Today was our first full day in Liverpool.
We started out the day with Tim and the manager of the Cavern Club, Dave Jones, giving us a talk about all that goes on behind the scenes in running a music venue. It was really interesting to hear Dave’s first hand experience in running the Cavern Club and making it into the successful business it is today.
After the lecture, we visited three different museums around Liverpool. The first was the Liverpool Museum, where we got to learn about all the important aspects to Liverpool’s culture, including the half lamb half banana sculptures that can be seen around the city, and their extremely loyal football alliances.
View of the Royal Liver Building from the Liverpool Museum
Super Lambanana statue in the Liverpool Museum
The second museum we visited was the International Slavery Museum. I had no idea how key of a role Liverpool played in the international slave trade. It was very powerful to view the different artifacts and stories of the people who were subjected to the horrors of the slave trade. The lower level of the Maritime museum, where the National Slavery Museum is located, had a Titanic exhibit. Once again, I had no idea the important role Liverpool had in the Titanic’s doomed voyage, since Liverpool was once a very important sea port to America.
Maritime Museum – location of the International Slavery Museum
The third and final museum we visited was The Beatles’ Story. This museum was dedicated solely to the life of the Beatles. It took us through the stages of their career as a band in chronological order, incorporating their music into interactive exhibits. It was a really fun museum, and I really enjoyed the audio and music that went along with each part of the exhibit and the interesting perspective that it added.
We finished the day at the Cavern Club, where we got to listen to a variety of musicians perform live music. It was a lot of fun!
