Representation: Disability and Art

Throughout history, artists have always sought to reflect the world around them. New styles, mediums and art movements have evolved assisting the process. Innovations, including paint tubes, allowed artists to […]
Old Masters of the Future

These are the “old masters of the future” – pictures of drawings made by you in connection to our exhibition at Reading Museum and online, Rubens to Sickert: The Study of Drawing. […]
Virtual Walks

During the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown we shared images from our collection on Twitter. For all those people who couldn’t leave the house or had no access to green spaces, we wanted […]
Wonderful World of Women

Throughout history female artists typically have been overshadowed by their male counterparts. While fighting to overcome limited access to formal art training and exclusion from male life drawing classes, women […]
“Among the Most Promising…”

Minnie Jane Hardman and the Late Victorian Royal Academy Schools Minnie Jane Hardman (nĂ©e Shubrook) (1862-1952) was a student at the Royal Academy Schools in 1883-1889. One of approximately twelve […]