Maritime Museum in Liverpool

Full of really well laid out , interesting exhibitions

A very interesting museum. One of the big advantages is free entry. 4 floors of all kinds of exhibits. Lots of information. There is even a small dining room. You can always pop into the restroom and warm up ☺️ a separate floor is dedicated to the Titanic. In general, I went there even sometimes just passing nearby. Highly recommend

Very informative, friendly staff & a good, interesting afternoon out

Great museum with some fantastic exhibitions. Also covers slavery which was a huge part of the city with Liverpool responsible for 40% of a transatlantic slavery, over 1.5 million people! it only covers African slavery though and not white/Irish slavery which I think someone people on their reviews are confused with.

The Maritime Museum in Liverpool is an absolute gem and a must-visit for history lovers. I’ve been a couple of times, and each visit has been as enjoyable as the last. The museum beautifully showcases Liverpool’s rich maritime heritage, and the exhibits are both educational and deeply engaging. The standout for me has always been the Titanic area. It’s incredibly moving and thoughtfully presented, offering a powerful glimpse into the ship’s history, its connection to Liverpool, and the human stories behind the tragedy. The artifacts and interactive displays really bring the history to life. The museum’s layout is easy to navigate, and the staff are always friendly and knowledgeable. Plus, admission is free, making it accessible for everyone. Whether it’s your first time or a repeat visit, the Maritime Museum offers something special every time. Highly recommend!

Fantastic museum. I’ve only recently moved to Liverpool so it was great to learn more about the city’s maritime history. Lots of information about WW1 and 2, the Titanic, and plenty other information boards and exhibits to look around. I particularly liked the number of ship models on display to look at.

The telephones were broken, plenty of exhibits without lights and I refuse to visit the top floor full of propaganda, there is no mention of the British causing the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.

A really good showcase of Liverpool’s maritime history and economy. A few galleries bring visitors through this, including one focusing on the Titanic. There is a gallery on slavery on the top floor.

I'm in the lucky few, who caught glance on amazing play of the staff before the museum closes for reconstruction. This is a cultural treasure of a place, which should be kept like a diamond of Liverpool.

Free entry and extensive, diverse exhibitions. Definitely worth a visit, especially in bad weather.

It is well worth spending some time at the museum. Now, the amount of information is so much that it is a bit overwhelming. We were lucky enough to see the latest representation made about the life of a Titanic crew member and we loved it.

The staff are very helpful and serve you with a smile.....interesting place to visit ... The curator Mr Liam Gauci ,is very friendly and with great knowledge

Excellent, worth several visits.

Disappointing that museums in a major city are closing at 4pm but more disappointed that we were ushered out at 15:45 especially to find they'd closed the gift shop already, surely they need the money to stay funded and it's something you want to check on your way out, I specifically left the last 15 minutes to go check the shop. Advertised opening times are incorrect as well. Do better Liverpool museums!

The Maritime Museum at the Royal Albert Dock in Liverpool is a renowned cultural institution celebrating the city’s rich maritime heritage. Located in the historic and picturesque Royal Albert Dock, the museum explores Liverpool's significant role in global seafaring, trade, and migration. The museum features engaging exhibits on topics such as the Titanic, the Lusitania, and the city's vital links to the transatlantic slave trade. Visitors can delve into detailed displays of historic ships, maritime art, and artifacts, as well as learn about the evolution of Liverpool as one of the world’s most important ports. With interactive exhibits, educational programs, and a stunning waterfront location, the Maritime Museum offers a compelling experience for history enthusiasts, families, and tourists alike. It's a key part of Liverpool's UNESCO World Heritage waterfront and provides insights into the city’s profound relationship with the sea.

Instead of having one male and female toilet, they have 2 gender neutral. These are unequal rights! Stop the wokes!

Great museum with wonderfully differentiated impressions on historical topics. The museum also impressed me with its miniature replicas and the use of various stylistic devices. Great joy, it's free

they closed at 16:00 not 17:00. the time on Google map is wrong

Great museum - free entry, good coverage of the history of the Second World War and the museum was also exciting about slavery

Large museum with a lot of history.

Very interesting and lots to learn. Wish there could be more interactive options for the children but otherwise enjoyable.

Free admission. Worth a look round. Each floor is a different theme. Interesting history. Cafe good.

Great Museum. I didn’t know Titanic was owned by a Liverpool firm. The head office of titanic is just few hundred metres from this building. It has a dedicated section for Titanic and its relationship with Liverpool. Of course that's not all of it. It shows the history how the maritime revolution took shape and how it transformed the world.

My son is obsessed with the titanic so we headed here from Manchester and he loved the exhibit and found all the other areas pretty interesting too! Lots of hands on parts to keep the younger ones entertained

A lot to see and learn. I went mainly for the Titanic exhibit.

