STYLISH VENUES ICONIC SETTINGS 1

Comprising eight Each of our exceptional venues is home to a number of historic and and art versatile spaces, where you can galleries in and around host events among internationally- , National important collections of exquisite Museums Liverpool’s art and fascinating objects. With a history dating back to 1851, we hold venues offer a wide in trust collections of worldwide range of events and origin, made up of more than one spaces against a million objects and works of art. unique backdrop of These iconic settings are perfect historic artefacts and for all kinds of events, from dinners, conferences and drinks world-class art. receptions, to Christmas parties, Experiences curated. weddings and filming. World-class catering for your event is provided by our team of in-house chefs. With experience of preparing dinners for royalty and international dignitaries, our chefs have the ability, skill and innovation to produce food unique to your event. UNIQUE EVENTS EXPERTLY CURATED

From your initial enquiry to the moment your last guest leaves, our multi-award-winning team will be on hand to curate your event and provide you and your guests with a truly memorable experience.

We pride ourselves in our commitment to the highest standards of service. From the extensive training undertaken by our staff to our dedicated event management software, you can be confident in our skill to deliver your event. A portfolio of spaces Varied spaces, from OUR suitable for a wide modern meeting rooms OFFER range of meetings, to historic galleries conferences, exhibitions, corporate events and Bespoke events that product launches can be tailored to your specific requirements A dedicated team to help and guide you High-specification through the planning AV technology stages to delivery of your event Lecture theatres seating up to 200 guests Capacities up to 1,000 people Free Wi-Fi City centre locations close to major Dedicated team of transport links in-house chefs offering a choice of menus or bespoke options Unrivalled views of Liverpool's UNESCO World Heritage Locally-sourced, waterfront and the fresh produce Royal Albert Dock from Maritime and 4 MODERN FOOD CLASSICALLY SERVED

We create unique food-focused events, from fine dining to relaxed street food, and everything inbetween.

Bringing together a world of flavours and styles, our skilled and innovative team of in-house chefs create truly inspiring food, served in unique settings.

We have a refreshing approach towards food, celebrating locally- sourced, seasonal produce and never compromising on the quality of ingredients. Each and every dish is expertly curated from design to delivery, whether you opt for one of our set menus, or work with us to craft a bespoke, one-of-a-kind menu. BESPOKE MENUS EXPERTLY CRAFTED

For every event, our chefs curate a selection of courses based on the occasion or the season. Here is a sample of some of the courses on offer.

Confit salmon Poached duck egg STARTERS radish, grapefruit, truffle toast, orange, fennel mushroom puree remoulade Ham hock, chicken Crab rillettes and foie gras terrine avocado and lime puree, forced rhubarb, charred sweetcorn beetroot remoulade, beetroot ketchup Beef fillet Tuna MAINS pomme puree, bone watermelon, tomato, marrow croquette, spring onion, olive oil shallot puree tender stem broccoli, Courgette flower red wine jus goats cheese, courgette and basil Pan fried halibut risotto, basil oil new potato, spinach, courgette, caviar butter sauce

Glazed duck breast honey and lavender, dauphinoise potato, fennel, roasted peach

Chocolate Lemon and pine DESSERTS frangipane tart nut parfait poached pear, pine nut brittle, pink pear puree, vanilla pepper ice cream mascarpone Lemon and Poached apricot vanilla cheesecake panna cotta, almond golden raisins, sable, raspberry candied lemon gel, almonds

Salted caramel tart stem ginger ice cream, candied pecan nuts

Local wine and beer DRINKS Selection of bespoke cocktails

Freshly-brewed tea and coffee 8

INSPIRING VENUES BEAUTIFULLY FRAMED Our versatile spaces are ideal for events of all sizes, from small meetings to large-scale conferences Theatre Boardroom Dining Reception

Museum of Liverpool 168 40 150 1,000 , L3 1DG

Walker Art Gallery 70 40 80 400 , L3 8EL

World Museum Liverpool 350 40 600 800 William Brown Street, L3 8EN

Lady Lever Art Gallery 150 400 Port Sunlight Village, CH62 5EQ

Merseyside Maritime Museum 200 75 200 400 Royal Albert Dock, L3 4AQ

Dr Martin Luther King Jr Building 120 40 80 150 Royal Albert Dock, L3 4AQ

Sudley House 50 80 Road, L18 8BX

MUSEUM OF LIVERPOOL ICONICALLY LIVERPOOL

Set in the heart of a Its modern interior Museum of Liverpool UNESCO World Heritage features breathtaking Pier Head, L3 1DG Site, the Museum of galleries with floor-to-

