Two Liverpool museums to close for three years for £58m revamp

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Two key museums on Liverpool's Royal Albert Dock will close to the public for three years as they undergo a makeover as part of a £58m project to revamp the waterfront.

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00:00The International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum will shut in early 2025 as work begins

00:06on the Grade 1 listed venues and a new pavilion style main entrance is added to the Dr Martin

00:11Luther King Jr building. A striking iron and glass bridge will connect the reimagined Slavery Museum

00:17galleries in the Hartley Pavilion to the annexed MLK Jr building which was formerly home to Granada

00:22Television and offers spectacular views into and out of the Royal Albert Dock. National Museums

00:28Liverpool said the overhaul of the site which will link up the venues and bring exhibitions

00:32on the history of the slave trade together was needed to become more sustainable and meet the

00:37needs of the museum's audiences. To allow for the work to take place both venues will close in early

00:422025 for works to begin reopening to the public in 2028. The Tate building at the Albert Dock

00:48has been closed since 2023 for a near 30 million pound refurbishment and is not expected to reopen

00:54until 2025. New features could include an event space, new gallery spaces and an art hall.

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