The Beatles Story is a museum in Liverpool about the Beatles and their history. It was devised and created by Mike and Bernadette Byrne and officially opened on May 1st, 1990. It is located on the historical Royal Albert Dock,[2] and is owned by Mersey Ferries,[1] part of Merseytravel.
The Beatles Story contains recreations of The Casbah Coffee Club, The Cavern Club and Abbey Road Studios among other historical Beatles items, such as John Lennon's spectacles, George Harrison's first guitar and a detailed history about the British Invasion and the solo careers of every Beatle. The museum was also recognised as one of the best tourist attractions of the United Kingdom in 2015.[3] The exhibition was preceded by the Cavern Mecca (1981-1984) and Beatles City (1984-1986).[4]
Established | 1 May 1990 |
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Location | Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, England |
Coordinates | 53°23′56″N 2°59′31″W / 53.399°N 2.992°W |
Owner | Mersey Ferries[1] |
Public transit access | Liverpool One bus station, Liverpool James Street railway station |
Website | beatlesstory |
Gallery
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Decca audition (wax figures)
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recreation of the original Cavern Club (1957-1973)
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recreation of the Imagine room
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George Harrison's first guitar
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John Lennon's orange spectacles
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John Lennon's Hip Flask presented from Stuart Sutcliffe
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Casbah Coffee Club's guitar
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The Quarrymen's instruments
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Zenith Model 17, the model played by Paul McCartney, donated by Rod Davies.
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George Harrison's last Cavern guitar
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John Lennon's Gretsch 6120 (serial no. 53,940)
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Epiphone Casino, the model played by John Lennon.
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EMI BTR2 tape recorder used at Abbey Road Studios
See also
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edit- ^ a b "THE BEATLES STORY LIMITED: Persons with significant control". Companies House. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "The Beatles Story celebrates its 25th birthday - Liverpool Echo". liverpoolecho.co.uk. May 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ Povesti Decalatorie, Beatles Story Scoops Top Tourism Award, 19 December 2015
- ^ "Beatles City exhibition". Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2018.