On this 900th anniversary of the founding of Reading Abbey, UoR Classics takes the opportunity to highlight one of many connections between Classics and medieval Britain, with this guest blog…Read More >
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For Kids! Colouring and Quiz
Our volunteer Matthew has been working away, coming up with some fabulous colouring-in activities based on items in the Ure Museum’s collection! Download them as pdfs by clicking the Download…Read More >
Miss Ashford’s Painting
By Amara Thornton (Research Officer, Ure Museum) Last week, University of Reading Art Collections tweeted a picture of a painting called “Roman Wall from Sewingshields Crags”. This painting now hangs…Read More >
Miss Lawes’ Library
By Amara Thornton (Research Officer, Ure Museum) In 1947 the Museum of Greek Archaeology at the University of Reading received a bequest. A small number of Egyptian antiquities came into…Read More >
Allen Seaby and Archaeology
By Amara Thornton (Research Officer, Ure Museum) The Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology has just installed a new exhibition. The subject? Archaeology books for children. Specifically three books published by…Read More >
