PRE-RAPHAELITES: DRAWINGS & WATERCOLOURS

This major exhibition opens on 18 May. Tickets are now on sale.

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From a sketch on the back of an envelope to grand, elaborate chalk drawings, our upcoming exhibition offers an opportunity to view our internationally-renowned collection of Pre-Raphaelite works on paper.

Explore the enormous range of techniques and media used by the artists that made up this movement – as well as the intimate and often complex friendships and love affairs between them.

Watch the Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/embed/bLJ3BQVLo4Y?rel=0&cc_load_policy=1

 

EXHIBITION FILM

Enjoy a 39 minute curator-led tour

Find out more about the group of radical artists who called themselves the Pre-Raphaelites – their lives, their loves, their art – as you enjoy a virtual behind-the-scenes tour of the breathtakingly beautiful works on display in the  exhibition.

 

WATCH THE FILM

 

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SOME OF THE WORKS ON DISPLAY

Click on each image to view the full artwork

The Day Dream, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti WA1939.6
A landscape painting of a rocky valley, in oranges and grey tones, with a blue cloudy sky
A portrait of Thomas Combe with a long, flowing white and grey beard
Edward Coley Burne-Jones, The Knight's Farewell
A painting of a woman with red hair, in a purple dress, holding white flowers and resting on an open book
A watercolour painting of a purple crab on similar colour backgroun
Portrait drawing of John Everett Millais in profile, looking left
A painting of grass and trees, with small figures seated
WA1978.121, Edward Burne-Jones, Design for stained glass in Lyndhurst Church
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
Watercolour showing St George slaying a dragon with a large sword, with a trapped female figure on the left tied by ropes
A painting of a seated woman who rests her head on her left hand, her elbow resting on her knee
Bright watercolour of ivy climbing a tree, in a plant-filled background
Black and white chalk drawing of a woman with eyes closed, surrounded by flowers and loose cloth
Watercolour of figures in medieval dress
Drawing of a spray of olive leaves
Pen drawing of a robed figure holding cymbals, with foliage drawn behind
Line drawing of a woman passing two other women sat on steps
Head of a woman with long red hair, gazing upwards
Watercolour showing a knight carried by other figures through a woodland
Drawing of two robed figures, one with large wings

MEMBERS SEE IT FIRST

Priority Booking, Preview Day & Free Entry

Members enjoy free exhibition entry and an exclusive Members' Preview Day, and can book exhibition tickets first during a priority booking period.

Become a Member today and you'll also be supporting the Museum at this critical time.

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VISITING AND TICKETS

Booking for the exhibition is essential.

The booking links above are for our Pre-Raphaelites exhibition tickets.

Looking for free General Admission tickets, to visit the Museum, café and shop?

GENERAL ADMISSION
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EXHIBITION VISITING FAQs

 

Full price adult
£12.25
£13.50 with Gift Aid

 

FREE Entry (but booking is required) for
  • Members & Patrons
  • Under 12s
  • Carers (see 'Disabled visitors & carers' section, below)
  • Museum Colleagues (OU GLAM, OU Ruskin School, ICOM, and Museum Association only)
  • University of Oxford Students

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
  • Blue Light Card Holders
  • 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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FOR UNLIMITED FREE ENTRY

Membership gives you unlimited access to exhibitions, as well as members-only previews, exclusive discounts in our our shop, restaurant and café, and much more.
 

 

Yes, all visitors, including Members, will need to book a ticket in advance.

For more information about changes we have made to the Museum, to keep staff and visitors safe, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.

 

 

Yes, Members and Patrons of the Ashmolean will need to book free, timed tickets for this exhibition.

Member tickets will still be free, but must be booked in advance.

Members will need to enter their 13- or 14-digit Membership Number to book their tickets.

Patron Members should book their free exhibition tickets by visiting the exhibition ticket link sent by email, and then booking free 'Patrons' tickets, not by visiting the Member links.

 

 
No. At the moment we are not taking bookings, even provisional ones, for any group visits.

For more information please contact learning@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
 

 

No, we are not taking any on-site bookings for school groups for May, June, July and August. This applies to both taught and self-guided groups. We will review and update this policy in late June as social distancing rules change.

In the meantime, we are offering a creative programme of online talks and workshops, as well as resources, for school groups.

For more information please contact the Learning Department: learning@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

 

 

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

 

 

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.

 

 

Yes, teachers notes for the exhibition will be made available closer to the exhibition.

 

PRESS

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We may not be able to offer complimentary access to the media, to our ticketed exhibitions, while we are operating limited visitor numbers for social distancing. If you have been commissioned to review the exhibition by an accredited media outlet, please get in touch with us.

SUPPORTERS

The exhibition is supported by: 

The Patrons of the Ashmolean Museum

The Roger and Ingrid Pilkington Charitable Trust 

The Anson Charitable Trust 

And all those who prefer to remain anonymous