The Walker Art Gallery is an art gallery in Liverpool, which houses one of the largest art collections in England, outside of London. It is part of the National Museums Liverpool group, and is promoted as "the National Gallery of the North" because it is not a local or regional gallery but is part of the national museums and galleries administered directly from central government funds.
Read more about Walker Art Gallery: History of Gallery and Origins of The Collection, Foundation and Development of The Gallery, Current Collection
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