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 renowned artists like Peter Paul Rubens, Minnie Jane Hardman, Gwen […]
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 […]
My First Month: Collections, Colleagues … and Cake
Dr Hannah Lyons reflects on her first month as our new Curator of Art Collections. As with any new job, my first month as the Curator of Art Collections at […]
Kathleen Hale: Before the illustrations of Orlando
For her placement module, 3rd Year History Student, Holly Whapshott has been researching some of our most recent acquisitions by artist Kathleen Hale In March 2022, the University Art Collection bought […]
Top Five Fears: The Darker Side of the Collection
This blog is an adaptation of our Museum Studies placement student, Shona Amer’s recent Twitter thread, where she delved into the scarier parts of our collection for Halloween. Art is […]
Women by Women
For International Women’s Month, Georgie Hollands-Gray, a second year Museum Studies student on placement with the University Art Collection, highlights women artists and looks to promote their work “In actuality, […]
Portraiture and the Art Collection
Cerys Cartwright, a third-year art student on placement with the University Art Collection explores portraiture in the University Art Collection I have been fortunate enough to spend several weeks working […]
Show Your Stripes: the Artwork that made Climate Change data go viral
Written by Naomi Lebens, Art Historian and Curator at the University of Reading Art Collection. This blog was originally published by ArtUK on 19 October 2021. Data helps us understand […]