{"id":209,"date":"2015-12-16T09:41:45","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T09:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lolthemes.com\/demo\/wpm\/museum\/?page_id=209"},"modified":"2025-11-20T12:11:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T12:11:47","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/collections.reading.ac.uk\/ure-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mc-site-introduction mx-break-out bg-black-hover text-white dark\"><div class=\"mx-auto max-w-7xl px-4 py-10 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 lg:py-16\"><div class=\"grid gap-6 lg:grid-cols-12\"><div class=\"not-prose flex flex-col gap-y-6 lg:col-span-7\"><h2 class=\"font-display text-2xl font-bold leading-[1.2] lg:text-[32px]\">The Ure Museum showcases a rich collection of Greek and Egyptian artefacts that bring the ancient world to life \u2013 from pottery and sculpture to objects used in daily life.<\/h2><div class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-x-2 truncate\"><span class=\"h-[2.4px] w-7 bg-primary\"><\/span><span class=\"font-display text-base font-bold lg:text-lg\">About the Museum<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"prose dark:prose-invert lg:col-span-3 lg:col-start-9\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"ticket\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-ticket text-primary h-5 w-5\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M64 64C28.7 64 0 92.7 0 128l0 60.1c0 10.2 6.4 19.2 16 22.6c18.7 6.6 32 24.4 32 45.3s-13.3 38.7-32 45.3c-9.6 3.4-16 12.5-16 22.6L0 384c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l448 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-60.1c0-10.2-6.4-19.2-16-22.6c-18.7-6.6-32-24.4-32-45.3s13.3-38.7 32-45.3c9.6-3.4 16-12.5 16-22.6l0-60.1c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64L64 64zM48 128c0-8.8 7.2-16 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