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Open 10:00am-5:00pm Wednesday & Thursday, 10:00am-9:00pm Friday, 10:00am-5:00pm Saturday. Williamson Art Gallery & Museum is minutes from the heart of Birkenhead. We opened to the public in 1928. Our gallery displays include artworks, ceramics, sculptures, and maritime history. It is also home to the largest public collection of Della Robbia pottery in the UK, and to some internationally important paintings. Exhibitions at the Williamson Art Gallery & Museum are always free to visit. We are easily accessible by car and local transport, with free parking.

Address and contact

Slatey Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside CH43 4UE England

arts@williamsonartgallery.org

0151 6663537

Some items from the Williamson Art Gallery & Museum are periodically displayed elsewhere within Wirral Council buildings or loaned to other institutions. In 2011–2012 extensive building work may make some items inaccessible. Please contact the collection for information.

http://williamsonartgallery.org

Frederick Calvert (c.1785–c.1845)
Duncan Grant (1885–1978)
James Webb (1835–1895)
Dennis Spicer (b.1953)
Peter Deakin (1830–1899)
R. Speare (c.1760–c.1812)
J. Keller
Henry John Yeend King (1855–1924)
Dutch School
David Solomons

Art UK Home School: create egg-cellent artworks
Shane Strachan

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Albert Richards: 80th Anniversary
12 artworks curated by Josh Mackarell, Documentation Officer
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Going to the Match - On Tour
9 artworks curated by Josh Mackarell, Documentation Officer
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Art Unlocked: Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
6 artworks curated by Niall Hodson, Curator
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The Birkenhead Impressionist: The Works of Philip Wilson Steer
10 artworks curated by Josh Mackarell, Documentation Officer
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20th Century spotlight: Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Birkenhead
42 artworks curated by David Saywell, Head of Digital Assets