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Liverpool
Excursion
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This walking tour starts from point number 1 on this map.
When you arrive at each point read the description of the sight.
You will have the chance to discover and admire many of the most
beautiful and important sights of this city.
Entrances not included.
Merseyside
Maritime Museum
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The Merseyside Maritime
Museum is not only a museum,
it is also a treasure house of
architectural and mechanical
invention. The museum opened
in 1980 around the pilotage
building and in 1986 moved
to its current location. Since
the opening of the museum it
has continued to collect a wide
range of memorabilia relating to
seafaring, sea travel and the port
of Liverpool. Fun things to do in
the Museum include following
Matt the customs officer’s
trail round the Seized! gallery,
dressing up as passengers
and crew in the Titanic.
Tate Liverpool
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The idea, planning and creation
of Tate Liverpool started in the
1980s when the director of Tate,
Alan Bowness,decided to create a
‘Tate of the North’.Tate Liverpool
is one of the most visited galleries
outside of London.The gallery
has a changing programme of
exhibitions throughout the year,
which bring together artists
and artwork from all over the
world. Some of the better known
artist displayed in Tate Liverpool
include Gustav Klimit,
Pablo Picasso, Rene Magritte
and Claude Monet.The gallery
also has a larg display or artwork
from the National Collection.
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