THIS IS WHAT
YOU GET

STANLEY DONWOOD | RADIOHEAD | THOM YORKE

This major exhibition explores the visual art of Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke and the iconic images of Radiohead.

More than 180 objects are on display from the artists’ 30-year collaboration, including original paintings for album covers, digital compositions, etchings, unpublished drawings, and lyrics in their sketchbooks.

Radiohead's Thom Yorke and co-artist Stanley Donwood with some of their artworks

Artists Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood with some of their work. Photograph by Julian Broad, courtesy of TIN MAN ART

This Is What You Get reveals how the artists experimented with early technology, and explores the evolution of the images for Radiohead’s legendary albums and Yorke’s later projects. To date the band, which was formed in Oxfordshire in the mid-1980s, has sold 30 million records worldwide.

Developed and curated with Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke, the show offers a unique opportunity to look at the creative forces behind some of the most important and influential music of the past few decades.

Please note some artworks and labels in the exhibition include strong language.

Colourful and abstract artwork showing a mountainous landscape with a grey shadowy creature in the top right and a grey silhouette in the left corner, by Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke

The Bends Radiohead album cover featuring a dummy's head

Radiohead's album cover artwork for OK Computer showing a blurry intersection of roads in abstract in greys and blues on a white background with a shadowy figure and an x on the right

Pacific Coast by Stanley Donwood & Thom Yorke, Radiohead's Hail to the Thief album cover with collage of words on colourful columns

Notebook featuring lyrics scribbled in blue and black by Thom Yorke for Karma Police, 1995

Wall of Eyes abstract and brightly-coloured album artwork for Thom Yorke's The Smile band by artists Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke

Pages from a notebook featuring 'Police Head' - 1996-98, Collection of Stanley Donwood © Thom Yorke & Stanley Donwood

A red house stands in heavy snowfall with a blue road sweeping round the house through the snow in this print by Thom Yorke & Stanley Donwood dating to 1995

Lino cut print of London Views (6 of 14) by Stanley Donwood

Membranes, Stanley Donwood & Thom Yorke, 2022, tempera, gouache on canvas © Stanley Donwood & Thom Yorke. Photo Emma Wood. Courtesy of TIN MAN ART

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

A booking fee of £2 applies on telephone bookings and booking amendments, to help support the Museum and cover Box Office costs.

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Standard ticket

Ticket prices

£16.20
£18.00 with Gift Aid

FREE Entry (but booking is strongly recommended) for

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

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

Concession rate tickets at £15.20 or £17 with Gift Aid for

Senior citizens £15.20, £17 with Gift Aid
University of Oxford staff & alumni £15.20, £17 with Gift Aid

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

Half-Price tickets available at £8.10 or £9 with Gift Aid, for:

Art Fund members
Children aged 12–17 years and under 25s
Blue Light cardholders (key workers)
Those who are unemployed/jobseekers

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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Do 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 are 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. Accompanying carers can access the exhibition for free with a ticket-holding disabled visitor, but will need to book a free, timed Carer ticket.

I'm a member of the Press and Media, can I request a complimentary exhibition ticket?

For any media enquiries about our exhibitions, please refer to our Press information page.

Is there an audio guide?

Yes, a Smartify audio guide will be available when the exhibition opens.

The guide is £5 with a full price ticket, and £5 for Members and Patrons with free tickets. You will be offered the guide on our Ticket store once you've selected your tickets and date.

It's narrated by Adam Buxton, comedian, music lover and podcaster.

We recommend you buy the Smartify audio tour before visiting the exhibition when you pre-book your ticket and save it to your smartphone. Please bring your headphones so you can listen to it on your own device as you enjoy the exhibition. But if you forget them, you can purchase some headphones at our shop or welcome desk.

You can also purchase the tour at the exhibition shop or at the exhibition entrance.

Find out more about how to use the Smartify audio guide

Please note, if you're visually impaired the audio guide is free to listen to on your own device. There is no need to pre-book this, the QR code to the self-guided tour can be requested at the exhibition ticket desk on the day of your visit.

Can I visit the exhibition free using the NMDC and other museum reciprocal arrangements?

Yes, you can visit our special exhibitions for FREE under the NMDC (National Museum Directors' Council), ICOM (International Council of Museums) and UK Museums Association reciprocal entry schemes.

You will need to bring proof of eligibility (Membership or Staff Card) with you on the day of your visit and present this with your ticket. Pre-booking is recommended.

Please note that these reciprocal tickets are not available to book in advance during the final two weeks of the exhibition. We cannot guarantee free entry for reciprocal status visitors during this time if there is limited capacity and the exhibition is selling out.

Is there a preview for Ashmolean Members?

Yes, a Member preview of the exhibition takes place on Mon 4 Aug 2025, 10am–5pm.

Members do not need to book in advance for the preview. Find out more about the Member preview.

When you exit the exhibition and visit the exhibition shop, look out for the Victorian printing press where you can make an exhibition-inspired print using the traditional letterpress technique.

The blocks were made for the exhibition by Stanley Donwood and Oxford printer Richard Lawrence.

The activity, subject to volunteer availability, is open 11am-4pm.