Fantastic place, spent a lot longer in there than I intended. And considering it was free, I only have one word. Fantastic. Well worth a visit if you're in the area. Parking nearby is very very expensive £3 per hour but if you can, park a little further away and walk 10-15 mins. It's saved you a fortune. Soo much to see 😍

My daughter and I really enjoyed this museum. Although it is called The Maritime Museum, it also houses The Slavery Museum. It has pieces about The Lusitania, The Derbyshire and The Titanic. All very sad but interesting. The museum is technically free to enter but the staff ask for a donation of £5. I think that's okay. You can pay in cash or by card/phone. There are lifts to the three floors and main stairs. I would recommend a lot of time to go around. It is extremely interesting and worth a visit. The museum does have a gift shop and cafe on site. The staff are around if needed and will always help.

Had a good time, displays very informative, The Titanic section was very good

Solid range of displays. The Lusitania one in particular was good.

The Slavery exhibition was very interesting and well set out. My only complaint that none of the information phones were working

Uber had my phone for over a week and wouldnt give it me

Great day out at a fantastic museum great exhibition of the white star line Titanic and all the sister ships loads of history merchant convoys during wartime

Great, especially the slavery exhibition, it was touching and poignant

Not a must visit place but it's good enough to spend 45min-1h. Titanic section is really interesting.

Allow plenty of time if you want a deep dive into the museum there’s plenty to explore and see It’s also worth a quick visit if you just want to visit one aspect of the museum. Each floor level has a different subject to view Free entry with donation suggested I will be returning on my next trip to Liverpool

Very cool, especially the Titanic part. Free, worth the trip!

What a amazing place to visit .right on the Albert Dock.easy to find. Very interesting lots off history on the docks what they were used for also info and things from titanic lots to see same we did not have enough time to spend as we're travelling back .wished we had gone earlier x a must to go to x

It's a nice place, with some interactive activities.

A lot of scale models of ships and great history. I don’t think I will come back for another visit!

Very very interesting about the history of British maritime exploration. The section on the Titanic is very well done. The coolest thing is an underground space where you can enter an environment identical to the ships that emigrants took to America or Australia. Free entry and location is great on the docks.

Was slightly busy. And plenty of history background about Albert docks.

Great museum with great guides. Great place to bring family, pupils, students to learn about British history, the trans Atlantic slave and how much Britain had to do with it, among many other things. Highly recommend! For anyone bringing children, please brief them on being respectful for there's a lot of sensitive history displayed.

A must visit. Consists of several parts showing you a full history of Liverpool. No tickets . Free entry. You can donate.

Lovely day out with my 5 year old who is obsessed with the titanic.

Amazing museum! It took us a number of hours to get around as there is so much to see. Great cafe on site, and gift shop. It is a must visit if going to Liverpool, even just for the Titanic aspect (but I am biased there!)

Very interesting, especially the Titanic and Lusitania exhibits. The museum is huge, with loads of see, and all for a donation. Nice. You will definitely need at least a few hours to see stuff here. The only negatives for me was: firstly the odd layout of the exhibits. It often felt like we had come in at the wrong end and had to back-track. Secondly, no map of the museum, this would have been handy for navigating our way around. Thirdly, next door to the beginning of the Lusitania exhibit was a WW2 exhibit which had sound. I'm sure it was meant to be ambient, but it was very loud and quite annoying (howling wind noises). (4/9/24)

So much to see here - we did two visits - fascinating place

Good place for family with kids. Most places are free. Many places to eat and local hotels.

We booked on the dry dock tour while we were on a mini break in liverpool this weekend. Our tour guides were steph and ste and they were brilliant kept everyone interested including a teenager and a child. Seeing the dry dock and following the historic path was fantastic would highly recommend

Parking In the Albert Dock can be a problem and costs a fortune! But entry to the museum is free. I was able to get around using my mobility scooter.

Very good, especially the Lusitania floor. Learned much about the reason for its sinking. (Shame on Uk for carrying arms on a passenger liner - what was Germany supposed to do- ignore this?) . The whole museum (Titanic, slavery) is very well done. Restaurant food good.

This museum introduces the history of Britain as a gateway to the world from various perspectives. The book covers a wide range of maritime topics, including the history of shipping, the slave trade, and customs, and delves particularly into the history of the Port of Liverpool, which flourished as a maritime city. Main features of the exhibition content Connection with the Titanic: As the Titanic was registered in Liverpool, there are detailed exhibits about its history and tragedy. History of shipping: Exhibits show how the Port of Liverpool developed into one of the world's largest trading ports, as well as models of various ships. Slave Trade: The history of the slave trade and Liverpool's involvement is also touched on, making you think deeply about the social issues of the time. Customs: Introducing various aspects of the sea, including the history and role of customs, smuggling, and more.

