British Music Experience

Heritage attraction

Explorer Tom

The British Music Experience occupies Liverpool's Cunard Building on the Pier Head, where the waterfront already looks ready for an encore. Inside, stage clothes, instruments and recordings chart British popular music; try walking past the interactive drums without appointing yourself headliner. This is a museum with a fine sense of timing. The galleries follow sounds and scenes from post-war years to today, so a trip through the rooms can take you from early rock and roll to pop styles your younger relatives insist are ancient history. The building was once part of Cunard's shipping headquarters, giving the music a grand entrance without a fog machine. Look closely at the clothes and instruments, then head for where spectators can make a racket. In the Interactive Studio you can try guitar, drums and keyboards with guides; the Vocal Booth offers a microphone, while Dance The Decades invites you onto the floor. There is even a Boy George hologram. Your own performance may never reach the charts, but the exhibition makes a good case that music is something people do, not merely something they collect. The museum's main entrance faces Canada Boulevard, on the river side of the Cunard Building opposite the Mersey Ferry terminal. Tickets admit you to the galleries; the café and shop can be entered without a museum ticket. Published hours and ticket availability can change for events, so check the museum's booking page before setting off. James Street is a nearby railway station, and step-free entry is available via the side entrance. Leave with one song stuck in your head, preferably one you know the words to.

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