isn't just about football and The Beatles

Liverpool Life You've probably read it everywhere else first but it is still worth mentioning. The Museum of Liverpool opens Tuesday 19 July 2011, which as Sam notes on the National Museums Liverpool blog "is a significant date as it is exactly 100 years after the museum's iconic neighbour the Royal Liver Building opened its doors."

Needless to say I'm very excited about this. I adored the smaller Liverpool Life museum but knew that the city could do with a larger building that properly captured the history of the city with enough space to display the objects that tell our story, objects which otherwise were strewn across the many sites or in the museum stores.

Now we will have an architectural statement that should act as the epicentre for both our tourism and for younger generations to learn about the place in which they live, that isn't just about football and The Beatles, but something far deeper and more complex.  My heart beats with pride.