Print Collections
If you are new to collecting prints you could start by looking at prints in galleries, museums, print workshops, and art fairs (see list below).
Most museum print collections have a print study room where you can arrange viewings (for individuals or groups) of a wide range of prints of your choice by booking an appointment in advance. This is a great experience, well worth doing. You can ask to see a general selection representative of the collection you are visiting, or more specific prints by particular artists. The Ashmolean’s print room does not require advance booking.
UK
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
http://www.ashmolean.org
British and European inc. British wood engravings.
Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery,
http://www.bmag.org.uk
Diverse collection – medieval to contemporary, European & Japanese
British Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org
One of the world’s greatest print collections.
Cecil Higgins Art Gallery, Bedford
http://www.cecilhigginsartgallery.org
Edward Bawden print archive
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
13th century to contemporary.
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester
http://www.leicester.gov.uk/museums
German Expressionist prints.
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
http://www.vam.ac.uk
Prints, posters, decorative arts.
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
http://www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk
British, European and Japanese plus wallpapers and textiles.
Europe
USA