Walker Art Gallery
Walker Art Gallery
William Brown Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 8EL
England
Website
National Museums Liverpool
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker
General
thewalker@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Press
Telephone
General information
0151 478 4199
Press
0151 478 4612
Fax
Education
0151 478 4110
General
0151 478 4190
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0151 478 4777
The Walker Art Gallery was built in the 1870s and houses an internationally important collection of paintings, artefacts and sculpture from the 14th century to the contemporary.
Venue Type:
Gallery
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;
Mrs Tinne’s Wardrobe A Liverpool Lady’s Clothes, 1910-1940
'Mrs Tinne's Wardrobe' is a must for fans of vintage gowns and stunning costume from the early 20th century.
This display from the Tinne collection features 14 outfits, 10 of which have never been on public display before.
Whole wardrobes of clothes, as worn by one family over many years, are very rare. The Tinne collection of clothes, worn by a Liverpool doctor’s wife, Emily Tinne, and her children, is probably unique.
There are more than 700 items in the collection and Emily's huge wardrobe provides an insight into a long-vanished part of Liverpool’s past, between about 1910 and 1940.
Highlights from the display include a chic velvet and diamanté evening dress, a velvet evening coat with a dramatic fur collar and a rare maternity dress from about 1920.
17 November 2012 - end date to be confirmed****
Suitable for
- 18+
Website
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/exhibitions/tinne/
Animal Masks
Touch a hippopotamus skull, examine a tropical butterfly or hold an elephant tooth plus much more. Then make an animal mask to take home. Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Any age
When
1-4pm
Parent and Baby Morning
Join us in Big Art for a chance to meet other parents and babies and take part in specially designed activities.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10-11:15am
Admission
Free
Pre-Raphaelite Paintings Tour
Join us for an informal introduction to our Pre-Raphaelite painting collection with the Walker's education team. Drop in, no booking required. The Walker collection includes paintings featured on the Your Paintings website.
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
- 18+
- 16-17
When
1-2pm
Adult Learners week: Liverpool Art prize
Curator led talk about the installation Strangers in a Strange Land by winner of the 2012 Liverpool Art Prize Robyn Woolston. The installation explores how the Earth is left to shoulder the burden of our waste.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
1-2pm
Admission
Free
Parent and Baby Afternoons
Join us in Big Art for a chance to meet other parents and babies and take part in specially designed activities.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-2:15pm
Admission
Free
Parent and Baby Morning
Join us in Big Art for a chance to meet other parents and babies and take part in specially designed activities.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10-11:15am
Admission
Free
Once upon a Time
A week of enchanting tales and fairytale fun, listen to stories inspired by our collection and take part in charming crafts.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Admission
Free
Family Art Club
Is your child aged between 7 and 12? Do they love art and being creative? If so, why not join our family art club. On the first Saturday of every month a member of our education team will help you explore the Gallery and get hands on in this interactive way. Times: 11:00am-12.20pm, 14:00-15:30pm. To book call 0151 478 4171 or email emma.devlin@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. The Walker Art Gallery collection includes paintings featured on the Your Paintings website.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Any age
When
11am-3:30pm
Studying Yoko Ono’s Skyladders
Exhibitions Officer Linda Pittwood will provide an insight into the installation Liverpool Skyladders by Yoko Ono and offer some background on this intriguing contemporary artist.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
1-1:30pm
Admission
Free
Parent and Baby Morning
Join us in Big Art for a chance to meet other parents and babies and take part in specially designed activities.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10-11:15am
Admission
Free
In Focus: New Works
Join curators to learn about the different ways the gallery acquires new and exciting works of art, with in-depth focus on individual pieces within the exhibition. This talk highlights acquisitions made possible by the Art Fund. The Walker Art Gallery collection includes paintings featured on the Your Paintings website.
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
- 18+
When
2-3pm
Mrs Tinne’s Wardrobe
A tour focusing on a selection of daywear, evening wear, coats, shoes and hats from the huge wardrobe of Liverpool doctor's wife, Mrs Emily Tinne. Made either by Emily's local dressmaker or bought from a range of well-known Liverpool shops during the 1920s.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
1-2pm
Admission
Free
Parent and Baby Afternoons
Join us in Big Art for a chance to meet other parents and babies and take part in specially designed activities.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-2:15pm
Admission
Free
Parent and Baby Morning
Join us in Big Art for a chance to meet other parents and babies and take part in specially designed activities.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10-11:15am
Admission
Free
Parent and Baby Morning
Join us in Big Art for a chance to meet other parents and babies and take part in specially designed activities.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10-11:15am
Admission
Free
Pre-Raphaelite Paintings Tour
Join us for an informal introduction to our Pre-Raphaelite painting collection with the Walker's education team. Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
- 18+
When
1-2pm
Parent and Baby Afternoons
Join us in Big Art for a chance to meet other parents and babies and take part in specially designed activities.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-2:15pm
Admission
Free
Parent and Baby Morning
Join us in Big Art for a chance to meet other parents and babies and take part in specially designed activities.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10-11:15am
Admission
Free
Parent and Baby Afternoons
Join us in Big Art for a chance to meet other parents and babies and take part in specially designed activities.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-2:15pm
Admission
Free
Parent and Baby Morning
Join us in Big Art for a chance to meet other parents and babies and take part in specially designed activities.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10-11:15am
Admission
Free
Parent and Baby Morning
Join us in Big Art for a chance to meet other parents and babies and take part in specially designed activities.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10-11:15am
Admission
Free
Parent and Baby Morning
Join us in Big Art for a chance to meet other parents and babies and take part in specially designed activities.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10-11:15am
Admission
Free
Parent and Baby Afternoons
Join us in Big Art for a chance to meet other parents and babies and take part in specially designed activities.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-2:15pm
Admission
Free
Parent and Baby Morning
Join us in Big Art for a chance to meet other parents and babies and take part in specially designed activities.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10-11:15am
Admission
Free
Kaleidescape
Singer songwriter Tony Kehoe hosts an open floor of music, poetry and performance. Performers can sign up from 12.30pm on the day.
Drop in, no booking required.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-4pm
Admission
Free
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