBC series Call the Midwife, which has won the TV Choice Award for Best Family Drama for 11 consecutive years (2015-2026). Her husband, actor Stephen McGann, plays Dr Patrick Turner in the series. She was also executive producer and writer for the 2010 revival of Upstairs, Downstairs.
Heidi has honorary doctorates from the University of Liverpool and Edge Hill University and was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2022.

📷Heidi Thomas – Screenwriter and playwright – Image © Cheese Scientist

26/09/2026

Kay Jones, our Lead Curator of Urban and Community History visited Setting the Stage: 70 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford last week. The exhibition goes behind the sequins of the world’s largest live music event and discover how the magic really happens. We are excited to see objects loaned from NML’s collection on display in the exhibition.

They are part of a much wider group of objects that Kay collected to represent Liverpool as host city for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. This was a mixture of targeted collecting through a devised contemporary collecting plan and suggestions from the public as part of a call-out. These included:

Butter churn - Mel Giedroyc's iconic butter churn which she used in an homage to the Polish 2014 Eurovision entry during the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 grand final.

Julia Sanina’s jumpsuit - Co-host Julia Sanina showcased Ukrainian fashion designers on stage during all three shows. Inspired by Ziggy Stardust and 1970s glam rock, Kyiv based brand GUDU created this striking electric blue fake-leather jumpsuit for the second semi-final in Liverpool.

Alesha Dixon’s dress - This golden-sunburst embellished minidress was worn by host Alesha Dixon for the second half of the Eurovision Grand Final. Blue, yellow or gold dresses represented the Ukrainian flag. This was one of the many tributes to Ukraine at Eurovision 2023.

Graham Norton’s jacket - Ukrainian designers LuVi designed and hand embroidered this jacket specially for Graham Norton. The gold stars and flowers are based on traditional Borshchiv embroidery from the Ternopil region. It took two skilled workers two weeks to complete. The designs were sewn on before the jacket was stitched together because it was so complex.

The Eurovision keys on display were loaned by the European Broadcasting Union - EBU . The Liverpool key was made after and handed over to the next host city with the rest of the keys.

There’s also a script, an official programme and more. The exhibition is free and runs until 24 January 2027, so there’s still time to see it before it closes. 💙💛

22/09/2026

A little more Happiness for Blackpool! 😊 We're delighted to see this tribute to Sir Ken Dodd, whose story continues to be celebrated through the Happiness! The Ken Dodd exhibition. 🎉

14/09/2026

Our next major exhibition, 70 Years of The Cavern Club opens in just 17 weeks at the Museum of Liverpool, bringing together more than 200 objects from seven decades of the legendary venue.

Come and see:

🧥 John Lennon’s jacket
🎹 Paul McCartney’s Cavern dressing table
🎸 Gerry Marsden’s acoustic guitar
📝 Stevie Wonder’s performance contract, signed when he was just 15
✉️ George Harrison’s letter to DJ Bob Wooler
🎟️ Original gig posters and flyers
📸 Rare photographs capturing the club’s people, performances and atmosphere

And more!

Exhibition tickets and curator tours are available to book now. we'd love to see you!
🎟️ https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/whatson/museum-of-liverpool/exhibition/70-years-of-cavern-club --the-exhibition

📸 Black and white image of Gerry Marsden at The Cavern Club © Graham Spencer Photography

This exhibition has been developed in collaboration with Cavern Club Liverpool