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 talks in our brand new series ‘Closer Look: Conversations with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Researching from Home
Following the latest Government restrictions, we have been thinking about how we can be as useful as we can to our researchers. While we will be continuing to provide access […]