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Colour Assemblages exhibition in Aldgate library

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Anna

It’s that time of year again when our Foundation students come and decorate the windows of our Aldgate Library lounge. Its a great space to display their work as the windows are so big and easily viewed from the outside … Continue reading →

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Photography exhibition in Aldgate Library

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Anna

Aldgate Library has been turned into a temporary exhibtion space for ‘Full Plié‘  the photography exhibition for Women’s History Month by our 2nd year BA Photography students. It is currently on in the Library Lounge and all around the Aldgate … Continue reading →

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Adore Dior

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Anna

With the record breaking Christian Dior exhibition currently wowing V & A visitors, (all sold out for its entire run!) we thought we would pay homage with a display of some of our Dior items in Aldgate Library, which has … Continue reading →

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Queer Publishing conference

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Anna

From Oscar Wilde to Star Trek, explore the world of queer publishing at this one day conference at Senate House Library  (University of London) on the 16th of March. This is part of their ‘Queer Between The Covers’ season with talks … Continue reading →

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Magic, Witchcraft and Folklore

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Anna

A slightly belated Halloween related post, but there are 2 exhibitions currently showing magic and witchcraft related objects, and we have searched our shelves for some of our spookier items for display… The British Library has ‘Harry Potter: A History … Continue reading →

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Cycle September

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Anna

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 →

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Money Money Money

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Anna

The new polymer £10 note featuring Jane Austen is to go into circulation on September the 14th, and the Bank of England Museum are commemorating the event with an exhibition exploring the literary connections of the bank. Aldgate library has … Continue reading →

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London History Day

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Anna

Historic England will be celebrating its first ever London History Day on the 31st of May – the date that Big Ben first began keeping time in 1859! There will be special displays and one off events for one day … Continue reading →

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Upholstery Display

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Anna

Short Courses at The Cass are sponsoring a panel discussion at the Geffrye Museum in Shoreditch,  exploring the issues around upholstery, sustainability and throwaway culture. Upholstery has a long history here at London Met, in its many guises over the … Continue reading →

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Paolozzi and Pop

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Anna

We are lucky enough to be based just around the corner from the fantastic Whitechapel Gallery, who are currently hosting a fabulous exhibition by Eduardo Paolozzi the ‘godfather of pop’. Earlier this year his famous mosaics at Tottenham Court Road … Continue reading →

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