A really interesting and surprisingly big museum with tons of fascinating objects and pictures.

The museum is absolutely packed with stuff, so a good deal of time to get around. iads of very interesting exhibits, although the bit on the Lusitania went an a bit. The Battle of the Atlantic section neatly complements the Western Approaches HQ museum, and the sections on maritime trade was fascinating. One criticism is that we found the layout incredibly confusing, we always seemed to be enter the exhibits from the wrong end and the floor arrows seemed to assume you were coming from the lifts? Sometimes the arrows pointed in two directions at once! That apart, it is well worth a visit.

Visited here today and was enjoying it until we were hearded out like sheep. At quarter to 5 an announcement came on saying we are closing in 15 minutes, not even 2 mins later a female member of staff turned up saying we are closed now so you need to leave. I noticed we still had 15 minutes until closing so tried to finish reading one of the displays and the staff member came over again and told us to leave and she wouldn't move until we were gone walking behind everyone until it was empty. When we got to the ground floor the gift shop was well closed and staff all hanging round waiting to go. I asked another staff member why they were chucking us out 15 mins early just told be told you need to leave as we need to be out by 5, I pointed out that it says close at 5 not staff leave at 5 and was told again staff have to be out by 5.

Great place to visit which is free of charge , lots of interesting things to read and look at , also good for kids / families

Alot to see around the museum! Very informative! But my god it could do with some air conditioning it was pretty hot inside the building.

An interesting.museum to visit which is free entry. The museum is set over several floors and each floor has a different subject to look at. You could spend a couple.of hours looking around looking into the maritime history of Liverpool.

The place is amazing, I will miss it always

Lots to see and some interesting information

Great place to explore, I wanted to see more of the Titanic items. But still a great place to see and learn knew things. More adult learning. Kids might find it a but boring in places.

Loved it, excellent museum especially the slavery museum

Titanic exhibit was pretty cool. Lots of ships and info about them. Perfect place if you like your ships

For all ages, free museum. 4 floors history entertain the young and old. Very informative, well put together display, great short films. Located right next to the Albert docks

Rather than the museum, the streets around the museum are very entertaining. The famous Beatles music group was born in this city.

We enjoyed our visit here, even though it was very hot inside on a very humid day. There is so much history to digest, and we need another visit to take it all in.

I personally feel this Maritime museum in Liverpool is better than the one in London. Really enjoyed it. There are 3 floors showing different themes to make me understand so much about the maritime’s world. Also there are a lot of parts to make kids interested. Will definitely bring kids to come again. 2-hour trip with kids is an ideal timing to enjoy I suggest. Definitely A Great Museum👍

Interesting and organized. Main attraction is on the last floor.

I'm not talking about the museum but about the service. I ordered a sandwich and waited 1 hour to find out they hadn't made anything!! and when he finally gave it to me, the order was wrong! bad service

We came to Liverpool and specifically wanted to visit the maritime museum knowing of Liverpool’s central role in the slave trade and Britain’s merchant marine operations during both world wars. It covered the Battle of the Atlantic and merchant shipping well and the coverage of the sinking of the Lusitania was detailed and enlightening, especially on the effect of the sinking on the people of Liverpool as crew members and families. The coverage of the slavery aspects was a little less strong but I expect it will develop. The stories are powerful and need to be told. Lighting for a number of exhibits was below par making it hard to read some labels. The museum itself was easy to find, easy to walk to other attractions and the staff friendly. Good wifi for travellers. Overall worth the several hours we spent here.

A great experience where you can see a numerous different ships and the history of Liverpool.

It’s a Monday in July and we have arrived at the museum - never expecting it to be closed!!! How completely ridiculous that 3 of the main attractions are closed today (Tate, Museum of Liverpool and this one) !! The marketing team really need to work out how to serve so many visitors to their city - being open 7 days per week at least during the high season would be a good place to start. Not impressed.

Interactive exhibits / displays not working Very jumbled and one section leads to another without much sense to it Appears to have a very modern rewriting on history to appease the younger generations. Will not be returning.

Really interesting museum! Each floor was unique and informative. Customs border control confiscations, slavery, the titanic and Maritime history. Thoroughly enjoyed this experience and all for free.

Very good exhibition about the whole Titanic story.

Great museum covering maritime facts including an exhibition on the titanic, ended up spending a good amount of time looking around with my brother. Be aware though as it is the period of late June - Early July the museum is more likely to be busy on school days due to the being school trips on so be sure to plan your visit with that in mind.

Incredible place with so much history. Suitable for all ages and also has interactive features throughout. Free to enter but a £5 donation is appreciated. Well worth £5. But it's not mandatory to pay. So a low income family could visit for free.

