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Lusitania: a fantastic success
A colour portrait of the Lusitania at the Landing Stage in Liverpool. © J Kent Layton Collection This is the fifth blog post in a series by J Kent Layton, maritime historian and author of ‘Lusitania:...
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HMT Lancastria remembered 75 years on
HMT Lancastria in World War Two. © IWM (N 375) Of the many losses suffered by the Royal and Merchant Navies in the Second World War there is one which stands out for the sheer scale of the loss of life...
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Lusitania and the world crisis
Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm II and England’s Winston Churchill together before the outbreak of war. © Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division/J Kent Layton Collection This is the sixth blog...
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HMT Lancastria: a survivor’s words
Private Tom Wood. Copyright unknown; please contact us if you are the copyright holder of this image, as efforts to trace and obtain permission from the copyright holder have been unsuccessful. Last...
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Lusitania: ‘If business demanded’ it
The Mauretania being manuevered around the Liverpool docks by tugboats. © J Kent Layton Collection This is the 7th blog post in a series by J Kent Layton, maritime historian and author of ‘Lusitania:...
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The Lusitania’s last voyage
Captain Turner spots a film crew on the New York pier as the Lusitania departs for the last time. © J Kent Layton Collection This is the 8th blog post in a series by J Kent Layton, maritime historian...
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Lusitania: 7 May 1915
An artist’s conception of the torpedo impact on the Lusitania. © Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division/J Kent Layton Collection This is the 9th and penultimate blog post in a series by J...
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Cunard 175: The ship that started it all
Model of PS Britannia. Accession number 33.97 If you’ve been in Liverpool over the last couple of months it will have been hard to miss the city’s excitement. Cunard, one of the world’s most famous...
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Lusitania 100 years later: never forget
Following the war, the Lusitania was used as a propaganda tool. This dramatic image shows the sinking liner, while encouraging Irishmen to join an Irish regiment and ‘avenge the Lusitania’. © Library...
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Transatlantic 175 birthday celebration
Maura in Liverpool on 4 July 2015. Image courtesy of Kate Warner. One lady who enjoyed the Cunard Transatlantic 175 events last weekend is Maura Doyle. Her family arranged for her to spend her 95th...
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A wee tale from the ‘poop’ deck
Box of Bromo toilet paper. Accession number 1986.210.194 Part of my job as an Assistant Curator that I’ve absolutely loved is working in the museum stores with our fantastic collections. Sometimes...
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Fake the facts!
Counterfeit objects seized by UK Border Force on display at Seized! This Friday 7 August, the Seized! education team host an informal free talk about fakes and counterfeit goods. Using the objects we...
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Old Dock 300 Festival, 1715-2015
Image a Prospect of Liverpool, about 1725, is an oil painting by an unknown artist. The Old Dock is at the bottom right, behind the bridge. 2015 is the 300th anniversary of Liverpool’s Old Dock – the...
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Dazzling tea cosies for the Edmund Gardner
Gina’s dazzle ship inspired tea cosy This summer Chris Moseley, shipkeeping and models conservator, took over responsibility for the Edmund Gardner pilot ship – the largest item in our collections and...
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Unique dazzle ship installation – for one weekend only!
Last year when OMD played two sell-out gigs at the Museum of Liverpool, concert-goers were also treated to a special installation on the Edmund Gardner pilot ship. For one weekend only, we are...
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75 Years Since Sinking of ‘Children’s Ship’ City of Benares
Mural showing Michael Rennie, children’s escort in the lifeboat with child from the City of Benares. Copyright The Parish Church of St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb. This year marks the...
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‘Back from the dead!’ The amazing survival story of Lifeboat 12
HMS Anthony rescuing survivors from lifeboat 12 © IWM (CH 1354) The sinking of the City of Benares is a story with few bright spots. Horrific loss of life, particularly amongst children, makes for...
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New immigration display for Seized!
Visitors meet a Border Force Officer at passenger control Seized! The Border and Customs Uncovered is the UK Border Force national museum. Located in Merseyside Maritime Museum’s basement, this week we...
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The City of Benares legacy 75 years on
City of Benares survivor John Baker holding a copy of his local paper in which he was interviewed. Picture taken on his recent visit to the maritime Museum. One of the great things about working on...
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Movember with the Empress Rainbow Follies
Detail showing some of the fine moustaches sported by the Empress Rainbow Follies. Archive reference PR/652 Every year we mark Movember, the charity moustache growing month, with our gallery of...
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