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Bailliere, Tindall & Cox (publishers) – Collections – Special …

WEBBailliere, Tindall & Cox (publishers) Jean-Baptiste Bailliere (1795-1885) founded the medical and scientific publishing house of Bailliere in Paris in 1818. It thrived and …

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Visit us – Collections – Cole Museum

WEBWe are closed on weekends, Bank Holidays, and during University closures. We may be closed for teaching during term time, any changes to our regular opening hours will be …

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Art, Artists and Mental Health – Collections – Art Collections

WEBHere are some of my favourite artists: Sonia Boyce. Lubaina Himid. Kim Noble. Chris Ofili. Charlie and Eddie Proudfoot. The idea of art and artists being linked …

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Collections – Cole Museum

WEBThe Cole Museum of Zoology is owned and managed by the University of Reading. It was established by Professor Francis Cole in 1906 when the University was known as …

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Collections – Collections – Cole Museum

WEBFrancis Joseph Cole was appointed to ‘University College Reading’ in 1906 and was soon promoted to the position of Professor of Zoology. A passionate and creative collector of …

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Getting here – Collections – Cole Museum

WEBCar park address for sat navs: Car Park 1A Queen’s Drive Reading RG2 7BW. There are four accessible parking bays at the front of the museum building, in car park P12. Sat …

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Behind the Scenes of the Fluid Collection – Collections – …

WEBBy Claire Smith, Project Officer at the Cole Museum of Zoology As you may know, the Cole Museum of Zoology is closed at the moment, while we prepare to move …

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About us – Collections – Cole Museum

WEBAbout us. The Museum was established in the early 20th century by Francis J. Cole, Professor of Zoology from 1907 to 1939. The Cole Museum of Zoology contains some …

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Blog – Collections – Cole Museum

WEBAbout the collection. The Cole Museum of Zoology, Health and Life Sciences Building, University of Reading, Reading. RG6 6EX. [email protected]

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Case 1: Porifera & Radiata – Collections – Cole Museum

WEBCase 1: Porifera & Radiata. Sponges have existed on Earth for over 500 million years and are probably the sister group of all other animals. Porifera means “pore-bearer” and …

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Preserving a skeleton: Part 2 – Collections – Cole Museum

WEBPreserving a skeleton: Part 2. After the bones are clean, they are marked and labelled to avoid being misplaced or lost, especially smaller bones, when they’re not …

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The ‘New Women’: women writers of the 1890s – Collections – …

WEBSarah Grand (Frances Elizabeth Bellenden (Clarke) McFall) (1854-1943) was one of the most successful of the ‘New Women’ writers and left her husband in …

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Collections – Art Collections – Collections – Art Collections

WEBThe University of Reading’s Art Collection comprises around 1200 works of painting, drawing, sculpture and graphic art. The Collection also includes many pieces of national …

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Spencer, Bernard (writer) – Collections – Special Collections

WEBYou can find books about Spencer’s work and published editions of his work in the open access library: , edited by Peter Robinson (2011), 821.914-SPE. There are also several …

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Preserving a skeleton: Part 1 – Collections – Cole Museum

WEBFirstly, using the air blower, the top layer of dust was blown off. Next, a cotton tip was dipped in a 10% sodium bicarbonate solution to clean off the remaining …

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LGBT History Month: Lord Wolfenden, the man ahead of his time

WEBWritten by Adam Koszary, MERL Project Officer. February marks LGBT History Month, and to celebrate it we’re exploring the man who laid the ground for more …

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Gyles, Althea (writer) – Collections – Special Collections

WEBGyles, Althea (writer) Margaret Alethea Gyles (c. Jan 1867–23 Jan 1949), known as Althea Gyles, was an Irish writer, poet and artist, mostly known for her book cover designs, …

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Refreshments – Collections – Cole Museum

WEBHere you can buy hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, cakes and snacks…..and enjoy them in the seated area beneath our false killer whale skeleton! Please don’t bring any food or …

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How do you move a museum

WEBPlanning the move to the new Health and Life Science building started as early as 2015, with plans and ideas evolving as the building plans changed. The Cole …

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