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Old photo of men working on a wellington boot factory production line

Metropolis: capturing modern Liverpool

Stunning photographs of a period of great change in the city taken by Stewart Bale Ltd.

Features

scanner shining a laser light onto a marble bust of a man's head

Copying Captain Cook

Find out how laser technology was used to replicate this marble bust.

Photo of small boy holding up finger puppets to the camera

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Open daily 10am-5pm.
Free entry!

About the museum

Eros sculpture and a motorbike

Conservators based in this unique venue look after National Museums Liverpool's diverse collections. Find out how everything from Egyptian mummies to motorbikes are preserved and restored in the interactive Reveal gallery, with its working laboratory.

Collection spotlight

Old coin dated 1643