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Walker Art Gallery

 
Description: Opened in 1877 by Mayor A.B.Walker. The collection is strong on pre-Raphaelites.

Newest Review: ... painters. I've always liked the modern stuff but I know it is not to everybody's taste. Since 1980, the Walker Art Gallery has automatically added the first prize-winning work to its collection. Nowadays the exhibition coincides with the Liverpool Biennial, which takes place throughout the city. The next Liverpool Biennial will take place during the capital of culture year in ... more

 ... 2008. Recommendation Despite the more recent modern additions to the collection, the collection at the Walker remains dominated by earlier periods of art, especially the 18th and 19th centuries. It will therefore appeal more to those who prefer traditional fi...more

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Zmugzy
Crowned Review Walker Art Gallery: Walk on with Art in your Heart (1127 words)
by - written on 28/11/06 (Very useful, 228 readings)
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I'm writing this review on the basis that the reader is an avid art lover and on that basis I highly recommend a visit to this gallery, especially if you appreciate the art of the late Victorian period. Obviously visiting art galleries is not to everyone's taste, but I always find this gallery an enjoyable place to visit. The Walker Art Gallery is the biggest Art gallery in Liverpool. Architecturally it is an impressive building. The sweeping staircases one each side of the main entrance area will lead you to the upper floor where most of the art works are displayed, although there is also a lift that will take you there. It was the 15th Earl of Derby who ...  Read the complete review

godownonme
Premium Review Carry on Walking (356 words)
by - written on 20/06/02 (Useful, 75 readings)
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I do art in college and today we made a visit to the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. First impressions, it looked like exactly like a typical art gallery, big, old and lots of pillars. Inside much of the same. The first room you come to, just right of the foyet, is a room of sculptures. Ye Old white concrete sculptures. Much of the same, white lions, soldiers and woman etc. Not really to my taste. The first and top floor, boasts well not much really, unless you are into ye old boring 19th and early 20th century paintings of countrysides and wartime. Each painting resembling the last, dark, dull yet extremely well painted. If you are into this style of ...  Read the complete review

will-owl
Premium Review Walker Art Gallery: A walk through the Walker (202 words)
by - written on 07/10/00 (Useful, 26 readings)
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The Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool is one art gallery which even a non-art lover would find a pleasure to visit. The reason for this is because it is just the right size, almost perfect I would say, for someone to enjoy looking at the beautiful works of art without getting tired of having to walk through too many rooms and floors. Aside from its physical advantages, the Walker is also home to some excellent paintings and sculptures. Although it has been many years since I visited the place, I still remember vividly a ...  Read the complete review

 

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