The International Slavery Museum / Maritime Museum Project is an exciting development for National Museums Liverpool (NML) which will play a significant role in the overall 10-year masterplan to reimagine the iconic Liverpool Waterfront site.
In the next two years they will work with communities to reimagine and reinterpret the collections for both museums, creating new galleries and new ways to discuss our collections and the city’s history. It will link storytelling, heritage, community and hospitality to create a rich visitor experience and will be a catalyst for social and environmental improvements in the area.
Liverpool’s waterfront is an historically significant site, filled with many stories and histories including its pivotal role in the transatlantic slave trade. There has never been greater public demand or a more pertinent need to understand this heritage and discuss its legacies.
This project is moving forward with generous support of £9.9million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund with thanks to National Lottery players in addition to the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund.
This is truly once in a lifetime opportunity to reimagine and rethink our venues and spaces, and crucially, utilise existing and new digital technologies and products to support and elevate how they tell stories of our collections, displays and exhibitions, and elevate the voices of the past, present and future.
You’ll ensure that digital products expand their capabilities and opportunities to engage and connect audiences with the important and profound stories we tell, create new opportunities for more diverse voices to take centre-stage, and increase our reach and impact throughout society.
To apply: Contact, Recruitment@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk