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WHAT’S ON AT THE WILLIAMSON
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
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The Della Robia Gallery
Right in the heart of Birkenhead you’ll find a world-class art gallery, museum, and community hub.
The Williamson Art Gallery & Museum is home to wide-ranging permanent collections which include painting, sculpture, furniture, prints, and decorative arts. We’re proud to hold the largest public collection of Della Robbia pottery in the UK – Birkenhead’s own contribution to the Arts & Crafts movement. Our ship models and artefacts celebrate the region’s rich maritime history.
Fancy a stop for refreshment? Our café serves hot drinks and light bites whenever we’re open.
We’re always working on ways to help more people discover our venue and engage with what we have to offer. Here’s just a few of the things for you to enjoy:
Collections
We have over 15,000 objects in the museum, acquired over more than a century. We’re opening up more of our gallery spaces to bring able to bring you both curated displays of works from our collections, and temporary exhibitions by fabulous artists, with a programme that this summer includes Facing the Subject: Portraits from the Williamson Collection, and The Wonderful World of Ladybird Books Artists. We’re also creating online exhibitions of some of the most-loved items in our collections so that you can explore your favourite pieces from home.
Our new programme of curator talks is another way for you to discover more about the secrets of our collections from our fantastic curatorial team.
Activities For All
Are you looking to learn a new skill? Or perhaps try something creative alongside other people? We host classes and courses across a range of disciplines.
Or if you’re looking for something for the whole family to get involved in, our monthly Children’s Art workshops are always hugely popular.
Visit our website to find out the latest information about what’s on.
Late Night Fridays
Every Friday (except bank holidays) we’re open until 9pm. Visitors have loved being able to spend more time exploring our exhibitions and taking in the quite different evening atmosphere.
Our café stays open until late serving delicious meals to satisfy every taste. And in the summer months there’ll be live music performances too, so you can really make a night of it!
Your Williamson – a selection made from the favourites posted on social media during 2020. (illustration: Morning at Lamorna Cove, SJ Lamorna Birch – detail)
William T Rawlinson The Great Outdoors – a (1912-1993) – Liverpool-born celebration of what fresh air printmaker of outstanding means to us all. quality. (illustration: In the orchard, RG (illustration: Fledgling owls, Hinchliffe – detail) William T Rawlinson)
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Slatey Road, Birkenhead, CH43 4UE Slatey Road, Birkenhead, CH43 4UE 0151 666 3537 0151 666 3537 Slatey Road, Birkenhead, CH43 4UE Discover one of the North West’s finest art collections, right in the heart of Birkenhead. www.williamsonartgallery.org Open Wednesday to Saturday 12noon until 5pm www.williamsonartgallery.org 0151 666 3537 www.williamsonartgallery.org
Home to painting, sculpture, furniture, prints, decorative arts, ship models and the UK’s largest collection of stunning, locally-produced Della Robbia pottery. Cafe, art supply shop, book shop and gift shop Workshops with independent craftspeople and artists Adult art classes and drop in family art sessions Free car park and free wifi Cafe, art supply shop, book shop and gift shop Workshops with independent craftspeople and artists Adult art classes and drop in family art sessions Free car park and free wifi Cafe, Oxton Books – new and second-hand books – and gift shop including locally-made crafts Free car park and free wifi Cafe, art supply shop, book shop and gift shop Workshops with independent craftspeople and artists Adult art classes and drop in family art sessions
Enjoy some great food and drinks in our café, and visit our website to find out about Free car park and free wifi our events and workshops. Free entry, free parking available on site
Opening hours: 10.30am-5pm Wednesday-Thursday | 10:30am – 9pm Friday | 10am-4.30pm SaturdayWilliamson Art Gallery DPS.indd 2 20/07/2021 06:58 Address: Slatey Road, Birkenhead, CH43 4UE Phone: 0151 666 3537 | Website: williamsonartgallery.org
Stephen Dixon: Maiolica and Migration 1st April – 18th June
Dixon’s new body of work draws attention to the ongoing catastrophe of forced migration.
Dixon was the 2021 winner of AWARD at the British Ceramics Biennial for his work, ‘Transient: The Ship of Dreams and Nightmares’.
Williamson Open 2022 30th March – 30th April
This hugely popular exhibition reflects part of the current active visual arts scene in Wirral.
Facing the Subject: Portraits from the Williamson Collection 6th April – 18th June
The Williamson is Open!
Get to know some of the people whose portraits appear in the Williamson The Williamson is Open! All displays drawn from the gallery’s own collection. collections. This new exhibition will feature artworks – in paint, on paper, in sculpture and ceramics – that capture the likenesses and personalities of a wide range of people from all walks of life.
Wirral Met Degree Show 6th – 21st May
Wirral Met have been holding the Degree Show for BA Illustration with Animation, BA Fine Art and BA level 6 Photography at the Williamson for over twenty-five years. This year’s show carries on this tradition of celebrating the latest emerging talent from the region
William T Rawlinson
(1912-1993) – Liverpool-born printmaker of outstanding quality.
(illustration: Fledgling owls, William T Rawlinson)
Your Williamson – a selection made from the favourites posted on social media during The Wonderful World of the Ladybird 2020. Book Artists The Great Outdoors – a (illustration: Morning at Lamorna Cove, SJ Lamorna 29th June – 9th Septembercelebration of what fresh air means to us all. Birch – detail) (illustration: In the orchard, RG Please note new temporary opening times Hinchliffe – detail) Wednesday – Saturday 12.00 – 5.00A colourful, family-friendly exhibition exploring the work of the Ladybird illustrators Williamson OpenWilliamson Open who contributed to the extraordinary success of the company during its “golden Della Robbia CollectionDella Robbia Collection years” of 1940 to 1975. Williamson Open Della Robbia Collection
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