Liverpool British Music Experience

The British Music Experience is the UK’s Museum of Rock and Pop Music. Boasting an unrivalled collection of memorabilia, stage outfits, instruments, images and footage, the museum charts the beginnings, rise and influence of British pop from 1945 to the present day. ​

The Museum includes galleries, interactive zones, audio visual experiences and hologram performances. You can get hands-on in the Gibson Interactive Studio by learning to play guitar, drums or keyboards. Try your hand at being a rock star by testing the vocal booth and dance your way through the eras in our Dance the Decades studio.

An education trip to the BME includes our interactive Pop Culture workshop and a tour of the galleries – both led by one of our Learning Crew. There is also time in our Gibson Interactive Studio where each student will have an opportunity to play a variety of instruments.

• Learn about how music has created the soundtrack to modern British history, perfect for students of all ages and abilities
• Perfect for all students, but particularly good links to Citizenship, Humanities, English, Music, Art and Design, Creative and Media Studies
• Learn through our fun, interactive Pop Culture workshop, tailored to each Key Stage including SEND
• The Pop Culture workshop comes to life on the tour of the museum galleries with one of our Learning Crew
• Get hands-on in our Gibson Interactive Studio by playing guitar, keyboards or drums and show your best moves in our Dance Studio
• Dedicated learning space in our Learning Zone, which can also be used as a lunch space.
• Our Pop Culture workshop can also be adapted for University visits and we offer specialist guided tours for Art, Design and Fashion students and opportunities to use the museum for art classes.

From a visitor perspective, we hold a TripAdvisor 2020 Certificate of Excellence and 2020 and 2021 Experience of the Year, Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards.

An education trip to the BME includes our interactive Pop Culture workshop and a tour of the galleries – both led by one of our experienced Learning Crew. There is also time in our Gibson Interactive Studio where each student will have an opportunity to play a variety of instruments.

The workshop takes places in our Learning Zone, which is for the exclusive use of each school during their visit and can also be used for lunch (limited capacity).

A typical visit – including lunch – lasts 2.5 to 3 hours.

Pop Culture: Rewind : Suitable for KS1/2, SEND.

Music is more than just a soundtrack to our lives; it has an enormous impact on the way we live. This fun, interactive workshop takes you on a journey back through time to the end of the Second World War, using stories, music and objects from the British Music Experience collection.

Let our musical friend, Dougie Floyd, take you on a trip back in time. Prepare to sing along, dance and dress up as we journey along the soundtrack of our country’s history!

Pop Culture: Suitable for Key Stages 3, 4 and 5 – perfect for all students, but particularly good links to Citizenship, Humanities, English, Music, Art and Design, Creative and Media Studies

Explore the social and political backdrop behind pop music.

Our Pop Culture workshop explores some of the key events that have shaped modern Britain since 1945 and examine how changing attitudes and technological advances have been reflected in popular music.

Learn about the music and fashions that have emerged from music movements and explore the social and political reasons for the rise of famous styles.

Please note, we offer a further range of specialist workshops if your school has already experienced Pop Culture. The workshop can also be adapted for University visits. We also offer specialist guided tours for Art, Design and Fashion students and opportunities to use the museum for art classes. Please contact BME for more information.

Our Learning Zone can hold up to 35 students. Larger groups can be accommodated, please contact us for more information.

We can provide Risk Assessments on request as well as additional quizzes and resource documents.

Groups can take photographs but no flash photography allowed inside the museum galleries.

Yes, we will send them over with our booking form once an enquiry has been received.

Please contact our Bookings Team on

0151 519 0915

info@britishmusicexperience.com

2022 Price per student £8.50

For groups up to 20, we provide 2 free teacher places. After that, there is one free teacher place per 10 students. Additional teachers are priced at £12.50 each.

SEND carers go FREE.

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We have qualified first aiders on site.

The Learning Zone is available for the duration of your visit, this can be used as a lunch area but space is limited.
There is a café on site if anyone wishes to purchase a drink or snack.
Students may wish to purchase a souvenir from our Merch Store, situated next to the Gibson Interactive Studio

The museum is DDA compliant
Galleries are on one level and there is an accessible entrance located on Brunswick Street.
Some of our Learning Crew have previous experience of working with SEND groups
Accessible toilets are located in our foyer

Open all year – please check the website for more information.

Minimum opening hours (out of season) Wed to Sun 10.00am – 5.00pm

The British Music Experience is an excellent exhibition of British Music from 1900 to the present day. The student workshops are well-prepared and informative. The guided tour of the exhibition is excellent and really brings the exhibits to life for the students, and the concert stage experience really captured their imagination. Our students were particularly engaged and inspired by the Gibson interactive studio, and we had to prise them away from it! The workshops were particularly inspiring and engaged many aspects of the curriculum. We found all staff to be very friendly and helpful, tailoring our visit to the needs of our students and ensuring that all aspects of the visit ran smoothly. I thoroughly recommend this attraction to school parties

Miss V Adams, KS3

Kings Wolverhamptom School