World Museum

The World Museum, in Liverpool

The World Museum is the largest museum of Liverpool, a national institution with free entry, neighbour of the Central Library. The Liverpool audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this world museum with its collections of archaeology, ethnology and natural sciences, endowed with a planetarium, whose forecourt is adorned with a mysterious granite carpet of words leading to the library.

The world museum and its planetarium

The imposing neoclassical monuments continue, with this time the ensemble hosting the World Museum of Liverpool and the Central Library. This world museum is the largest of the city. It is a national institution, its entry is therefore, once again, free. It is the ideal place to stroll among marvellous collections of archaeology, ethnology and natural sciences, or to admire the stars in its planetarium, one of the oldest of the country. You discover there Egyptian mummies, ancient treasures, aquariums, living insects, fossils and objects come from all over the world, in a pedagogical route that delights young and old. Just beside the entrance, you notice a sort of carpet of words engraved in the ground. By looking at them more closely, you will recognise titles of famous books. Some letters are in red: they form an enigma revealing the title of a particular work of the library. This mysterious granite forecourt leads you to the brilliant Central Library, one of the finest libraries of England, whose historic reading rotunda and panoramic roof terrace are worth the detour. Together, the museum and the library form a major cultural hub, witness of the attachment of Liverpool to knowledge and education for all. A free museum and a temple of knowledge, the World Museum is a fine stop of the discovery of Liverpool.

What to see

Here you discover the largest museum of Liverpool, a free national institution with collections of archaeology, ethnology and natural sciences, endowed with a planetarium among the oldest of the country; in front of the entrance, a mysterious granite carpet of words, made of book titles, leads to the magnificent neighbouring Central Library. The World Museum is a temple of knowledge in Liverpool. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The World Museum lies on William Brown Street, in the cultural district of Liverpool, near the Central Library, reachable on foot. The entry is generally free; the planetarium and some exhibitions may follow particular conditions, and the hours vary. It is best to enquire before coming.

What to see at the World Museum of Liverpool?

The largest museum of the city, free, presents marvellous collections of archaeology, ethnology and natural sciences, Egyptian mummies, aquariums and a planetarium among the oldest of the country; in front of the entrance, a granite carpet of words, made of book titles whose some red letters form an enigma, leads to the magnificent neighbouring Central Library.

Where is the World Museum in Liverpool?

On William Brown Street, in the cultural district of Liverpool, in England.