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Why go
- More than 40,000 fossils, plus extensive rock and mineral collections
- Herbaria more than 200 years old
Opening hours
Today10:00 – 17:00Show all
Don't miss
- Great auk eggOne of about 75 surviving great auk eggs is displayed alongside dodo and thylacine specimens.Natural history displays
- CERN DELPHI elementsSee elements made during DELPHI, a physics experiment at CERN.Physics displays
- AequatoriumAn early 17th-century aequatorium is among the physics displays.Physics displaysearly 17th century
What's inside
- World Cultures galleries
- Bug House
- Weston Discovery Centre
- Natural History Centre
- Geology gallery
- Planetarium
- Archaeological displays
- Physics displays
- Historic zoological and botanical displays
Tips for your visit
- Follow the geology gallery’s time tunnel, with models spanning geological time.
Interesting facts3
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The museum is part of National Museums Liverpool.
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1858
The geological collection was founded in 1858, seven years after the museum was established.
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1970
The planetarium opened in 1970 and has 62 seats.
World Museum Liverpool - Wikipedia
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History
Banker William Brown funded most of the construction of the William Brown Library and Museum. A renovation doubled exhibition space and expanded galleries for World Cultures, the Bug House and the Weston Discovery Centre.
- 1851The Derby Museum opened on Duke Street, the museum’s original site.
- 1860A new museum building opened at Shaw’s Brow, later William Brown Street. About 400,000 people attended.
- 1901The extension designed by competition winner William Mountford opened.
- Second World WarMost of the original geological collection was destroyed during the war.
- Post-war recoveryParts of the museum reopened fifteen years after the wartime damage.
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- Post-warThe geological collections grew through acquisitions, including about 6,600 fossil specimens from the University of Liverpool.
- April 2005After a new entrance hall and six-storey atrium were built, the museum reopened as World Museum Liverpool.
Sources: World Museum - Wikipedia · World Museum - Wikipedia (part 2) · World Museum | National Museums Liverpool · World Museum Liverpool - Wikipedia · World Museum - Wikipedia · checked 24 Sep 2026
- Phone
- +44 151 478 4393
Questions and answers
What do the geology exhibits at World Museum explain?
They explore Earth’s origins, structure and history.
How large are World Museum’s natural history collections?
They include around 20,000 specimens; the geological collection separately contains more than 40,000 fossils.
How many seats does World Museum’s planetarium have?
It has 62 seats.
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