Lady Lever Art Gallery Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight Village, Lower Rd, Bebington, Wirral CH62 5EQ, UK

The Lady Lever Art Gallery is a museum founded and built by the industrialist and philanthropist William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme and opened in 1922. The museum is a significant surviving example of late Victorian and Edwardian taste.

All of National Museums Liverpool's venues are open 10am-5pm every day except on 24, 25, 26 and 31 December and 1 January,when they are closed all day.

The Lady Lever Art Gallery houses one of the UK’s finest collections of fine and decorative art. It has the best collection of Wedgwood jasperware anywhere in the world and its collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings is internationally renowned. 

The gallery was founded by William Hesketh Lever (1851-1925) and is dedicated to the memory of his wife Elizabeth.  Lever wanted to share his collections with the public. At first he used the library for small displays, but he needed a bigger building for his collections. Lever personally selected works of art from his huge collection for the gallery. The gallery still contains the best of his personal art collection. 

Access

Guides

Lady Lever Art Gallery was rated the fifth most accessible tourist destination in the UK, in the Vitalise Accessible UK Tourism Report 2014.

Video

Video with audio, captions and signed in British Sign Language. It offers an overview of the Lady Lever Art Gallery, with a focus on access and includes getting to and getting into the gallery. To turn off the captions click on the CC symbol.

Autism

We want people living with autism to feel welcome when they visit us, and aim to make our museums and galleries more autism-friendly.

Parking

• There are two blue badge parking spaces near the main entrance. These are owned by Port Sunlight Village Trust and we cannot reserve them for visitors. The car park has a flat surface.

In the gallery

• Assistance dogs are welcome.
• Access to the gallery is via a ramp, to the left of the building from the car park, into our improved entrance area.
• Two wheelchairs are available to borrow from the information desk at the main entrance.
• There is no lift access to the mezzanine level.
• There is a wheelchair accessible toilet in the basement towards the back of the café (reached via a lift from the ground floor).

Facilities

• Room guide  - We have a  room guide  to help you plan your visit. It features a map of the building, with highlights for each of the rooms. Guides are also available from the information desk
• Cloakroom - coats and bags can be left in the free lockers at the main information desk on the ground floor.  There is an area to leave buggies in the café in the basement.
• Shop - The shop is in the basement and sells a wide range of books, cards, gifts and prints.
• Café - The café is also in the basement. 
• Wifi - there is free wifi in the café.
• Picnic area - There are areas of grass around the Lady Lever Art Gallery which can be used for a picnic. There is also an indoor picnic area available in our activity rooms from 12-2pm at weekends and during school holidays.
• Prayer room - We do not have a prayer room, but visitors can use the education room if it is available. Please ask a member of staff.
• Audio guides are available from the information desk for £2.50, or two for £4.50.