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We welcomed Dan Vo, Head of Learning and Engagement at Queer Britain, the UK's first LGBTQ+ museum, to see our exhibition Pre-Raphaelite Treasures (8 March - 12 June 2022).

Watch on to hear Dan's fascinating insight into this work by Simeon Solomon. The work is held in the Ashmolean Museum's collection and was on display as part of our exhibition.

Simeon Solomon was part of the Pre-Raphaelite group, in terms of queer history, that star would fall when he was convicted of homosexual offence,

A man stands in front of a painting at the exhibition Pre-Raphaelite Treasures

What I love about the works of Simeon Solomon is the way that it just draws you into a whole other world"

- Dan Vo, Head of Learning and Engagement at Queer Britain