Liverpool Beatles Museum
Museum exterior
The museum exterior
Former name
Magical Beatles Museum
Established13 July 2018 (2018-07-13)
Location23 Mathew Street Liverpool, England
Coordinates53°24′23″N 2°59′14″W / 53.4064°N 2.9872°W / 53.4064; -2.9872
OwnerRoag Best & 5 partners[1]
Public transit accessWhitechapel bus stop 3, Moorfields railway station
Websiteliverpoolbeatlesmuseum.com

Liverpool Beatles Museum, formerly known as Magical Beatles Museum, is a museum dedicated to the Beatles located in 23 Mathew Street, Liverpool.

The museum was created by Roag Best, son of Neil Aspinall and Mona Best, half-brother of Pete Best.[2] It was inaugurated on 13 July 2018.[3]

The exposition displays 300 original items, with an addition of 1,200 in storage. It is located in a five-floor building, with three of the floors dedicated to a different period in the Beatles history. The first floor covers 1959–1962, while the second and third cover 1963–1966 and 1967–1970, respectively.[4][1]

Objects exposed include George Harrison's Futurama guitar, John Lennon's Sergeant Pepper medals, the cello from "I Am the Walrus" and Pete Best's Premier drum.[2] Other items displayed are Paul McCartney's bass speaker, Lennon's custom-made egg chair, police log books listing the names of the officers who guarded the Beatles during their visit of New York City,[5] the "All You Need Is Love" doll from the BBC Our World broadcast, and gifts that Elvis Presley gave to the Beatles.[6][7]

The building was a former warehouse from early 19th century and is listed as a Grade II by the English Heritage.[8]

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References

  1. 1 2 French, Jay Jay (3 March 2019). "Roag Best and his Magical Beatles Museum". Goldmine Magazine. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 Davis, Laura (28 June 2018). "Liverpool is getting a new five-floor Beatles Museum on Mathew St". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Beatles memorabilia at museum opened by Pete Best's brother". The Irish News. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020. At the opening of the museum on Friday,
  4. ↑ Rice, Elle May (25 December 2018). "Inside the unique museum dedicated to The Beatles". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Hurst, Pat (15 April 2019). "NYPD log books list 'thin blue line' holding back Beatlemania". UK Yahoo! News. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Southerland Kessler, Jude (12 May 2020). "A Virtual Tour of the Magical Beatles Museum". Culture Sonar. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ↑ Jones, Catherine (20 July 2018). "Magical History Museum is latest Liverpool Beatles attraction". Arts City Liverpool. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "23, MATHEW STREET, Liverpool - 1293228". Historic England. Retrieved 29 August 2020.


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