A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see 120 stunning works from international collections spanning the brief but brilliant career of the Renaissance genius.
Due to demand for tickets, additional evening time slots & Monday exhibition openings have now been added. Advance booking is strongly recommended.
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Ashmolean Members get in FREE to all exhibitions – including Raphael: The Drawings – and enjoy behind-the-scenes activities as well a 10% discount in the shop, café & restaurant.
Join us 2–4pm every Wednesday & Thursday until 31 August for FREE Summer Holiday Drawing Adventures!
Sharpen your pencils for a summer of dynamic drawing activities, inspired by our amazing objects. Draw something unexpected, sketch intriguing objects, play drawing games and even meet the artists.
The Ashmolean is delighted to have on display, on long-term loan, a painting by Flemish portrait painter Anthony Van Dyck (1599–1641).
The portrait of Elizabeth Howard, 1st Countess of Peterborough, is on display in the Mallett Gallery of European Art (Gallery 44) alongside other portraits by Van Dyck, Thomas Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds.
To celebrate Elias Ashmole's 400th birthday we are transforming two galleries at the heart of the Museum to retell the story of the founding collections.
You can be part of the Ashmolean’s story and receive exciting rewards by making a donation today.
Exploring Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism, our autumn exhibition will be the first to look at the art of the five world religions as they spread across continents in the first millennium AD.
We're keeping our doors open late so you can explore the museum after our normal closing time or enjoy an evening viewing of Raphael: The Drawings. With music, bars and special workshops.
In this free exhibition explore abstract ink paintings created by leading Chinese artists regarded as forerunners of the modern art movement in Taiwan in the 1960s.
Discover our new range of gifts, books, bags, jewellery, prints, art supplies, fashion, games and much more, all inspired by the artworks on display in our Raphael: The Drawings exhibition.
Based on new research this new book, which explores Raphael’s creativity and experimentation in over 120 drawings from his entire career, is the perfect exhibition companion.
Step into the studio of Henri Matisse, and discover how the artist’s eclectic collection of objects from the far corners of the world took on new life in his transcendent art.
There’s a new way into the Victoria and Albert Museum. Explore the beautiful new public areas and gallery spaces including the world’s first all-porcelain courtyard at the V&A Exhibition Road Quarter, our largest architectural intervention in 100 years.
