Located at Liverpool's historic Albert Dock, the Beatles Story is the 'must see' visitor attraction, transporting you on an exciting journey into the life, times, culture and music of the Beatles. See how four young lads from Liverpool were propelled to the dizzy heights of worldwide fame, to become the greatest band of all time. Hear their story unfold through the 'Living History' audio guide narrated by John Lennon's sister, Julia and view some amazing and rare Beatles memorabilia along the way.

Opening Times: open 7 days a week, all year (excluding 25/26 Dec).
Open 10am-6pm. Last admission is 1 hour before close.
The Beatles Story, Britannia Vaults, Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AD
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www.beatlesstory.com

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The Cavern Club, Liverpool

The Cavern is the most famous club in the world! With this statement in mind it would be very easy for the club to sit back and live off the memories of times gone by. This is definitely not the case as the club is as vibrant and relevant to the latest generation of musicians as in any time in its history. With continuous development and investment to enable it to continue with this bold boast for many years to come.

The front stage of the club is set under the famous arches that have provided the iconic images of the Beatles in the early 1960’s. This area is now supplemented with a state of the art sound system to guarantee that everyone in the venue can experience fully the first class performance on offer. This area of the club is generally open to the public and has a wide variety of entertainment scheduled on every night of the week and throughout the day on the weekends.

Paul McCartney live at The Cavern Club with David Gilmour.

The back room (Big Stage), is the largest area of the club and is used for ticketed gigs and private functions. The sound system is second to none, making the room ideal for signed bands on the touring circuit or our regular unsigned nights. The layout of the room provides an intimate setting for acoustically based bands but it is also the ideal setting for indie/rock based shows.

The Cavern Club, 10 Mathew Street, Liverpool L2 6RE - map
Tel. 0151 236 1964 www.cavernclub.org - Band Listings

The Walker Art Gallery

Walker Art Gallery Liverpool

Painting of Liverpool

Exhibition: 'The Liverpool Cityscape', Ben Johnson
To mark 2008 Capital of Culture and to create a lasting legacy for the city, National Museums Liverpool have commissioned the artist Ben Johnson to create a major painting, 'The Liverpool Cityscape'. This will represent Liverpool at a pivotal moment in its history. The painting will join the internationally famous collection of the Walker Art Gallery where it will be displayed before moving to its final home in the new Museum of Liverpool.

Panorama Painting of Liverpool

A great opportunity to see the artist at work. Ben Johnson will be artist-in-residence (28 Jan - 7 Mar 2008), when you will be able to see the detailed techniques employed to create this panoramic painting of Liverpool. A major exhibition, 'Ben Johnson’s Liverpool Cityscape 2008 and the World Panorama Series', will be sponsored by the University of Liverpool and held at the Walker Art Gallery (24 May - Nov 2008).

William Brown Street, Liverpool L3 8EL show on map
Tel. 0151 478 4199

The Grand National, Aintree, Liverpool

Thursday 3rd - Saturday 5th April 2008

John Smith's Grand National
Aintree Racecourse have announced that the John Smith’s Grand National will increase in prize money by £100,000 in 2008 and will take the total prize fund up to a record £800,000 for the winner of the world’s most famous steeple chase.

Located 5 miles from the city centre.

The Albert Dock Area

Albert Dock Visitor Information Centre
Anchor Courtyard, Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AF

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» Albert Dock Photo
» Albert Dock Panoramic Photo
» 360 degree movie (2.4mb Quicktime)

Tate Liverpool

Gustav Klimt: Painting, Design and Modern Life in Vienna 1900
30 May – 31 August 2008

Tate Liverpool houses two main types of exhibits: displays of art selected from the Tate Collection and special exhibitions of contemporary art (bringing together works loaned from other collections both public and private). The Gallery has always shown the wide and challenging variety of objects that are included in the field of modern and contemporary art: photography, printmaking, video, performance and installation as well as painting and sculpture. Alongside British art, foreign work has been exhibited (some seen for the first time in this country at Tate Liverpool). The Gallery has worked with institutions in France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, United States of America, Canada, Ireland, Korea and Japan as well as galleries in Great Britain. Recently Tate Liverpool was proud host to the prestigious 'Turner Prize'.

Tate Liverpool, Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4BB - show on map
www.tate.org.uk/liverpool

Merseyside Maritime Museum

The Merseyside Maritime Museum tells the history of one of the world's greatest ports. Discover Liverpool's central role in centuries at sea as the gateway to the new world, how the Titanic, Lusitania and Empress of Ireland tragedies affected the city and how merchant navy ships operating out of the port have provided a lifeline in times of war and peace.

The International Slavery Museum Liverpool

The International Slavery Museum is based in the Merseyside Maritime Museum at Liverpool's Albert Dock. The museum explores both the historical and contemporary aspects of slavery, addressing the many legacies of the slave trade and telling stories of bravery and rebellion amongst the enslaved people. These are stories which have been largely untold. - Museum Website

The Bluecoat Art Gallery

On Saturday 15 March 2008, after a £12.5m redevelopment, the Bluecoat will throw open its doors to the public. A full programme of Visual Art, Live Art, Dance, Music, Literature, Family and Heritage events will be announced in late January with news of how you can create, view, listen, eat, shop or simply be at the Bluecoat.

School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX - show on map
Tel: 0151 709 5297
www.thebluecoat.org.uk

Guided Bus Tours of Liverpool

Enjoy a scenic ride around our great city on open top tour buses.
Hop on and off at different tourist points around the city.

Guide Friday - pdf brochure 3mb

(above) Richard Wilson's 'Turning The Place Over'.
A giant moving sculpture, opposite Moorfields station. Sculptor Richard Wilson has cut out an egg-shaped section of the derelict building’s front and fixed it to a giant pivot!