Ongoing

Pete Hoida

Williamson Art Gallery Slatey Rd, Oxton, Birkenhead

Gallery 11 is currently home to an exhibition of work by Birkenhead-born artist Pete Hoida (1944-2023). The paintings of Birkenhead-born Hoida are known for strong colour relationships alongside tonal subtlety and a unique approach to textures. Hoida studied Landscape Architecture followed by Art School at...

David Clapham: The River Runs Through

Williamson Art Gallery Slatey Rd, Oxton, Birkenhead

Clapham’s recent work has been inspired by views of places he has lived in London and Portugal. These paintings explore the sense of how the landscape dominates the everyday experiences of life in these places, united by the common theme of the river. Two views...

Free

Going To The Match On Tour

Williamson Art Gallery Slatey Rd, Oxton, Birkenhead

Going to the Match, painted in 1953, is LS Lowry’s best-known and most popular picture. Although he painted football-themed scenes before and after this date it is Going to the Match which has become iconic – an enduring representation of what match day means to...

Free

Mallory & Irvine – 100 Years

Williamson Art Gallery Slatey Rd, Oxton, Birkenhead

SOLD OUT 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the first British attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest. But did you know that both George Mallory and Andrew ‘Sandy’ Irvine both spent time in their childhoods in Birkenhead? To commemorate this anniversary we will...