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CITY
NEWS
ince celebrating its year
as Capital of Culture more
than three years ago, the
city and region are continuing
to buzz in the aftermath.
The next few years continue
to be an exciting period for
the city with a number of landmark
developments taking place.
The world's first museum dedicated to the
celebration of Liverpool's maritime, sporting
and creative history has opened on the
city's waterfront overlooking the iconic
Three Graces.
The largest newly-built national museum
in Britain in more than a century has been
launched in 2011 to coincide with the
100th anniversary of the opening of the
Liver Building.
The £72 million Museum of Liverpool
provides 8,000 square metres of dedicated
public space over three floors, houses more
than 6,000 objects and focuses on four
main themes: Liverpool's port, its creative
and sporting history, its people and its
global significance.
Visitors have an opportunity to discover
how Liverpool has evolved into the city it is
today, tracing its history from the Stone
Age settlers who left their imprints in the
sand in Formby into one of the world's
greatest ports.
The £72 million
Museum of
Liverpool
CHANGING FACE
of the city
The
Liverpool:
Museum dedicated to
Liverpool's history opens
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