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Time to vote!
With the election fast approaching, we have put up a display in Aldgate library tying in Art and Politics (a vast subject!). Did you know Parliament has its own art collection? It is jointly owned by the House of Commons … Continue reading
Posted in Archives, Digital online archive, event, External archives and libraries, Library books, Library Displays
Tagged "art history", "Art Library", art, books, CASS, events, political, The Cass
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It’s About Time!
It’s that time again! Time to put your clocks back this Sunday, and while you are pondering the concepts of time, why not check out our book display at Aldgate Library all about watches, clocks, and time itself. In perfect … Continue reading
Posted in Library books, Library Displays
Tagged "Art Library", books, CASS, exhibitions, jewellery
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Women of Colour Index (WOCI) Reading Group, Tate Britain
The Women of Colour Index (WOCI) Reading Group was set up in 2016 by artists Samia Malik, Michelle Williams Gamaker and Rehana Zaman, and meet on a monthly basis to discuss work within the Women of Colour Index . The Women … Continue reading
Posted in events, External archives and libraries, Library Collections
Tagged "art history", "Art Library", archives, CASS, events
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The Greatest Show on Earth!
2018 marks the 250th anniversary of the modern circus, and throughout most of April CircusFest is happening in London, which ‘…celebrates the future of circus: daring and diverse, punky and poetic’. The Round House is hosting most of the events, … Continue reading
Posted in art collections, Databases, event, events, Exhibitions, Library books, Library e-resources, Library news, Uncategorized
Tagged "art history", "Art Library", art, books, CASS, events, exhibitions
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Year of The Dog
February the 16th saw the new Chinese New Year begin, and 2018 is the year of the dog – a great excuse for a display about dogs in Aldgate Library! From paintings by George Stubbs to David Hockney, photography by … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, event, events, Journals, Library e-resources, Uncategorized
Tagged "Art Library", art, books, CASS, events, film, images, painting, photography
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Libraries Week
This week (9-14th October) is the first ever libraries week (Replacing National Libraries Day – obviously a day is just not enough to celebrate all the wonderful libraries out there!). Libraries up and down the country will be putting on … Continue reading
Posted in event, events, Library books, Library Collections
Tagged "Art Library", art, books, CASS, e-resources, journals
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Cycle September
Cycle September is here, and there’s only one thing for it – look at some books on bicycle design or consider how the bicycle can be a work of art. Marcel Duchamp managed famously with one of his first readymades … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, event, Exhibitions, Library books, Library Collections, Library e-resources, Uncategorized
Tagged "Art Library", art, books, CASS, e-resources, events, exhibition, fine art
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World Honey Bee Day
August the 19th is World Honey Bee Day, and London Metropolitan University will be celebrating on Friday 18th August with trips for staff and students to see our own honey bee hives on the top of the Rocket building at the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, event, Library books, Library news
Tagged art, Bees, book display, CASS, images
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London Festival of Architecture
London Festival of Architecture is on throughout June, with hundreds of events and exhibitions on throughout the city, under the theme of ‘memory’. The Cass will be involved with several events, including ‘Graffiti, Memory and the City’, a panel discussion … Continue reading
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Tagged "art history", architecture, Architecture Aldgate, CASS, events, exhibitions
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New E-Resource of plays available
London Met libraries has recently subscribed to a collection of ebooks called ‘Nick Hern Books’, which is one of the UK’s leading specialist performing arts publishers. The collection has approximately 400 plays that can be found on the library catalogue by … Continue reading
Posted in Library e-resources, Library news, Uncategorized
Tagged "Art Library", CASS, Drama, e-resources, library, plays, research
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