Oxford is exceptionally rich in its associations with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a 19th-century artistic movement known for its veneration of detail, elegance and beauty.
This insightful 90-minute walk will bring the artistic spirit of mid-19th century Oxford to life, taking you to the key locations in Oxford associated with the movement and its artists, and with particular reference to Oxford-inspired paintings.

See where Jane Burden, embroiderer and muse, once lived at ‘Hell’s Passage’, the Oxford Union, home to Pre-Raphaelite murals and a noteworthy debacle involving Dante Gabriel Rosetti, Magdalen College Tower and the story of a particular May Morning.
Plus more locations significant to the works and lives of John Millais, William Holman Hunt, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Edward Burne-Jones, William Morris, Jane Burden, Elizabeth Siddall – and not forgetting author-cum-photographer Lewis Carroll – plus their important patrons, John Ruskin and Thomas Combe.

The walk is near-circular, beginning at the Museum of Oxford and ending outside the Oxford Union (St Michael’s Street).

Join a tour of Pre-Raphaelite Artists in Oxford to see Oxford through the eyes of an expert and uncover the artistic histories embedded in our city.
Meeting point: Museum of Oxford Shop (located inside the Oxford Town Hall).
Please arrive 5 minutes before the start of the walk and check in at the Museum Shop.

Tickets cost £10 and are available to purchase online (booking fee applies) or at the Museum shop. Please note that this walk is suitable for ages 16+.

£10