The art collection is the largest feature of the gallery, numbering some 6000 oil paintings, water colours, drawings and prints; the collection’s strengths lie in British works, especially by artists with Wirral, Merseyside and North Wales connections.

In addition there are important collections of local ceramics, especially Birkenhead’s own Della Robbia Pottery (1894-1906), the Knowles Boney collection of 18th century Liverpool Porcelain and Seacombe Pottery.

Our permanent collection, includes ship models from the area, focusing on Cammell Laird shipbuilders and their contribution to marine history, the Mersey Ferries and the variety of vessels that used the River Mersey when it was at its busiest