{"id":14128,"date":"2025-01-23T10:06:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T10:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/connected\/?p=14128"},"modified":"2025-01-23T10:06:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T10:06:55","slug":"university-art-goes-global","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/connected\/2025\/01\/23\/university-art-goes-global\/","title":{"rendered":"University Art Goes Global"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Internationally important artworks in the University of Reading Art Collection have been made available globally online for the first time.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"BloombergWe\u2019re pleased to share with our global alumni community that a new digital guide<\/a> has been launched in collaboration with Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies.<\/p>\n

The University of Reading Art Collection contains approximately 1,500 artworks, including paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, and digital art, spanning from the 16th<\/sup> century to the present day. Much of the collection is on display around the University of Reading\u2019s Whiteknights, London Road, and Greenlands campuses.<\/p>\n

Dr Hannah Lyons, Curator of the University Art Collections, said: \u201cOur partnership with Bloomberg means everyone can access the University\u2019s art collection, whether on-site or from home.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThrough photos, audio, text, maps and videos, this free and accessible resource opens our art collection for the world to enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Kate Arnold-Foster, Director of the University Museum and Special Collections Services, said: \u201cIt is fantastic to be able to share our extensive art collection with people around the world, through this new digital guide.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe app will also improve the experience for people visiting our campuses, with an interactive map that allows for self-guided art tours of Whiteknights Campus. Visitors can walk around and listen to recordings from curators, past and present, sharing insights on the artworks in the collection.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s included?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"ABloomberg Connects makes it easy to access and engage with arts and culture from mobile devices when visiting in person, or anytime from anywhere. The app also uses Google Translate to make its content accessible in more than 30 languages.<\/p>\n

The digital guide includes key works of art from the collection by Peter Paul Rubens, Minnie Jane Hardman, Gwen John, Walter Sickert, Max Weber and Leon Kossoff.<\/p>\n

The University of Reading Art Collection guide on Bloomberg Connects features:<\/p>\n