COLOUR REVOLUTION: VICTORIAN ART, FASHION & DESIGN EXHIBITION
COLOUR REVOLUTION
COLOUR REVOLUTION
COLOUR REVOLUTION
COLOUR REVOLUTION
COLOUR REVOLUTION
COLOUR REVOLUTION
COLOUR REVOLUTION
COLOUR REVOLUTION
COLOUR REVOLUTION
COLOUR REVOLUTION
PAST EXHIBITION
This exhibition has now closed
★ ★ ★ ★
"Enthralling"
The Observer
"Brilliant and fascinating"
The Guardian
A major exhibition
21 Sep 2023 – 18 Feb 2024
Step into a revolution of colour and dispel our monochrome idea of Victorian Britain
Rediscover Victorian society as a vibrant colour-filled era – from dazzling dyes used in chic corsets, bold experiments by avant-garde painters, and the flamboyant use of nature's beauty in jewellery.
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WHAT VISITORS SAID
'Hugely engaging... alive with objects that surprise, delight and disturb'
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STORIES TO EXPLORE
EAST MEETS WEST IN THE VICTORIAN COLOUR REVOLUTION
THE VICTORIANS AT CHRISTMAS
VICTORIAN WOMEN PIONEERS IN COLOUR TECHNOLOGIES
THE REVOLUTION IN VICTORIAN FASHION
PRESS
EXHIBITION SUPPORTERS
Lead Support generously provided by
Mr Barrie and Mrs Deedee Wigmore
With additional support from:
The Huo Family Foundation
Kathryn Uhde
The Patrons of the Ashmolean Museum
Albert Dawson Educational Trust
The Henry Moore Foundation
Dr Lee MacCormick Edwards Charitable Foundation
The Anson Charitable Trust
This exhibition has been made possible as a result of the British Government Indemnity Scheme. The Ashmolean Museum would like to thank HM Government for providing indemnity and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Arts Council England for arranging the indemnity.
Thank you to:
The Sumitomo Foundation for the support of conservation of the fabric pattern book.
To all our lenders, who are supporting our exhibition with objects.
The research presented in this exhibition was undertaken for the Chromotope project (Sorbonne Université) in partnership with the University of Oxford and the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Paris. The project received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.