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New museum set to open in Liverpool

15th May 2008

A new permanent galley is set to open in Liverpool later this month.

The new museum will be part of the Merseyside Maritime Museum and will explore the role of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

When Seized! Revenue & Customs Uncovered is opened in Liverpool on May 17th, it will give visitors the chance to explore and learn about the work of HMRC through time.

Officials explained that the new museum aims to recapture the feel of its predecessor, the Customs & Excise Museum.

They said: "The new museum, along with its new name, will build on the success of the original, while bringing the story of HM Revenue and Customs right up to date, in engaging family-friendly displays, with plenty of opportunities for fun and interaction."

One of the museum galleries will focus on smuggling and show how unpopular taxes have been opposed by people in the past.

Another area will focus on the "inventive ways that smugglers conceal drugs, weapons and endangered species in order to bring them into the country".