More about

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

Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

Thomas Creswick (1…
Image credit: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Giambologna (1529–…
Image credit: The National Gallery, London

George Stubbs (1724–1806)
Image credit: Brighton & Hove Museums

Cesare Lapini (b.1848)
Image credit: Williamson Art Gallery & Museum

Tibaldo Turri
Image credit: Stockport Heritage Services

Richard Wane (1852–1904)
Image credit: Bridgeman Images

Klaes Molenaer (c.1630–1676)

Eggs. 1989, wood by Christine Kowal Post (b.1951). © the artist. Image credit: Williamson Art Gallery & Museum

Art UK Home…
Shane Strachan

Image credit: Williamson Art Gallery & Museum

Storyline

Albert Richards: 80th Anniversary
12 artworks curated by Josh Mackarell, Documentation Officer
© The Estate of L.S. Lowry. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: The Lowry Collection, Salford

Showcase

Going to the Match - On Tour
9 artworks curated by Josh Mackarell, Documentation Officer
© estate of Vanessa Bell. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Williamson Art Gallery & Museum

Showcase

Art Unlocked: Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
6 artworks curated by Niall Hodson, Curator
Image credit: Williamson Art Gallery & Museum

Storyline

The Birkenhead Impressionist: The Wor…
10 artworks curated by Josh Mackarell, Documentation Officer
Image credit: Williamson Art Gallery & Museum

Showcase

20th Century spotlight: Williamson Art Gallery a…
42 artworks curated by David Saywell, Head of Digital Assets