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Walker Art Gallery Description
Liverpool's best known museum, the Walker Art Gallery, (1874-1876), was presented to the city by Sir Andrew Barclay Walker, who was mayor in 1873. It has a rich collection of works by Italian, Flemish and French masters from the 14th century to the present, including works by Joos van Cleve ("Virgin and Child", around 1520), Rubens ("The Holy Family", around 1632), Rembrandt (self-portrait, about 1630), by French Impressionists and Rodin. Its display of English painting and sculpture, particularly of the 18th-20th century is unrivaled by any gallery outside London. It features works by Gainsborough ("Elisabeth, Viscountess Folkestone", 1776), Hogarth ("David Garrick as Richard III", 1745) and Moore, pictures by Marianne Stokes ("Polishing
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Hobbies & Activities category: Decorative arts display;  Paintings, art collections;  Modern art
Address
Walker Art Gallery
William Brown Street
Liverpool L3 8EL
United Kingdom
Hours
January 1 to December 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Closed17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Cost
FREE
Tips
Donations are encouraged.
Parking
Pay
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Do-It-Yourself Tours
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