Content tagged to: Research

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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…

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…

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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…

Closeup of dancers in 'Ballet at the Alhambra' by Spencer Gore News and Views

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…

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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…

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Researching from Home

Following the latest Government restrictions, we have been thinking about how we can be as useful as we can to…