The Walker Art Gallery has a plethora of paintings, sculpture and decorative arts to view at your leisure. Spanning over six hundred years you’ll be able to browse works by Rubens, Rembrandt, Poussin and Gainsborough. It is renowned for being one of the finest art galleries in Europe.
The collections include Tudor portraits, Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite works including Dante’s Dream by Rossetti, along with other artists such as Millais, Turner, Monet and Holman Hunt.
The collection of 20th century modern and contemporary art includes pieces by Lucien Freud, Bridget Riley and Henry Moore. The Gallery also displays the current and past winners of the John Moores Painting Prize, the oldest painting competition in the UK.
In the Decorative Arts gallery there are over 500 pieces of ceramics, glass, pottery, fashio and furniture ranging from the ancient world to the 20th century.
For families with younger children there is a specially designed gallery created for children under 8 years old called Big Art for Little Artists.
There are special temporary exhibitions and events throughout the year.
-Free Admission
-All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors
-On-Site café/restaurant (Free Wi-Fi)
-Gift Shop
-All Major Credit Cards Accepted
-Car Parking
-Large Parties
-Schools Accepted
Opening Hours:
Open (01/01/2014 – 31/12/2014)
Monday 10:00 – 17:00
Tuesday 10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday 10:00 – 17:00
Thursday 10:00 – 17:00
Friday 10:00 – 17:00
Saturday 10:00 – 17:00
Sunday 10:00 – 17:00
Closed from 2pm on 24th December, all day 25th and 26th December and 1st January.
William Brown Street,
Liverpool,
Merseyside,
L3 8EL
Telephone: 0151 478 4199
Website: www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/
Getting there
Lime Street train station is a 5 minute walk away
Easily accessible by road; the Queen’s Square bus station is a 5 minute walk away
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