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Discover our Art Collections and Picture Gallery

Welcome to Art Collections and the Picture Gallery

The University art collections are cared for by our Culture Team, who also manage the archives and the exhibitions programme.

Our stunning Grade 1 listed Picture Gallery houses the Thomas Holloway collection of Victorian paintings, and we hold temporary exhibitions in a dedicated space in the Davison Building. The University's art collection includes world-class paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings and watercolours including works by William Powell Frith, John Everett Millais and Edward Burne-Jones. Recent additions to the collection include works by Augustus John and Graham Sutherland.

Visit us in person or at our Digital Museum to discover our unique collections.

 

Volunteering

Find out how to volunteer with the art collections and archives.

Digital Museum

Discover our Art Collections and Exhibitions online

Events

Find out what events are on involving our art collection

Exhibitions

The Exhibition Space at Royal Holloway

Visit us

All the information you'll need to plan a visit to the collection.

Accessibility

Information about our collections in the Picture Gallery is available on our app Smartify, which was created in consultation with with visually impaired and low vision users.

Learning

Some more information on the educational aspects of the Art Collections

History of the collections

Find out more about the history of our art collections

Caring for the collections

A look at how we look after and sustain the collections.

News & Views

Discover the latest news and views from our archives and art collections.

Search the archives

See the learning resources available to you

Discover our library

Our extensive library stocks more than 600,000 volumes and subscribes to over 17,000 print and online journals.

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Our history

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Our alumni

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Governance

Find about our decision-making processes and the people who lead and manage Royal Holloway today.