Vast Beatles museum, hailed as ‘extraordinary’ by Paul McCartney, to open in Liverpool in 2028 — SkimNews
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- Apple Corps will take ownership of the Beatles Story and move it from Royal Albert Dock to the former St John’s Market near Lime Street station, where a 100,000 sq ft museum four times bigger than its current home is due to open in 2028.
- Apple Corps will also renovate the 450ft St Johns Beacon, Liverpool’s second-tallest building, into a separate attraction themed around the Beatles’ animated film Yellow Submarine; the tower has been unused since its gallery closed and radio tenants left in 2024.
- Beatles Story is being designed as a multi-hour experience with recreated settings from the Beatles’ Liverpool childhood homes and the Cavern to Hamburg’s clubs, Abbey Road, Shea Stadium and their final Savile Row rooftop concert.
- Apple Corps Liverpool Trust will receive a portion of every ticket sold and use that revenue to fund initiatives for local musicians.
- Sam Mendes is helming four Beatles biopics due in 2028; sets and props from the films will be reused in the museum’s recreated historical environments.
- Paul McCartney called the project “extraordinary” and “incredible,” while Ringo Starr said the expansion was “how far out,” as both Beatles publicly backed the 2028 plan.
Why it matters: Apple Corps and Liverpool are concentrating the Beatles’ tourism draw into a four-times-larger museum and a 450ft neighboring attraction in the 2028 project; a 2016 study suggested the band added £82m locally each year. The trust’s portion of every ticket also gives local musicians a recurring funding route.
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