Christ Church Picture Gallery
Christ Church Picture Gallery, Art museum at Christ Church College, Oxford, England
The gallery displays an extensive collection of 300 Old Master paintings and 2000 drawings within a modern building designed by Powell and Moya architects.
General John Guise initiated the collection in 1765 by bequeathing 184 paintings and 2000 drawings, establishing Britain's first public art collection.
The gallery exhibits significant Italian art from the 14th to 18th centuries, including works by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Dürer, Raphael, and Rubens.
Visitors can access the gallery through Canterbury Gate off Oriel Square, with opening hours from Monday to Saturday 11:00-17:00 and Sunday 14:00-17:00.
Three empty frames remain displayed on the gallery walls following a 2020 theft of paintings by Salvator Rosa, Anthony van Dyck, and Annibale Carracci.
Location: Oxford
Inception: 1968
Official opening: 1968
Operator: Christ Church
Part of: Christ Church
Address: Christ Church, Oxford OX1 1DP OX1 4JF
Website: https://chch.ox.ac.uk/gallery
GPS coordinates: 51.75070,-1.25450
Latest update: May 12, 2025 13:19
Christ Church
108 m
Corpus Christi College
60 m
Tom Quad
102 m
Merton College Library
138 m
Peckwater Quadrangle
75 m
Christ Church Library
43 m
Blue Boar Quadrangle
124 m
Canterbury Quadrangle
24 m
Christ Church War Memorial Garden
106 m
Christchurch, Meadow Buildings
140 m
Christchurch, Outbuilding North of the North Range of Great Quadrangle
131 m
Christchurch, Mercury Fountain, the Great Quadrangle
111 m
Corpus Christi College, Library
53 m
Cecil Rhodes memorial plaque
129 m
Corpus Christi College, New Block
135 m
Merton College, Chapel, Front Quadrangle
142 m
Christ Church: wall and screen facing Oriel Square in the north east corner of the college
90 m
Oriel College, Wall Fronting Magpie Lane
130 m
6, Bear Lane
114 m
Oriel College, West Range, Back Quadrangle
120 m
1-7, Oriel Square
118 m
Oriel College, South Range
80 m
Corpus Christi College, Cloister, Cloister Quadrangle
79 m
Oriel College, West Range, Front Quadrangle
88 m
7, Bear Lane
116 m
Quartermains Stables (Between 6 And 7)
116 m
5, Bear Lane
113 m
Corpus Christi College, Gentlemen Commoners Buildings
94 mReviews
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