Hockey at Holloway

01 May 2024

Royal Holloway was one of the first colleges to establish a women’s hockey team, following the example set by Molesey Hockey Club, who had begun the first ever women’s hockey team in 1887.

Entangled Pasts 1768-now: Royal Holloway’s The Babylonian Marriage Market at the Royal Academy

08 Apr 2024

One of the most impactful, and challenging, works in Royal Holloway’s Picture Collection is featured a star loan in the Royal Academy’s current exhibition Entangled Pasts, 1768–now.

Through the Lens with Alex Istudor

04 Mar 2024

A Photographic Study of Life at Royal Holloway

A Tribute to Anna Swanwick (1813-1899)

07 Dec 2023

Writer, suffragist, abolitionist, and the first female ‘Visitor of the College’ at Bedford College for Women.

'The Suppliants' by Edwin Long returns to Royal Holloway

05 Oct 2023

From Marseilles to Egham, an exciting artwork returns to Royal Holloway’s Picture Gallery after starring in a ground-breaking exhibition.

Royal Holloway Archives and Special Collections Explodes the Archive with Pascal Theatre Company

15 Aug 2023

In 2024, we celebrate the 175th anniversary of the founding of Bedford College; the first incarnation of our present-day Royal Holloway, University of London!

Welcome to the Archives and Art Collections News & Views page

14 Aug 2023

Find out what has been happening behind the scenes in our archives and art collections in our new blog.