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Never if you were my companion.
Museums are museums, exhibits are long terms but eventually inter changable. Because Liverpool is a tourist attraction and a big student city there will always be a big imput of different people seeing these things for the first time.
Shame on anyone who wants their own City museum to fail just because of a titty lip and not wanting to admit its a huge attraction.
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Usually families with younger ones tend to visit a lot more frequently. I know when my son was younger we were never away from the museums ! We used to take him a lot, then when he was old enough to go on his own he would always be down there with friends. We used to joke that he should get a job in the museum because he knew every nook & cranny and knew where all the exhibits where. :) A few times he said he gave tourists directions to exhibits in the maritime :)
Now he is older, we do still visit from time to time, maybe once or twice a year instead of every other week like we used to when he was a kid.
Hoping to do a few more visits soon.
That's the spirit Lindy, as custodians of the city, build and they will come as they did in the past. I know a lot more just like your lad Lindy who keep on making the visits. In fact on my visits there, I know i've bumped into the same Yoer twice and an old neighbour THREE times and he says he's been again and again so has been there when I haven't so think of the amount of strangers who do that. You'll never get to see it all in one visit anyway, not if you're really paying attention to everything there is on offer.
Hi Ged
Great photographs, Ged, of HM and Prince Philip and also of the Boer War exhibit. I missed that when I was at the museum in October.
Years ago (circa 1964) my maternal grandmother and I went to the Anglican Cathedral when Elizabeth, the Queen Mother was there. There was a tent outside of the cathedral itself and somehow we went through a flap and found ourselves directly in the path of the Queen Mother. An interesting encounter. As was her way, she just gave us one of her gracious smiles as she moved on. As an aside, the Queen Mother and my Nanna shared a birthday: August 4.
All the best
Chris
My biggest gripe is the Anglia up in the air :disgust:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
As you say Ged museums are museums. Also the fact that it is free admission, I cannot see why anyone would want to criticise it! It isn't as if you have to pay to get in!
Some would prefer just a couple of acres of flagstones i'm sure :rolleyes:
Or it being opened by a couple of the cast of hollyoakes just because they live in Woolton. :rolleyes::rolleyes:
My gripe with the New Museum is and always will be that it's such an ugly building.
The other gripes are, like Mark, the Ford Anglia shoved up out the way.
Also the wheelie bins on show - WTF? And the wide stairs.
I must take another look and see how much it's improved since the first week of opening.
Cracker pics Ged. :handclap:
Cheers John.
What is the boat Ged? I think that is up in the air as well. I couldn't see a notice saying what it is...
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To be fair I think they were turning the lights on somewhere else so we had to make do with HM Queen :slywink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
I think the new Museum is gaining in popularity all the time, and with it being only a short walk from the Albert Dock means it has a ready made customer base on tap. Maybe some additional High- Vis signeage directing visitors over the bridge towards it from the Peirmasters house area may be helpful.
When I first saw the artists impression drawing for the building i was most definitely not impressed due to its modern shape situated close by to what is now termed The 3 Graces { not sure when that term came into being }.
Since visiting the museum and the remodelled Pier Head area I have changed my original opinion and I think the design of old & new works well, after all its not sighted directly in front of the other buildings and is not blocking views in the way the Black Glass monstrosities are.
A great advantage of the design of the building is the way it allows for those two Magnificent Glazed viewing areas, in my opinion they are already one of Liverpool's most valuable "must see "areas to visit,
the views are truly spectacular.
On the point of the Anglia being placed up in the air , well that was just plain daft putting it there.
collegepudding
If its a row boat, its from Sefton Park methinksQuote:
Originally Posted by Mark R
Mart
Yes I think it is a row boatQuote:
Originally Posted by hmtmaj
Thanks Mart
Dang! as if I want to see a rowing boat,Wheelie Bin,Pair of Wranglers and any other useless junk in a Museum....more to the point its what was based in the World Museum when I wus a lad...what the F were they trying to do? I mean if the World Museum was losing public interest do they not think it will be the same in 10 years time for the New Museum?
Maybe I should donate my underpants to the museum.
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Georgie P , if those underpants are as full as the same stuff that you are full of then i dont think they would accept them matey .lolQuote:
Originally Posted by GeorgePorgie
collegepudding
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Watch yer mouth there fella,otherwise you will be ending up in the Neandthral case in the museum.Quote:
Georgie P , if those underpants are as full as the same stuff that you are full of then i dont think they would accept them matey .
Dont expect me to cave in to your threats Georgie P. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by GeorgePorgie
collegepudding
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Ha haaaaaaaaaaa.... love it mate....lol lol lol
Gerard
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Great low light shots Howie...
Thanks Gerard. I've only got a cheap camera (£49 from Argos about 3yrs ago) - it's a bit of a struggle getting anything out of it once the light starts to fail.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerard Fleming
Fine shots all the same Howie, great angles.
Nice out of the ordinary shots.
Howie I believe Santa regularly looks into Yo, so you may well have just caught him in time enough for a nice new camera prezzie .;) .:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Howie
collegepudding
Howie, I think they are the nicest shots I've seen of the museum.
Very nice. :handclap:
Great pics :handclap:
Fantastic! went back today to see the latest additions.....Overhead Railway is good....and City Soldiers is great.... but had me in tears, some of the stories are so sad.
If you're thinking of paying a visit go early!
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/m...ries/soldiers/
Still haven't managed to visit the new additions,but it sounds great!