Museums chiefs head back to Liverpool

THE Museums Association is to bring its annual conference back to the ACC Liverpool conference centre and arena complex.

The association expects around 500 delegates to attend its conference when it returns to the city in November next year.

David Fleming, director of National Museums Liverpool and a board member of the association, worked closely with ACC Liverpool to help bring the event to the city.

He said: “Liverpool is the obvious choice to hold the prestigious Annual Conference of the Museums Association in 2013. Not only is National Museums Liverpool based here, with a group of outstanding, world-class venues, but the city now has a world-class convention centre, as well as great shops, hotels and restaurants.”

The Museum Association’s annual conference and exhibition rotates each year, with other locations including Brighton in 2011 and Edinburgh in 2012.

Sharon Heal, head of publications and events at the Museums Association, said: “We had a really successful conference at ACC Liverpool four years ago and our delegates and visitors will be keen to see the new Museum of Liverpool, which opened last year.

“This, together with existing attractions such as the International Slavery Museum, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Tate Liverpool and the recently-relocated Open Eye Gallery, provides a fantastic package for our delegates.”