BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:999@m25lib.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250226T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250226T130000 DTSTAMP:20250225T090843Z URL:https://www.m25lib.org.uk/events/visit-to-royal-holloway-tg2v/ SUMMARY:Visit to Royal Holloway [TG2v/Royal Holloway] DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nRegistration for this visit has now closed. Please c ontact cpd25@london.ac.uk with any queries.\n\nThe Emily Wilding Davison b uilding was opened in September 2017 and accommodates several services\, i ncluding the Library\, Archives\, Art Store\, and an Exhibitions Space. Th e Library space offers a variety of study seats\, with different zones for silent and collaborative work\, dedicated PGR space and a Study Terrace. The Archives and Special Collections at Royal Holloway contain some of the earliest records of Bedford and Royal Holloway Colleges from the 19th cen tury to the present day\, relating to the history of Higher Education for women\, personal papers of prominent individuals\, as well as collections relating to theatre history. There will be the opportunity to explore high lights from the Art and Archive Collections in our Archive Reading Room\, including insights from recent research projects that reveal more about th e history of Bedford College and the adventuring spirit of its founder and early female students. Visitors will also explore the Founders Reading Ro om\, which is part of the original library\, located within the Founders b uilding and available to students 24/7.  \n\nThe Exhibition Space at Roy al Holloway is a contemporary gallery space displaying art\, research and contemporary practice from within Royal Holloway and beyond. The Exhibitio n Space has hosted a variety of displays ranging from social history\, imm ersive digital installations and fine art exhibitions. \n\nVisitors will have the chance to explore the Picture Gallery collections. Our stunning G rade 1 listed Picture Gallery houses the Thomas Holloway collection of Vic torian paintings\, which includes world-class paintings\, sculptures\, pri nts\, drawings and watercolours including works by William Powell Frith\, John Everett Millais and Edward Burne-Jones.  \n\nA link to the location of the library building can be found here. If visitors arrive by train\, then it is a 25-minute walk to the campus\, or a 5-minute taxi journey. Th ere are also regular buses from Egham to Royal Holloway\, including a shut tle bus service from and to Egham Station. \n\n \;\n\nBookings for vi sits are open to members of the M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries only. \n\n \;\n\nRegistration for this visit has now closed. Please contact cpd25@london.ac.uk with any queries.\n\nIf subsequent to booking a place o n a cpd25 visit you find that you are unable to attend\, we ask that you let us know this as soon as possible.\n\nCancellations received less than three working days before the event will be charged a £15 cancellation fe e. In the event of a ‘no-show’ on the day\, £25 will be charged.\n\n& nbsp\;\n\nPlease note that advance booking is required. If you have not re ceived a booking confirmation email\, you won't be included on the registr ation list and may be turned away on the day. Please email cpd25@london.ac .uk if you are unsure if you have a confirmed booking. CATEGORIES:cpd25 Visits LOCATION:Emily Wilding Davison Building\, Royal Holloway\, University of Lo ndon\, Egham\, Surrey\, TW20 0EX \, United Kingdom GEO:51.42471;-0.566749 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Royal Holloway\, University of London\, Egham\, Surrey\, TW20 0EX \, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10 0;X-TITLE=Emily Wilding Davison Building:geo:51.42471,-0.566749 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR