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Egham, Surrey
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We are delighted to announce the opening of 'Ivan Kyncl: In The Minute' in the Exhibition Space, Davison Building!
Open 10am-6pm, every day.
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Join us for the Journal of Victorian Culture Prize Essay Talk
The Afterlife of a Stuart Princess in Victorian Culture
Sarah Betts
Thursday 27th March, 6pm, Royal Holloway Picture Gallery
@RHULHistory @JofVictCulture
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🚨 Job alert! We are looking for a passionate heritage professional to join our Cultural Services team as Art Collections Officer.
Find out more and apply here: buff.ly/3VsovbS
14 November to 20 December is Disability History Month, a time to talk and learn about disability history and the importance of equality and inclusion.
We are highlighting our audio description tour of the Picture Gallery which can be found on our partner app Smartify.
ALT Image of a cross section of the Picture Gallery at Royal Holloway. Large paintings with gold frames line the Gallery wall, leading to the bust of Jane Holloway in the distance.
This tour was created with Professor Hannah Thompson, an expert in audio description, allowing visitors to explore some of our paintings through audio descriptions provided by people from across the University.
Find the tour here: buff.ly/4injk6Q
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👑 A new clue about the 15th century Princes in the Tower has been found in our collection…
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ALT Painting of Two fearful looking young boys with long blonde hair, one wearing a chain and the other a locket. This is a detail of work by artist Sir John Everett Millais
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A bitesize lesson in history of art, unpacking the meaning behind one of our iconic Picture Gallery paintings.
We're exceptionally fortunate to exhibit both the old and the new here on our Egham campus.
More on the @RHUL_Gallery: ow.ly/5IV350UgEVs
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More learnings from our Picture Gallery 🎨
This time, it's a 40-second introduction to a Victorian crowd-pleaser.
Another incredible piece of art history we'd love to show you next time you visit! @RHUL_Gallery
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One of the most popular paintings in Victorian England is found on campus.
Enjoy a bitesize lesson in art history from our @RHUL_Gallery.
Well worth a visit: ow.ly/pnVB50U4Uwe
Placement opportunity - join our team as an Audio Description Intern!
We are looking for a student to help continue the THE Award nominated project to add an audio description to every painting in the Thomas Holloway collection.
Find out more: buff.ly/3UO5tw5
Come and see us at the @rhvolunteering fair today in Founder's Square! 11am-3pm.
We will be there to talk about our archives @rhul_library and Picture Gallery volunteering opportunities, and to answer any questions about our collections.
We would like to welcome our new and returning students to this academic year! We are the cultural services team and look after the art collections, archives and exhibitions at Royal Holloway. We've got lots of exciting things to share in term 1...
We had a wonderful time welcoming visitors last Sunday for Heritage Open Day!
If you missed out on visiting you are in luck - the Picture Gallery opens again next week for our Wednesday open days! Visit us on Wednesdays in terms 1 and 2 from 10am-3pm.
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ALT Naomi is pictured giving a talk to the right of 'Applicants for Admission to a Casual Ward' by Luke Fildes. A group of visitors is sitting and standing listening to the talk.
One of @RHUL_Library archives rare books features in this exciting new exhibition at Chawton House!
Read more about Mary Robinson's 'Letter to the Women of England' in our latest blog post: royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us…
Art Fund have listed us as their second-best exhibition to see this month!
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With an illustrious history, we have fascinating stories to tell.
Join us this weekend at our Heritage Open Day and learn about our earliest students, our archives, and the social purpose in our DNA.
📅 Sun 15 Sept
🕰️ 9:30am-4:30pm
📍 Egham Campus
More: ow.ly/b1z450Tevmz
ALT RHC PH.206.1 Student group summer 1890, a sepia photo of students posing outside of the building
ALT Sign outside campus 'University of London, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College'
ALT Plaque on frame 'Thomas Holloway Founder of the Royal Holloway College, Born 1800 Died 1883, By W.Scott.Sent.1845' Picture by Luke Davis
The portrait of Dame Emily Penrose by Philip de Laszlo has gone on display in the executive corridor as part of our Bedford175 celebrations.
Find out more in our latest blog post by Curatorial Assistant, Gareth: buff.ly/4d6Zjy0
Over the summer break we have been taking the opportunity to revisit the hang in the Picture Gallery! You may notice on your next visit that some of the works have changed position in the Gallery, and we’ve swapped a few works out. Here are some images of our work this week:
Adding to our collection of paintings depicting cows, we welcomed ‘A Highland Croft’ by Peter Graham back to the Gallery.
