Tate Liverpool + RIBA North is free to enter. Our displays are free. There's no need to book before you visit.

We have two free displays. One is Liverpool Biennial 2025: Bedrock and the other is Where the Work Begins.

The shop at Tate Liverpool + RIBA North is cashless and you can only pay by card or contactless. If you bring a bag, it must be cabin size or smaller.

Tate Liverpool + RIBA North is open every day, apart from 24–26 December when we are closed.

You can visit us from 10.00–17.50

The gallery is located at RIBA North, Mann Island, a short distance (425m) along Liverpool’s iconic waterfront.

Public transport

The nearest train station is James Street, which is approximately 2 minutes away. Liverpool's mainline train station, Liverpool Lime Street, is approximately 20 minutes away. Moorfields station is approximately 5 minutes away. You can also get here by bus. Visit Merseytravel for details of local train and bus services.

Entrances to the gallery

There is one entrance to Tate Liverpool + RIBA North.

The entrance is found inside the Mann Island development, a complex of three black buildings that sit between the Strand, the Canning dock and the Museum of Liverpool.

The road outside can be noisy during the weekdays. This entrance has a manual door.

This is a Visitor Engagement Assistant. They can help you during your visit.

They wear a black uniform and an orange lanyard with Tate written on it and are very friendly.

They can answer any questions you might have.

Visitor Engagement Assistants can also give you ear defenders, magnifiers or communication cards upon request.

Gender-neutral toilets, an accessible toilet, and baby changing facilities are on the first floor. The toilets have hand dryers which you may find noisy.

We have signs in the gallery to help show you where to go.

Stairs and lift

The gallery is over two floors. We have a lift and stairs that can take you between the ground floor and the first floor.

Seating and portable stools

Using communication cards

You can use our communication cards to ask for directions to facilities in the gallery. These include toilet, seating, shop, quiet room, and exit.

Show one of the cards to a member of Tate staff if you need to be shown to one of these places.

There are two colour versions and are available to download onto your device or print at home. Use whichever version you find easiest to read.

You will be able to see different types of artwork from the Tate collection in our free display, Liverpool Biennial: 2025: Bedrock and artwork from RIBA's collection, Where the Work Begins.

Some spaces can be dark, some spaces can be light.

There can be a lot of people in the gallery, and sometimes it can get crowded or noisy.

There might be text on the walls to help explain the art. If the text is too small for you, ask staff for a magnifier. Large print guides for displays can be collected at the entrance to the display.

You can pick up a free Art Games activity booklet from our Learning Space. There are lots of activities including drawing challenges, a wordsearch and dot-to-dot that you can do in the gallery and also take home with you.

Sometimes there are events you can join in with, like tours, talks or workshops. Find what events are coming up.

The shop is on the ground floor.

You can buy books, homeware, prints and postcards here.

If you need any help, just ask a member of staff.

There is a Learning Space on the ground floor.

It is free and open every day.

You’ll find art materials, books and our free Art Games activity booklet plus there’s information about activities on the peg board and a noticeboard for you to display your own drawings.

If there is an evacuation, a loud alarm will sound. Staff will ask you to exit the gallery via the nearest door and wait outside.

They will let you know when it is safe to go back inside the building.

You can exit the building the same way you entered.

We hope you enjoy your visit.