Painting Pandoras: A Volunteer’s Reinterpretation
Abby McCormac, our Curatorial Volunteer, discusses her participation in the Youth Panel’s exhibition of Pandora Unboxed. John Dickson Batten’s painting, Pandora, portrays the first mortal woman of Greek mythology in […]
Art Curator’s Deep Dive: Pandora is out of her (storage) box!
Last week, the University Art Collection rehung Pandora, a large painting in tempera by John Dickson Batten. Presented to Reading’s University College (a precursor to the University of Reading) in […]
Glow Up! St Andrew’s Staircase Hall Redevelopment Project
Showcasing collections thanks to the DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvements Fund This March, the University of Reading’s Museums and Special Collections Service (UMASCS) team have unveiled a redeveloped display space […]
A Break from Tradition: Meet the Artists
Written by Curator of Art Collections, Dr Hannah Lyons, this blog introduces the key themes and artists included in this free exhibition, which highlights a selection of modern drawings from […]
Curating during Covid-19: A volunteer art student’s experience curating accessible art
Laura Rozamunda Allsopp-Huddle shares her experience volunteering with the University Art Collection during COVID-19. Earlier this year, from January to April, I worked for the University of Reading’s Art Collection […]
Going Global: A Student Exhibition
Our outgoing placement student, Laura May Bailey, describes her experience at the Art Collection, and curation of a new Ladybird Gallery exhibition. Somehow, I find myself in the eighth and […]
Introducing Rubens to Sickert: The Study of Drawing
Originally published by Reading Museum on 14 April 2021 The newest exhibition to arrive at Reading Museum, in partnership with the University of Reading Art Collections, is Rubens to Sickert: The Study […]
One Giant Leap: A Student Exhibition
Our outgoing placement student, Morgan Woodhouse, reveals what goes into creating a Ladybird Books exhibition Since the beginning of July, I have been working as a placement student in the […]