PRE-RAPHAELITES: DRAWINGS & WATERCOLOURS EXHIBITION

MAJOR EXHIBITION

PRE-RAPHAELITES

DRAWINGS & WATERCOLOURS
15 JUL–27 NOV 2022

From a sketch on the back of an envelope to grand, elaborate chalk drawings, this exhibition – returning after its sold-out, limited run last year – offers the chance to view our internationally-renowned collection of Pre-Raphaelite works on paper.

Open 15 July – 27 November 2022

The exhibition explores the enormous range of techniques and media used by the artists that made up this movement and shed light on their connections to Oxford, as well as their intimate and often complex friendships and love affairs.

There are over 100 artworks on show. These include works of extraordinary beauty, from the portraits the Pre-Raphaelites made of each other, their studies for paintings and commissions, to subjects taken from history, literature and landscape.

The Day Dream, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti WA1939.6

Watercolour showing St George slaying a dragon with a large sword, with a trapped female figure on the left tied by ropes

Dante Gabriel Rossetti – Portrait of Elizabeth Siddal WA1962.17.77

A painting of a seated woman who rests her head on her left hand, her elbow resting on her knee

A painting of a woman with red hair, in a purple dress, holding white flowers and resting on an open book

A portrait of Thomas Combe with a long, flowing white and grey beard

Edward Coley Burne-Jones, The Knight's Farewell

WA1978.121, Edward Burne-Jones, Design for stained glass in Lyndhurst Church

A watercolour painting of a purple crab on similar colour backgroun

Painting of a rural scene with red and brown barn and yellow straw on the ground in the foreground

A line drawings of figures punting on a river

Pen drawing of a robed figure holding cymbals, with foliage drawn behind

Timed tickets will be in operation. Visitors and Members are strongly recommended to book tickets in advance to guarantee entry.

Tickets include Pre-Raphaelites exhibition, General Museum, café and shop entry.

Please note a booking fee of £1 is added for booking our major exhibition tickets online. Telephone bookings may incur a booking fee to help support the Museum and cover the costs of staffing our Box Office.

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£13.50
£15.00 with Gift Aid

FREE Entry (but booking is strongly recommended) for

Members & Patrons
Under 12s
Carers (see 'Disabled visitors & carers' section, below)
University of Oxford students
ASH passholders
OU GLAM staff & Ashmolean volunteers
Museum colleagues (OU Ruskin School, ICOM, UK Museums Association, NMDC members)

Proof of eligibility must be presented with your ticket when you visit.

Concession rate tickets available for

Senior citizens
University of Oxford staff & alumni

Proof of eligibility must be presented with your ticket when you visit.

Half-Price tickets available for

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Children aged 12–17 years
Students and those under 25
Those who are unemployed
Art Fund members

Proof of eligibility must be presented with your ticket when you visit.

Disabled visitors & carers

Disabled visitors should book a regular exhibition ticket at full or concession price, depending on eligibility.

Accompanying carers can access the exhibition for free with a ticket-holding disabled visitor, but should please book one of our free 'Carer' tickets for the same time slot.

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Will I need to book in advance?

No, but booking is strongly recommended to guarantee entry.

Is the exhibition accessible?

Yes. Access to the exhibition is via lift and the entire exhibition is wheelchair accessible. Handheld labels will be available.

There is also a level access route from the pavement outside the Museum to the front door. You can read more about Museum access at this link Ashmolean Access Guide

Disabled visitors should book a regular exhibition ticket at full or concession price, depending on eligibility (when tickets are made available later this year). Accompanying carers can access the exhibition for free with a ticket-holding disabled visitor, but will need to book a free, timed Carer ticket.

Are you taking group bookings?

Yes, from September 2022 we will facilitate group visits to the exhibition.

Please contact the Box office on onlinetickets@ashmus.ox.ac.uk at least 3 weeks in advance of your preferred visit date to check availability and make the arrangements.

Can I bring a school group to the exhibition?

Yes, from September 2022 we will facilitate school group visits to the exhibition.

Please contact the Box office on onlinetickets@ashmus.ox.ac.uk at least 3 weeks in advance of your preferred visit date to check availability and make the arrangements.

Will a family trail be available?

Yes. A family trail will be available from the exhibition entrance.

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Please note that the planned exhibition 'Russia! Icons and the Avant-Garde' was regretfully withdrawn from our 2022 programme due to the serious and deteriorating situation in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed or threatened on both Russia and the UK.