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Reclining female nude with back to the viewer on a 'metal' bed stead. A second nude figure, visible from bust to hips, is in the background News and Views

Art Collection Deep Dive: Walter Sickert’s The Little Bed 

This month, our summer placement student, Caitlin Johnson (BA Museum Studies and Archaeology, 2021-2025), takes a closer look at Walter…

Drawing of a figure from behind. The figure is wearing a smock and holding paint brushes and supplies. News and Views

Seeking an Artist in Residence

The University Art Collection is seeking an Artist in Residence to respond to drawings in the Collection and run workshops…

Standing figure, wearing a long-sleeved dress with raised left hand News and Views

Work Experience Diaries: Part 3

My Art Collections Work Experience Diary, July 2025  Written by Erin Ruiz I have been fortunate to be able to…

Four nude figures beside a stream. One sitting on the left bank with his knees pulled up, another to his right ascending the bank, a third in the distance on the right, supporting himself on the bank, a fourth standing in the shrubbery in the distance. Letters are lightly scratched in the river and bank. News and Views

Work Experience Diaries: Part 2

My Art Collections Work Experience Diary, July 2025  Written by Winki Wang, Year 10 at The Holt School  I recently…

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Work Experience Diaries: Part 1

My Art Collections Work Experience Diary, July 2025  Written by Xionne Cooper, Year 10 at The Holt School  My name…

Drawing of building with beams that extend out of the front on the left and building parts in a pile within a hole on the right. There are three beams at the bottom centre which appear to be a bridge. News and Views

Acquiring Art: Our Latest Donations

We are delighted to add 10 artworks by the South African and British artist and writer, Deanna Petherbridge, CBE (1939…

Painting of a woman standing in a brown box. She is surrounded by painted flames in blue, red, orange and green. The background is pale blue and green. News and Views

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,…

A head and shoulders study of an elderly man with curly hair, full beard and a moustache, wearing a dark garment. News and Views

Learning to Draw

Minnie Jane Hardman’s lessons and limitations at the Royal Academy Schools Written by Hannah Lyons, Curator of the University of…

Sheet of Studies with Seated Male Nude and Two Arms News and Views

New Series of Online Talks

Hosted on the first Thursday of the month, we have been delighted to see everyone’s reaction to the first two…

Hand holding a mobile phone open to a digital guide. The page open is for Pandora by John Dickson Batten, which is the artwork in the back of the image News and Views

Our Art Collection Has Gone International

The University Art Collection contains over 1,500 artworks produced from the 16th century to the present day. It includes internationally…

Closeup of Athena, in a blue dress with armoured top, holding a orange cloth. There are several female figures to the right. News and Views

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…

Photograph looking down at people in the staircase hall News and Views

Glow Up! St Andrew’s Staircase Hall Redevelopment Project

This March, the University of Reading’s Museums and Special Collections Service (UMASCS) team have unveiled a redeveloped display space in…