Art After Dark 2026: Bigger, Bolder, Brighter! Join us for a spectacular evening celebrating the beating artistic heart of Birkenhead! Following the huge success of last year’s inaugural event, Art After Dark is returning, and this year, it’s even bigger! Teaming up with more venues than ever...

We welcome Julian Rees back to the Williamson for an evening of music. This time Julian will be accompanied by Neil Gaskell, and they will play as a mandolin & guitar duo. They will play two sets over the evening. The first will be traditional...

Fun Through Music. The Heswall Strummers are a group of friends who got together pre Covid to enjoy playing a wide range of music and to raise money for charity. The majority of the group are ukulele players but also include double base, harmonica, guitar,...

Liverpool Life Drawing will be returning for their next Friday night session at the Williamson. Open to all abilities, no experience needed as the tutors can guide you through the session. Basic materials will be available, though you are also welcome to bring your own...

Love books? Love talking about books? Love Books & Banter! Books and Banter is an opportunity to talk about books guided by theme, with no specific book set to read. Discussions around the subject are facilitated but not restricted, and tangents are welcome. The theme...

Passage is an installation of beautiful and delicate vessel and house structures by environmental artist Frances Carlile.   Come along to a workshop where you can learn to make your very own paper bag boat to take home- a vessel to sail through your life. Suitable...

Join our Collections Manager Josh for a deep-dive into Evelyn De Morgan’s Medea. As well as being one of the most popular pieces in our collection, Medea is a perfect example of many of the key principles of Pre-Raphaelite art, and Josh will reveal exactly how in this...

A Miscellany of Music and Creativity, Coffee Concert. Peter is founder and director of Tafelmusik music school in Oxton. Each month he brings a varied repertoire of music and performers to the Williamson. Along side Peter and singer/songwriter Paula, this month's special guest is Liverpool based...

A varied selection of Piano Music played by local musicians. Our Enjoy the Piano Concerts are going from strength to strength.  They started as a small group of pianists playing to each other and they have developed into: ‘Classical’ Solos – Jazz Improvisations and even Piano...

Come and make a vessel based on your experience of Passage, with artist Frances Carlile.   Think about your own hopes, fears, dreams and memories. Your own voyage through life. Suitable for individuals of all ages or family groups with accompanied children from 5 years. Learn...