Galleries · North Wales
Walker Art Gallery
Walker Art Gallery — art museum in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Liverpool Lime Street · 0.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Walker Art Gallery is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1877. Designed by Henry Hill Vale. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Named after Andrew Barclay Walker. Address: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q8006035, L3 8EL. Wikidata describes it as: "art museum in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.4101°, -2.9797°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Walker Art Gallery is a Grade II* listed art gallery in Liverpool which houses one of the largest art collections in England outside London. It is part of the National Museums Liverpool group.
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Background
History
The Walker Art Gallery's collection dates from 1819 when the Liverpool Royal Institution acquired 37 paintings from the collection of William Roscoe, who had to sell his collection following the failure of his banking business, though it was saved from being broken up by his friends and associates. In 1843 the Royal Institution's collection was displayed in a purpose-built gallery next to the institution's main premises. In 1850 negotiations by an association of citizens to take over the institution's collection, for display in a proposed art gallery, library and museum, came to nothing. The collection grew over the following decades: in 1851 Liverpool Town Council bought Liverpool…
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- Coordinates
- 53.4101, -2.9797
- District
- Liverpool
- Parish
- Liverpool, unparished area
- Postcode
- L3 8EL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
- Established
- 1877
- Nearest railway station
- Liverpool Lime Street — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1536471 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Walker Art Gallery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool 161009.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Walker Art Gallery?
- Walker Art Gallery is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L3 8EL), in the parish of Liverpool, unparished area.
- When was Walker Art Gallery built?
- Built or established in 1877. Designed by Henry Hill Vale.
- Is Walker Art Gallery a listed building?
- Walker Art Gallery is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- How do I get to Walker Art Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Liverpool Lime Street, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode L3 8EL.
- How busy is Walker Art Gallery?
- Walker Art Gallery draws around 258,222 visitors a year.