On 6 Sept 1877, the 
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (click for geospatial location) opened in a purpose-built building by Sherlock & Vale. Mayor Andrew Barclay Walker donated £10,000 to pay for the building. Image: Photograph of the Walker Art Gallery, William Brown Street, Liverpool, England (GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2).
Articles
Amy Woodson-Boulton, “The City Art Museum Movement and the Social Role of Art”
