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For the US documentary double album, see The Beatles' Story.
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The Beatles Story
Sign at entrance of museum
Museum entrance
Established 1 May 1990 (1990-05-01)
Location Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, England
Owner Mersey Ferries
Public transit access Liverpool One bus station, Liverpool James Street railway station


The Beatles Story is a museum in Liverpool about the Beatles and their history. It is located on the historical Royal Albert Dock, and is owned by Mersey Ferries, 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. The exhibition was preceded by the Cavern Mecca (1981-1984) and Beatles City (1984-1986).

Gallery

  • Exposição dos Beatles em Liverpool

    Decca audition (wax figures)

  • Flickr - ronsaunders47 - THE CAVERN CLUB. LIVERPOOL .UK

    recreation of the original Cavern Club (1957-1973)

  • Flickr - ronsaunders47 - JOHN LENNON'S WHITE ROOM..2

    recreation of the Imagine room

  • The Quarrymen instruments (2)

    George Harrison's first guitar

  • Lennon's orange spectacles (The Beatles Story)

    John Lennon's orange spectacles

  • The Beatles Experience, Liverpool 33

    John Lennon's Hip Flask presented from Stuart Sutcliffe

  • The Beatles Experience, Liverpool 18

    The Quarrymen's instruments

  • The Quarrymen instruments (1)

    Zenith Model 17, the model played by Paul McCartney, donated by Rod Davies.

  • The Beatles Story (Ank Kumar, Infosys Limited) 03

    George Harrison's last Cavern guitar

  • John Lennon's Gretsch 6120 (SN 53,940)

    John Lennon's Gretsch 6120 (serial no. 53,940)

  • John Lennon's guitar, Imagine room replica of the Beatles Story museum

    Epiphone Casino, the model played by John Lennon.

  • BTR2 monaural recorder (1954-1970), Abbey Road Studios

    EMI BTR2 tape recorder used at Abbey Road Studios

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