WESTERN ART PRINT ROOM

Detail of a painting by Camille Pissarro of women staking peas under a tree

WESTERN ART PRINT ROOM

Open Tuesday–Friday, 10.30am–12.30pm and 2–4pm

In addition, the Print Room will be open on the second and third Saturdays of the month, 10.30am–12.30pm and 2–4pm:
10 Jun, 17 Jun, 8 Jul, 15 Jul, 9 Sept, 16 Sept, 14 Oct, 21 Oct

August closure: The Print Room will be closed for 2 weeks during August for digitisation work, Sat 5 – Mon 21 Aug, inclusive. We will reopen on Tue 22 Aug.

Admission is FREE but pre-booking is recommended.

We recommend that visitors book an appointment at least one week in advance
If you are running late or need to cancel your appointment, please let our Print Room staff know as soon as possible
Drop-in appointments will be accommodated where possible, but must be requested before 3pm

Read our full visiting guide (PDF)

DURING YOUR VISIT

To access the Print Room, talk to our staff at the Museum's Information Desk on the Ground Floor. They will arrange your visit and show you how to find us.

When visiting the Print Room

all bags must be left in our lockers
please only use pencils (not propelling pencils) to make notes
no food, drink or chewing gum is allowed

There is no lift access to the Print Room, but we can make items from the collection available to you if you have difficulty with stairs. Please let us know in advance if you would like to arrange this.

Guide to the Western Art Print Room

The Ashmolean's extraordinary collection contains around 25,000 drawings and over 250,000 prints.

The Print Room exists to enable access to our collection for both study and enjoyment. We’re open to everyone with an interest in works of art on paper, whether students, researchers, artists or members of the general public.

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