The Maritime Museum and International Slavery Museum in Liverpool will close for several years to undergo a major £81 million redevelopment.
Two Royal Albert Dock museums in Liverpool are closing for a number of years for maintenance works ahead of an £81 million redevelopment. The Maritime Museum and International Slavery Museum will shut today, Sunday, January 5, and remain closed until 2028. National Museums Liverpool received planning permission to expand the museums last year as part of the Waterfront Transformation Project, preserving the city's sprawling past for future generations.
The International Slavery Museum will receive a new entrance in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Building, with a striking iron and glass bridge connecting to the galleries in the Hartley Pavilion. The building will also receive a new community learning area, while an improved welcome area will be built in the Maritime Museum. There will also be improved commercial facilities, including a shop, café, and events spaces. Kossy Nnachetta, partner and architect at Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, working on the redevelopment, said: “We are excited about the designs, the engagement they encourage and the stories they tell. This project - like both museums within it - embodies a determination that our collective and shared history is expressed. “It boldly addresses themes of restorative justice through space, which is fitting for the first museum in the world dedicated to the transatlantic slave trade. Liverpool, the UK, and the world is ready for this.” To mark the closing of the museums, the people of Liverpool are invited to “pay respects and acknowledge the stolen labour of enslaved peoples and the significance of this important milestone in the museums’ transformation”. The libation ceremony, starting at 3:30 p.m. outside the Albert Dock building, will be led by community elders and spiritual leaders. It is intended to be “authentic to honour ancestors and acknowledge the enduring impact of slavery”
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