Top 5 Art Museums in Merseyside, England

Welcome to FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology). Our award-winning FACT building is home to three galleries (showing three major exhibitions per year), a beautiful café operated by the team behind LEAF on Bold Street, a cosy bar, and four state of the art film screens (including The Box, with intimate sofa seating), programmed by our cinema partners Picturehouse, and showing the best in independent and mainstream film.

Victoria Gallery & Museum is housed in the stunning architecture of the University of Liverpool's famous flagship 'original red brick' building. Our aim is to amaze and amuse all our visitors with an incredible collection of curiosities collected throughout the lifespan of the University of Liverpool. We believe the exhibits you’ll find at the Victoria Gallery & Museum give you an experience that’s unique from other Liverpool museums. Where else would you find the world’s most important display of false teeth under the same roof as an exhibition of fine art? We’re also very proud that these weird and wonderful items are housed in our most prized exhibit… the Victoria building. The gallery & museum is open 10am - 5pm Tuesday - Saturday with just the cafe and gift shop available on Mondays. We are closed every Sunday. The Victoria Gallery & Museum does not open at all on bank holiday Mondays and is closed over the Christmas and New Year period.

The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum houses several exhibition spaces showing exhibitions of local, national and international interest. The building also houses a museum which houses the largest collection of Della Robbia Pottery from Birkenhead as well as gallery dedicated to the local maritime history of Birkenhead with models of ships and boats as well as other maritime artefacts. Within the gallery, there is a cafe, craft/gift shop and independent bookshop and art supply shop. There are regular art classes and more.

Taste Liverpool is the most visited gallery of visual art outside London and home to the national collection of modern and contemporary art in the north of England which is free to view. Displays change often so there is always something new to see. If you are visiting in Summer 2019 you’ll be able to see the first major UK exhibition of American artist Keith Haring. Haring was inspired by graffiti, pop art and underground club culture. Visitors can enjoy more than 85 artworks including large, vibrant paintings, drawings and sculptures. We have a Changing Places toilet, a shop and café located on the ground floor. Families have great days out at Tate Liverpool. We have free activities each day with additional activities in some school holidays. We have a designated family space, buggy parking, baby-changing facilities and you can breastfeed wherever you feel comfortable. We look forward to welcoming you to our gallery.