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Borgo metropolitano di Wirral / Regno Unito

Wirral è un borgo metropolitano del Merseyside, Inghilterra, Regno Unito, con sede a Wallasey. Il distretto fu creato con il Local Government Act 1972, il 1º aprile 1974 dalla fusione dei precedenti county borough di Birkenhead e Wallasey con il borgo metropolitano di Bebington e i distretti urbani di Hoylake e Wirral.

Lady Lever Art Gallery

Borgo metropolitano di Wirral / Regno Unito

La Lady Lever Art Gallery è una galleria d'arte fondata nel 1922 dall'industriale e magnate William Lever, dedicata alla memoria di sua moglie Elizabeth. Si trova in Inghilterra a Port Sunlight, un villaggio della contea metropolitana del Merseyside a pochi chilometri da Liverpool, fondato dallo stesso William Lever. La galleria ospita opere di pittori inglesi del XVIII e XIX secolo , arredamenti del XVIII secolo e una vasta collezione di porcellane Wedgwood.

Williamson Art Gallery and Museum

Borgo metropolitano di Wirral / Regno Unito

The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum is situated in Claughton, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England and houses the Wirral's art collection. Opened on 1 December 1928, the single-storey building is Neo-Georgian in style, and was deliberately designed to blend in with the local surroundings. Financial support for its establishment was provided by John Williamson, a Director of the Cunard Steamship Co. Ltd. and his son Patrick Williamson.Its collection includes Victorian oil paintings, including works by Albert Moore and Philip Steer, English watercolours, Liverpool Porcelain, and the UK's largest public collection of Della Robbia Pottery. It also has a large collection of ship models, focusing on Cammell Laird shipbuilders, the Mersey Ferries, and the vessels that used the River Mersey. The gallery also hosts regular exhibitions that can include work by nationally and internationally renowned artists. There are regular musical concerts and the gallery is also a venue for art and crafts workshops.