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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Steve des Landes has been Williamson Art Gallery & Museum’s Artist in Residence since January 2025. His current exhibition Loyalty exhibits work newly created during this time, alongside more than forty paintings from his recent practice. Together they present an insight into his bold and singular representations of...

Hummingbird Healing CIC drop-in wellbeing session at the Williamson.   We're looking forward to welcoming you to our new community wellbeing session. Sessions will take place on the second Monday of each month. We'll take our inspiration from the surroundings and blend crafting projects -...

Northwestern is a dynamic duo whose engaging performances and stellar recorded work reflect the considerable skills of both artists.   Chris Howarth is an eloquent singer-songwriter in the classic vein whose compositions have drawn substantive praise, for example, from Sonoro  “ a core of compassionate...

Join Amber Button CIC for a relaxed, friendly short course exploring book folding, decoupage and weaving in the beautiful setting of Williamson Art Gallery. Funded by National Lottery, Recraft for Change explores creative ways to reuse and repurpose everyday items that might otherwise go to waste. FREE...

The Portrait Paradox is an exhibition which brings together portraits from the Williamson’s collection and Adrian Jeans’ portrait-based sculpture, drawing, photography and video. Adrian Jeans will be in conversation about his work, the inspiration he found in our collection and the intentions of the exhibition.   Dates: Wednesday 25th February...