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World Museum is a large museum in Liverpool, England which has extensive collections covering archaeology, ethnology and the natural and physical sciences. Special attractions include the Natural History Centre and a planetarium.
The upper floor looks at Liverpool's particular and strong identity through examining the social history of the city, from settlement in the area from Neolithic times to the present day, migration, and the various communities and cultures which contribute to the city's diversity. [7] The museum also features: Little Liverpool, a gallery for ...
The Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City comprised six separate locations throughout the centre of the city, each of which related to a different component and time in Liverpool's maritime history. [7] The inscribed sites extended for approximately 4 km ( 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles) north-south along the city's waterfront and stretched approximately 1 km ...
Museum of Liverpool: 2011: Open: Liverpool's social and cultural history. The museum follows the Museum of Liverpool Life, open 1993–2006: National Conservation Centre: 1996: Closed: Art, conservation science and technology. Closed to the public 17 December 2010. Conservation work continues behind the scenes.
The building currently houses part of the World Museum Liverpool and Liverpool Central Library. The William Brown Library and Museum building was conceived as a replacement for the Derby Museum (containing the Earl of Derby's natural history collection) which then shared two rooms on the city's Duke Street with a library.
More than 200 members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) at National Museums Liverpool (NML) will take industrial action.
The value of Liverpool's architecture and design was recognised in 2004, when several areas throughout the city were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Known as the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City, the sites were added in recognition of the city's role in the development of International trade and docking technology. [10]
Expansions of Liverpool boundaries in 1835, 1895, 1902, 1905 and 1913. The history of Liverpool can be traced back to 1190 when the place was known as 'Liuerpul', possibly meaning a pool or creek with muddy water, though other origins of the name have been suggested.