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Liverpool's maritime history is comprehensively mapped out in the Mersey Maritime Museum, itself part of the former Victorian warehouse complex at the Albert Dock. It hosts a large permanent collection, plus special exhibitions on maritime themes from Liverpool past, and is due to open its International Slavery Museum - the largest of its kind in the country - next year, marking 200 years since the abolition of slavery in this country.

The world famous Albert Dock renovated during the 1980s and has become Liverpool's number one visitor attraction.

Further information about Liverpool's Maritime (this takes you to the experience section on the site)