Old Bank Hotel
✓ Five-star hotel on Oxford's High Street with city landmark views
🏖️ 2.68 miles from Wolvercote Mill Stream (Poor water quality)
Oxford
Museums & Galleries · Oxford
Christ Church Picture Gallery
📍 OX1 4JF
Photo: chch.ox.ac.uk
- Important collection of Italian art from 14th–18th centuries
- Renowned Old Master drawings including Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
- Paintings by Filippino Lippi, Tintoretto and Veronese
- Works by northern painters van Dyck, Hals and van der Goes
Christ Church Picture Gallery is home to Britain's first public art collection, housed within a Grade II listed building in Oxford. It holds an important collection of Italian art from the 14th to 18th centuries, alongside an internationally renowned collection of Old Master drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Dürer, Raphael and Rubens, plus paintings by Filippino Lippi, Tintoretto, Veronese and northern painters such as van Dyck and Hals. It suits those with an interest in historic art and drawings. The gallery is currently closed for refurbishment and extension works, though you can subscribe for updates. It sits in Oxford, Oxfordshire, close to Oxford station, with 44 bookable places to stay within 5 miles for anyone planning a visit nearby.
Practical details
- Open
- Currently closed for refurbishment and extension
- Booking
- Mailing list available for updates
From the attraction's own website on 17 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Guided Tours
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