A COLLECTION of internationally-important artworks is set to be available online for the first time as part of a new digital guide.
The University of Reading has announced that it is launching the guide in collaboration with Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
It will bring key works from the university’s collection to a platform accessible in more than 30 languages.
The collection features around 1,500 works, including paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, and digital art, spanning from the 16th century to present day.
It features works by Peter Paul Rubens, Minnie Jane Hardman, Gwen John, Walter Sickert, Max Weber, and Leon Kossoff.
Much of the collection is on display around the University of Reading’s Whiteknights, London Road, and Greenlands campuses.
Key highlights of different collections, artists, and exhibitions, as well as the history of St Andrews Hall, as well as the Art on Campus map for Whitknights Campus.
The university is one of more than 450 global cultural institutions from 24 countries with digital guides on Bloomberg Connects.
The app is designed to make it easy to access and engage with arts and culture from mobile devices when visiting in person, or anytime from anywhere.
Kate Arnold-Forster, Director of the University Museum and Special Collections Services, said: “Our partnership with Bloomberg means everyone can access the University’s art collection, whether on-site or from home.
“Through photos, audio, text, maps and videos, this free and accessible resource opens our art collection for the world to enjoy.
“It is fantastic to be able to share our extensive art collection with people around the world, through this new digital guide.
“The 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.”
