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Library and Cultural Services
05 December 2023
ESCALA, the Essex Collection of Art from Latin America at the University of Essex, was founded by staff and students in 1993 and inaugurated in December of that year with an exhibition at the University Gallery, now Art Exchange, and this year we celebrate 30 years since that foundation.
Gisselle Giron, Dr Sarah Demelo
22 November 2023
Calling all University of Essex students! Looking to get your work published? Want to boost your writing or reviewing skills? Find out more in this blog post.
Kimia Aghasoleimani, Thomas O'Toole-Mills
26 October 2023
A visionary artist and poet, William Blake (1757-1827) created some of the most iconic images in British Art. This blog post discusses the recent exhibition in the Albert Sloman Library which focuses on the critical stance he took against the Age of the Enlightenment with its emphasis on science and reason.
Adhithi Ravikumar
11 October 2023
Read about our latest efforts in our ongoing project to decolonise the library.
26 September 2023
Tilly Hawkins curates 'Dispatches from the Culture War', examining the NVALA archive of Mary Whitehouse through a queer lens on the Floor 1 landing of the Albert Sloman Library.
Tilly Hawkins
20 June 2023
The idea for the show A University Art Collection in the Making emerged from Dr Sarah Demelo’s research on the founding of the University of Essex Art Collections.
24 February 2023
We welcome Jonathan White as he steps into the role of Director of Library and Cultural Services and University Librarian on 1 February.
01 February 2023