Always something new to see. I've lost count of the number of times I've visited here and I will be back again

Great presentation of items linked to navigation with many interactive areas. It shows several important shipwrecks, one of which is the Titanic.

Really interesting. A lot of value considering it is free entry and good gift shop. Lots of range and details in the exhibits and the collection of miniature boats was really cool! The amount of interactive stuff was really good and I imagine children would really like it.

Wow! There is so much to see in just one Museum! We came in just after lunch and still got in a time crunch already having had to skip some parts, because there is just so much stuff to learn and look at: from the history of the Liverpool Docks to Liverpool during the world wars, the Lusitania, the Titanic exibit PLUS the International Slavery Museum. In my honest opinion, if all of this sounds interesting to you, you might want to come twice. And don't skip on the Slavery Museum just because it is at the very top/end of the museum, it is also a very well thought out museum.

Great place to wander around at ease and learn a lot. Plus the cafe was lovely.

Wonderful, free museum that highlights aspects of Maritime history, and Liverpools part in it. Definitely worth a visit while in the rejuvenated Albert dock area.

A brilliant documentation of history along the historical Albert dock. A huge section telling us how u boats targetted merchant ships which led to America involvement in the great war. Liverpool was deeply involved in the slave trade, you can learn here. My child did the Morse code workshop. No tickets. I did not use the lockers which are small in size.

Great museum to be sure based on the exhibits available … but it clearly is not being maintained to be world-class (as it should be). There were lighting problems all over the place, making it near impossible to read the information beside the exhibits (I had to use my phone’s torch many times). There were many pull-outs beside exhibits to show more artifacts - none of them had any lighting. There were a lot of actual/copies of handwritten letters - that were impossible to read (faded and/or poor handwriting), but literally no transcription for most of them. Quite a few of the video presentations were not working. The museum is free, which, of course is good to get visitors in, but it’s either lacking in funding and/or good management to track and resolve all the problems.

There's SO MUCH to see here! Spread over 4 floors including the basement there's definitely something for everyone. The highlight for me was Seized, which focuses on border controls and customs. I also loved that they have items from the Titanic and the history of the Luisitania which I didn't know much more than the basics about. Another small part I loved was the video showcasing the MV Derbyshire and the changes that have been made following the enquiry, which I really recommend watching in full. I'll definitely be coming back next time I'm in Liverpool as I feel like I barely scratched the surface as there's so much to read and see!

All the interactive attractions doesn't work!!!!!

Really great museum if you like ships. Plenty on the Lusitania. The real key is the slavery museum. Beautifully done.

Spent the afternoon visiting the international slavery museum and maritime museum. Really interesting and very moving at times. It is great that it is free so anyone can visit. The only reason I did not give 5 stars is because it doesn't appear to be very well maintained. Lots of light bulbs out that were supposed to illuminate display cases in what is a dimly lit area and a lot of the interactive stuff is broken or needs repairing.

Beautiful walk. Some history and quaint commercial spaces.

Free entry to a truly great city, maritime and military history. You can easily spend 3 hours here, but you can get out very quickly if you want. Maritime, Titanic, war, Liverpool and the slave trade are the main themes. Everything is nicely displayed and there is enough to look at for children and parents.

Very rude staff. They made an announcement that the museum was closing so we immediately headed for the stairs to exit, when a member of staff walked past and said word for word “can you leave now please, I want to go home” as if we weren’t literally on our way out. I would understand if we were just hanging around or looking at more of the exhibition, but we were actively leaving, and even if we weren’t, he still could’ve approached us with kindness instead of being hostile. As a side note, the museum had made an announcement at 4.45pm that they were closing in 15 minutes, then at not even 4.50pm, they said it was closed now. Why make an announcement saying there’s more time than there is, then have staff be cheeky when you can’t teleport outside in 0.5 seconds 🫠

Is the titanic museum open in February?

Amazing museum to visit. Allow good time to visit all the floors as there is so much history. Highly recommend if time allows when in Liverpool

Love this place, clean, friendly, easy parking, in walking distance from the car park and from Liverpool one shopping centre. Donations made at the door. Gift shop lovely. Very informational.

A great place to learn about history. A lot of exhibits. Each exhibit has a description in a visible place. It is worth spending at least 2 hours on sightseeing. Fantastic place.

This is a very interesting museum highlighting the importance of UK in maritime and how its international collaborations led to several great success stories, in WW1 and WW2, as well as improving the safety of vessels around the globe.

The content is very informative and educational, with more real objects rather than just photos

I came here for Titanic and Liverpool - The untold story and i enjoyed it. You walk from museum of liverpool to here, such a place !

We couldn't leave a review for the Brocklebank tug boat as its not on the map, but if you go to the museum, go see the Captain for the Brocklebank boat. Let him give you a tour about his boat and have a biscuit with him. You won't regret it.