Liverpool sits alongside ceiling windows, as well the city’s most iconic as a dramatic atrium and Perfect for buildings, including sweeping staircase. Events Evening receptions the Three Graces also benefit from our Dinners and the Royal Albert fantastic 168-seat lecture Networking events Dock. Stunning views theatre and a selection Launches of the River Mersey of meeting rooms. Conferences and Pier Head can Since opening in July be enjoyed from our 2011, the Museum of riverside terraces. Liverpool has welcomed

The Museum occupies more than five million

an area longer than the visitors. Its collections pitches at either demonstrate Liverpool’s Capacities or and unique contribution to Theatre 168 is as tall as five Liver the world, showcasing Boardroom 30 birds placed end to popular culture while Dining 150 end. Its impressive size tackling social, historical Reception 1,000 allows for a capacity and contemporary issues. Cabaret 100 of up to 1,000 people for a drinks reception. PICTURE PERFECT

The Walker Art Gallery Located next to the Walker Art Gallery is the national gallery Walker Art Gallery, County William Brown Street, of the North of . Sessions House is a L3 8EL It houses works by the non-public venue which likes of Rossetti, Yeames is frequently used for and Hockney, with one events and filming. Built Perfect for of the best collections between 1882 and 1884, Evening receptions of Pre-Raphaelite County Sessions House Dinners art in the world. was used for court cases Networking events involving non-capital Launches Set in Liverpool's historic offences. Although its role St George's quarter, the as a courthouse ended building’s impressive in the 1970s, its features entrance features still include basement two ornate marble cells and two intact sculptures of Raphael and courtrooms, as well as a Michelangelo, created by converted lecture theatre. Capacities John Warrington Wood in Both County Sessions Theatre 70 the 1870s. Striking features House and the Walker Boardroom 40 of the interior include Art Gallery are incredibly Dining 80 two grand staircases Reception 400 popular with filmmakers and rotunda located and production in the atrium, which is companies, and have the perfect setting for a been used as the refined drinks reception backdrop for numerous for up to 200 guests. blockbuster films and The multi-functional television programmes. traditional and modern galleries, which span the upper floor of the building, also offer a variety of spaces to entertain guests. GLOBAL RECOGNITION

World Museum is the The spacious atrium, World Museum oldest of the museums which offers an William Brown Street, and galleries in abundance of natural L3 8EN National Museums light, is adjoined to Liverpool’s portfolio, another historic part of the with origins dating Museum, an area once Perfect for back to the mid 1800s. part of the neighbouring Evening receptions Technical School of Dinners It has now expanded Liverpool, which opened Networking events to become one of the in 1901. Redevelopment Launches great museums of the of this area has allowed Conferences British regions, with event facilities to be

collections and displays modernised while of life sciences, earth retaining the rich heritage sciences and human of the building, bringing cultures from around an area once hidden the world, including a from public view back wonderful Ancient Egypt into use. A key feature Capacities gallery. It’s also home to of the redeveloped Theatre 300 a fantastic planetarium spaces are the impressive Boardroom 40 and aquarium, both painted plasterworks Dining 80 of which can be used Reception 1,000 which adorn its walls for private events. Cabaret 350 and ceilings, completed In addition to large by sculptor Frederick galleries, including one William Pomeroy (1856- with a capacity for 1,000 1924) and artist Robert people, and a versatile Anning Bell (1863-1933). lecture theatre, World Museum also boasts three multi-functional event spaces across the ground floor. HISTORICAL BEAUTY

Lady Lever Art Gallery With a grand Beaux- Lady Lever is the beautiful legacy Arts style exterior, the Art Gallery of soap magnate and Gallery is centred on Port Sunlight Village, CH62 5EQ discerning art collector a breathtaking grand William Hesketh Lever, hall filled with paintings, the first Lord Leverhulme, where dinners both large who dedicated the and small can be hosted. Perfect for building to the memory Evening receptions of his wife Elizabeth. There are also two Dinners beautiful rotundas with Networking Events Opened in December stunning glass domes, Launches 1922 by Princess Beatrice, each of which are filled youngest daughter of with ornate sculptures. Queen Victoria, the The South Rotunda is a

gallery contains Lever’s particularly popular space

personal art collection for drinks receptions, as it and is famed for its offers a fantastic view of Capacities world-class collection of the village and fountain Dining 150 Wedgwood Jasperware, which sit at the front of the Reception 400 Chinese porcelain and building. Numerous other 18th century furniture. spaces at the South End of the gallery can be utilised A short drive away from for events, including , Lady those restored as part of Lever Art Gallery is the a £2.8 million Heritage spectacular cornerstone Lottery Fund project. of the picturesque village of Port Sunlight, which Lever built to house his employees. MERSEYSIDE MARITIME MUSEUM WATERFRONT ELEGANCE

