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World Museum

World Museum is a large in , England which has extensive collections covering archaeology, ethnology and the natural and physical sciences.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Liverpool, England
  • Also known as: “Derby Museum”, “Liverpool Free Public Museum”, “Liverpool Museum”, “World Museum Liverpool”, and “World Museum, Liverpool”
  • Address: William Brown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EN
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Walker Art Gallery and Liverpool Central Library.

Arts center
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The is a Grade II* listed art gallery in , which houses one of the largest art collections in England outside . It is part of the National Museums Liverpool group. is situated 480 feet east of World Museum.

Library
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is the largest of the 22 libraries in , , situated in the centre of the city.

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St George's Hall is a building on St George's Place, opposite in of , England. Opened in 1854, it is a Neoclassical building which contains concert halls and law courts, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. is situated 560 feet southeast of World Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pride Quarter and Liverpool city centre.

Quarter
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The , also known as the Stanley Street Quarter, Liverpool Gay Quarter or Village, is an area within Liverpool City Centre, . It serves as the main focal point for Liverpool's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

Quarter
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is the administrative, commercial, cultural, financial and historical centre of and the Liverpool City Region, England.

Suburb
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is an inner city district of , , north of the city centre, bounded by to the north and to the east, with the docks and running along the west side.

World Museum

Latitude
53.40983° or 53° 24′ 35″ north
Longitude
-2.9818° or 2° 58′ 55″ west
Elevation
98 feet (30 metres)
Operator
National Museums Liverpool
Open location code
9C5VC259+W7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 34848694
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
10228912
Wiki­data ID
Q980795
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“World Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف العالمي”
  • Chinese: “利物浦世界博物館”
  • Dutch: “World Museum”
  • French: “Musée du monde, Liverpool”
  • French: “World Museum”
  • Georgian: “მსოფლიო მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Weltmuseum Liverpool”
  • German: “World Museum Liverpool”
  • Greek: “Παγκόσμιο Μουσείο (Λίβερπουλ)”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון העולם”
  • Irish: “World Museum”
  • Italian: “World Museum Liverpool”
  • Japanese: “リヴァプール・ワールド・ミュージアム”
  • Japanese: “リヴァプール世界博物館”
  • Japanese: “リバプール世界博物館”
  • Japanese: “ワールド・ミュージアム”
  • Lithuanian: “Pasaulio muziejus”
  • Portuguese: “World Museum”
  • Russian: “Всемирный музей Ливерпуля”
  • Slovenian: “Svetovni muzej Liverpool”
  • Slovenian: “World Museum”
  • Spanish: “World Museum”
  • Welsh: “Amgueddfa’r Byd, Lerpwl”
  • “LIV”

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