World Museum Liverpool
About
The World Museum on William Brown Street is Liverpool's museum of everything — natural history, archaeology, ethnology, and physical sciences spread across five floors of a magnificent Victorian building. The range is extraordinary: Egyptian mummies, a full aquarium, a planetarium, a bug house with live insects, dinosaur skeletons, a space gallery, and extensive world cultures collections. The museum is particularly brilliant for families — the bug house (where you can hold tarantulas and giant millipedes) is a highlight, and the aquarium in the basement is well-curated. The Egyptian gallery is one of the best outside the British Museum. The planetarium runs regular shows. The hands-on galleries keep children engaged for hours. It's completely free and genuinely impressive in scope — you could visit a dozen times and still find new corners. The building sits in Liverpool's cultural quarter alongside the Walker Art Gallery and Central Library. Allow 2-3 hours minimum. The museum is well-loved by Scousers — generations have grown up visiting, and it retains a warm, community-focused atmosphere alongside its serious collections.
https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/world-museum 0151 478 4393
Tickets & Pricing
Free. Planetarium: free (timed tickets).
Opening Times
Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00. Closed Mondays (except school holidays and bank holidays).
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