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The Walker Art Gallery, with a decorative fountain in the foreground.

The Walker Art Gallery is one of the best known and loved galleries in the UK. It was built in the 1870s and houses an internationally important collection of paintings, artefacts and sculpture from the 14th century to the contemporary. A new dedicated children's gallery, Big Art, has recently opened.

Venue Type:

Gallery

Opening hours

Daily 10am - 5pm.
Closed: 24 December, from 2pm
25, 26 December
1 January

Admission charges

All events, tours, exhibitions and activities are FREE.

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Walker Art Gallery
William Brown Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 8EL
England

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National Museums Liverpool

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It is especially rich in European Old Masters, Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite pictures and modern British works. Outstanding works include Simone Martini's Christ Discovered in the Temple and masterpieces by Rubens, Rembrandt, Poussin, Gainsborough and Hogarth. There is an exciting exhibition programme, including Britain's premier painting biennial, the John Moores exhibition.

Collection details

Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Music

Key artists and exhibits

Pre-Raphaelites; Sculpture; Victorians; Renaissance; Italian; Impressionists; 20th century; Simone Martini; Poussin; Turner; Henry Moore; Millais; Rossetti; Leighton; And When Did You Last See Your Father?; Gainsborough; Stubbs; Burne-Jones; Waterhouse; Cezanne; Sickert; Rodin; Lowry; Lucian Freud; David Hockney;

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General guide to collections available
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Walker Art Gallery
William Brown Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 8EL
England

Website

National Museums Liverpool

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http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/exhibitions/matisse/

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0151 478 4199

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0151 478 4110

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Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

The Art Books of Henri Matisse

21 October 2011 — 15 April 2012 *on now

An exhibition of art books by one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, Henri Matisse (1869-1954), on public display for the first time in the UK.

The exhibition comprises 63 framed original illustrations with text from four of Matisse’s most significant books, including his famous 'Jazz' (1947), one of the most celebrated artists’ books in the history of modern art. Highlights include:

Suitable for

Any age

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Walker Art Gallery
William Brown Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 8EL
England

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National Museums Liverpool

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