Located in the historic There’s also a dedicated Merseyside Royal Albert Dock, events suite and our Maritime Museum Royal Albert Dock, which originally opened restaurant, the Maritime L3 4AQ in 1845, Merseyside Dining Room, both located Maritime Museum tells on the fourth floor of the the story of one the Museum, with unrivalled world’s greatest ports. views of Liverpool Perfect for Waterfront and the Royal Evening receptions It’s home to a variety of Albert Dock. The fourth Dinners ship models, maritime floor spaces are incredibly Networking events paintings, colourful versatile, transformed from Launches posters from the golden when they once stored Conferences age of liners and valuable cargo, such as even some full-sized brandy, tea and cotton vessels. The Grade I more than 100 years ago. listed Museum, which Additionally, outdoor events has HMS Conway’s can be hosted on our iconic anchor at its entrance, waterside Colonnades. Capacities also tells the story of Theatre 200 Liverpool’s links to the The building also houses Boardroom 75 ill-fated liner, Titanic. the International Slavery Dining 200 Museum and Seized! Reception 400 Merseyside Maritime gallery, the national Cabaret 120 Museum offers a museum of the Border number of memorable Force in the UK. This Merseyside Maritime spaces for both means that there is ample Museum holds a daytime conferences space for entertaining full wedding license and evening events, guests should you including a spacious choose to include a 200-seat lecture theatre special talk or tour from with integrated audio- one of our curators as visual technology. part of your event. DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BUILDING

A stone’s throw away from Part of National Museums Dr Martin Luther Merseyside Maritime Liverpool’s portfolio since King Jr Building Museum is the Dr Martin 2011, this Grade I listed Royal Albert Dock, Luther King Jnr Building, venue has a long history, L3 4AQ the exterior of which from its role as the Dock features impressive cast Traffic Office to the iron portico and pediment, home of ITV’s Granada and sandstone dressings. Television. Inside is an Perfect for impressive main hall – Evening receptions complete with traditional Dinners Networking events parquet flooring, high Launches ceilings and a beautiful Conferences interior mezzanine balcony – ideally suited to a range of events, including conferences, meetings and dinners.

Capacities Theatre 120 Boardroom 40 Dining 80 Reception 150

A refined setting for Located in leafy south Sudley House smaller more intimate Liverpool, Sudley Mossley Hill Road, L18 8BX occasions, the house House showcases the – which is complete magnificent art collection with charming rooms of Victorian merchant ship including a dining room owner George Holt and Perfect for Evening receptions and library – boasts is home to paintings by Dinners original features added the likes of Rossetti and Networking events since the 1880s, such as Turner. It also has the intricate fireplaces and only surviving Victorian beautiful oak panelling. merchant art collection

in Britain still hanging in As well as a sweeping its original location. driveway and grand entrance, the gallery’s Capacities exterior also includes Dining 50 a beautiful garden Reception 80 veranda and orangery.

Our venues are all perfectly situated to access by foot or public transport.

OLD HALL STREET

BATH STREET WORLD WALKER MUSEUM ART

TITHEBARN STREET GALLERY

MOORFIELDS

PRINCESS DOCK STATION

DALE STREET LIME STREET LIME

NEW QUAY

LIVERPOOL LIME ST STATION

CHAPEL STREET VICTORIA STREET QUEEN SQUARE BUS STATION

WATER STREET

JAMES ST STATION

BROWNLOW HILL

CENTRAL STATION

RIVER MERSEY MUSEUM OF STRAND STREET LIVERPOOL

BOLD STREET

MERSEYSIDE MARITIME MUSEUM / DR MARTIN BUS LUTHER KING DUKE STREET JR BUILDING STATION

ROYAL ALBERT TO LADY DOCK LEVER PARK ROAD GALLERY TO SUDLEY HOUSE

TO LIVERPOOL JOHN LENNON AIRPORT

Liverpool Lime Lime Liverpool Station St Lennon John Airport

Museum of Liverpool 0.9 Miles 8.1 Miles Pier Head, L3 1DG

Walker Art Gallery 0.2 Miles 8.0 Miles William Brown Street, L3 8EL

World Museum 0.2 Miles 8.0 Miles William Brown Street, L3 8EN

Lady Lever Art Gallery 5.5 Miles 13.0 Miles Port Sunlight Village, CH62 5EQ

Merseyside Maritime Museum 0.8 Miles 7.9 Miles Royal Albert Dock, L3 4AQ

Dr Martin Luther King Jr Building 0.8 Miles 7.9 Miles Royal Albert Dock, L3 4AQ

Sudley House 3.8 Miles 4.2 Miles Mossley Hill Road, L18 8BX

All profits from our events are returned to PRIVATE DINING National Museums Liverpool to support its PUBLIC SERVICE valuable work. By hosting your event with us, you are directly helping to support the future of our museums and galleries.

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