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Scraps of Laughter
Event date
18 May 2017 to 11 Sep 2017
Event time
10:30 - 16:30
Venue
Christ Church Picture Gallery
Christ Church
Entrance via Oriel Square at Canterbury Gate
Oxford
OX1 4EP
Event type
Exhibitions
Event cost
£4 / £2 Conc; Free for university members
Disabled access?
No
Booking required
Not required
Further information
http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/picture-gallery/current-and-forthcoming-exhibitions

Among the visual material in Christ Church are a number of caricatures and satires, not enough to show the full development of the genre, but interesting ‘scraps’ which give a glimpse into the beginning of caricature and satire in Italy and how it was taken up and thrived in Britain.

Seasonal Opening Times:

October - May (closed Tuesdays)
Mon, Wed - Sat: 10.30am - 1pm & 2 - 4.30pm
Sun: 2 - 4.30pm

June (closed Tuesdays)
Mon, Wed - Sat: 10.30am - 5pm
Sun: 2 - 5pm

July - September (open every day)
Mon - Sat: 10.30am - 5pm
Sun: 2 - 5pm
Booking contacts

Christ Church Picture Gallery

01865 276172
picturegallery@chch.ox.ac.uk