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Author Archives: Anna
Homemade banners book and online archives
A new book about banners celebrating women’s empowerment, made by artists has been published, and you can see some of the great artworks in this Guardian article, as well an online preview of the book here. Where else might you … Continue reading
Posted in Digital online archive, External archives and libraries, Library Collections, Uncategorized
Tagged "women artists", "Women's Library", banner
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Frida Kahlo museum virtual tour
Frida Kahlo’s House in Mexico City - now a museum, has a beautiful, walled garden and many paintings on display inside the building. Now you can take a virtual tour of the museum from your home. You can either click on … Continue reading
Free journal downloads
Although we have many journals available to download and read online through the library catalogue, some are still only available in print. Emigre Magazine (graphic design) is usually accessible in our Aldgate library as a print journal, however for the … Continue reading
Posted in Digital online archive, Journals
Tagged "graphic design", e-journals, journals
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Argos catalogue archive online
Last month Argos announced it would stop printing it’s seminal paper catalogue (apparently once found in three quarters of British homes, and only the Bible was found in more homes!), as online shopping increases. It was first printed 47 years … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, Digital online archive
Tagged "interior design", furniture design, tech, toys
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Judith Butler event
Judith Butler is one of those names we see constantly on books coming in and out of the library, her books cover topics relevant in so many subjects. So we were very excited to hear she would be presenting a … Continue reading
British Art podcasts
The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art have started a new series of podcasts ‘British Art Talks‘. Each episode features new research and aims to enhance and expand knowledge of British art and architecture, including such topics as: … Continue reading
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Archives for the future
We are currently living through a historic time. When we want to research historic moments we often go to archives and museums specialising in that area or subject. In the future it is likely the extraordinary time we are living … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, collecting, pandemic, signs
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Access London Met apps from your own computer
Connect to London Met work stations from home! Do you have your own device but have been unable to access software you can usually only access while in the university buildings/using university computers? Well now London Met’s Information Technology Services … Continue reading
London Met Arts Summer Shows Online!
This is the time of year we are normally preparing to see our art, architecture and design students work in the annual summer show, so in this most unusual of times how will the students show their work? The good … Continue reading
Podcasts and more
This might be a Visual Arts blog, but are you fed up with looking at computer screens for your art fix? Podcasts and other sounds are a great way of engaging with art and exhibitions at the moment as lockdown … Continue reading
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