Opened in 1928 the Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, named after its main benefactors John & Patrick Williamson, blends unobtrusively into its suburban surroundings but contains surprises. It is a bigger building than it looks and contains one of the largest collections in the North West of England as well as maintaining an ambitious exhibition programme. The strength of the collection lies mostly in local artists over a 200 year period, developed by gifts and purchases which continue to the present. These include works of national importance including a large collection of work by Birkenhead born Philip Wilson Steer and the mid-19th century 'Liverpool School' Pre-Raphaelites. At two by three and a half metres, the largest painting in the collection depicts a scene from the Battle of Waterloo by Thomas Sidney Cooper, intended in 1847 for the Houses of Parliament but never purchased.
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Conversation Piece (Conway Street, Birkenhead, Wirral)
Morris, Norma, 1936–2004
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27 February 2021
We haven't shown any Della Robbia for a month or two so thought some would like to be reminded of some of the breathtaking panels produced. https://t.co/qo7u8AK0OV
Venues
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum artworks can be found at these venues
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Bebington Civic Centre
Wirral
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Birkenhead Central Library
Birkenhead
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Wallasey Central Library
Wirral
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Wallasey Town Hall
Wirral
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Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
Birkenhead