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Closeup of room location board from Valpy Street.

Collection Highlights

These pages have been designed to highlight selected areas within approximately 1,500 works of painting, sculpture and graphic art that make up the University of Reading Art Collection.

Please note that these pages are only intended as starting points and are not comprehensive. If you cannot find information on your area of interest, please contact us.

You can search the collection in more detail on our Databases.

Closeup of Woman Lying on a Couch (Study for Ennui) by Walter Sickert

The Betts Collection

Learn more about our collection of master drawings

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Closeup of Allen W. Seaby and a student in the London Road Studios, 1905

Reading School of Art

Learn about the earliest days of art at the University

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Several artworks on the art roller racking. The closest is 'Castle' by Percy Watts

Historic Picture Loan Scheme

Discover the Historic Picture Loan Scheme

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External shot of the Library building in the evening, 2011.

Library

Explore the artworks on display in the University Library

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