Art · Liverpool, England
Walker Art Gallery
Liverpool’s great collection of art from the 13th century to today.
The Walker Art Gallery is Liverpool's principal art museum, part of National Museums Liverpool. Opened in 1877 and funded by brewer and mayor Andrew Barclay Walker, it occupies a neoclassical building on William Brown Street, the city's grand cultural quarter beside St George's Hall, World Museum and the Central Library.
Its collection spans painting, sculpture and decorative art from the medieval period to the present, with particular strengths in Pre-Raphaelite and Victorian art, early Italian and Netherlandish painting and British work. The gallery has long been associated with the John Moores Painting Prize, and admission to the permanent collection is free.
Highlights
- Pre-Raphaelite and Victorian paintings
- Early Italian and Netherlandish masters
- Home of the John Moores Painting Prize
- Neoclassical façade on William Brown Street
