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RIBA North

Our national architecture centre on the Liverpool waterfront, delivered in partnership with Tate Liverpool

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Our national architecture centre on the Liverpool waterfront

Open Monday to Sunday, 10am to 5.50pm (including bank holidays)

We have recently establish an exciting new partnership with Tate Liverpool to explore art, architecture, and the environment through exhibitions, commissions, and events.

RIBA North is an inspirational resource for both our members and the public - championing architects, architecture and good design. Our joint programme engages audiences from the galleries of RIBA North during the transformation of Tate Liverpool.

Find out more about our venue hire.

Find out more about our walking tours.

What's on

Discover our exciting programme exploring art, architecture, and the environment.
Sideview of a stack of open-centred grey coloured bricks

Brickworks

31 July 2024 to 12 January 2025: Explore the transformative power of bricks in art. This exhibition highlights how artists can transform everyday materials to convey meaning and messages and play an important role in society

RIBA North and Tate entrance

Tate Liverpool shop and exhibitions

See what’s on offer from Tate Liverpool including their upcoming exhibitions, family activities and their much-loved shop

Liverpool waterfront and Mann Island buildings

Architecture walking tours​ of Liverpool

From Georgian terraces and the world-famous Grade I-listed Royal Albert Docks to grandiose commercial and civic monuments, explore the stories of Liverpool’s iconic architecture and buildings that chart over 300 years of history

Digital 3D-printed city model of Liverpool in the City Gallery of RIBA North

Digital City Model

Find out more about our interactive 3D model that tells a variety of stories about Liverpool’s past, present, and future

Mann Island atrium and flats with blue sky

RIBA North booking brochure

Download our brochure to find out more about booking a space in RIBA North for your next event, conference or exhibition

Mann island venue hire

Hire space at RIBA North

Find out about venue hire in one of our contemporary and flexible spaces available for meetings, conferences, launches, parties and more

Our previous exhibitions at RIBA North

Learn about exhibitions we've displayed in the past at RIBA North

Inclusive, Sustainable, Innovative: Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2022 and ArCHIAM 10-years

The Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2022 exhibition presented, through panels, film screenings, and publications, 14 shortlisted projects and six winning projects from the 2020-2022 award cycle. Examples of architectural excellence that combines creative aspirations with deep social concern. This exhibition ran from 1 to 30 June 2023.

Tales of Yester-Queer: A retrospective exhibition of the LGBTQIA+ clubbing scene in Liverpool (1980s and 1990s)

Tales of Yester-Queer was an exhibition that formed part of the Pride House Liverpool programming at RIBA North in Liverpool as part of the 2023 Eurovision song contest. It included materials from the late 1980s and 1990s that document and celebrate the vibrant gay and lesbian clubbing scene in Liverpool, broadening modes of representation through a selection of LGBTQIA+ artifacts. This exhibition ran from 2 May to 13 May 2023.

Out of Space

OUT of Space was an exhibition organised by the RIBA LGBTQ+ Community internal group, and the RIBA Library and Collections team to highlight contributions of the LGBTQ+ community within architecture and the built environment. This exhibition ran during May 2023.

Your visit

Address: 
RIBA North,
21 Mann Island,
Liverpool waterfront,
Liverpool, L3 1BP

Telephone number: +44(0)151 703 0107 

Opening times: 

Monday to Sunday including bank holidays (closed 24 to 26 December)

10am to 5.50pm

Accessibility: 

  • there is step free access to the main entrance and step free access to the first floor via a lift located at the rear
  • guide dogs are welcome
  • please contact us if you have any questions about access, or if you have any special requirements before your visit

How to get here

Train

  • Liverpool Lime Street – 20 minute walk
  • Liverpool James Street (Wirral Line) – 2 minute walk
  • Moorfields (Wirral Line and Northern Line) – 5 minute walk 

Bus

  • Liverpool ONE Bus Station – 8 minute walk
  • For full details about local bus and train services please visit merseytravel.gov.uk

Ferry

  • Pier Head Ferry Terminal – 2 minute walk
  • For full details about ferry services please visit merseyferries.co.uk

Coach

  • Liverpool ONE Bus Station (National Express) – 8 minute walk
  • For information about coach drop-off and pick-up facilities please visit visitliverpool.com

Car parking

  • Q-Park at Liverpool ONE, The Strand, Liverpool L1 8LT – 8 minute walk
  • Two dedicated blue badge parking spaces are located on Brunswick Street – 5 minute walk
  • For full details about blue badge parking bays please visit liverpool.gov.uk

Contact RIBA North

Please contact us if you have any questions about accessibility, events, exhibitions or our services

call +44(0)151 703 0107

Download RIBA North brochure

Find out more about booking RIBA North for your next event.

Download brochure

RIBA North is supported by

Allgoods | Broadway Malyan | C&C Baseline | Dyson | Erco | Hansgrohe | Laufen | Loft Furniture | Marshalls | Vitra

Banner image courtesy of Webb Aviation

Mann Island designed by Matt Brook of Broadway Malyan

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