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Heritage Open Days 2023

On 10 September 2023 we welcome you back in person to explore our spectacular Grade I listed Founder's Building, Picture Gallery, Chapel, archives, and extensive grounds. Meanwhile, why not explore some of the films made for our online Heritage Open Days in 2020 and 2021. Click here for a link to more information

Art conservation at work (7 minutes)

In 2020/21 our Picture Gallery served as surely one of the UK's grandest COVID-19 testing sites! With the paintings removed for safe-keeping, we had the opportunity to undertake an innovative method of conservation. Find out more from former Curator, Dr Laura MacCulloch.

Edwardian Edible England I - Kitchen tour (25 minutes)

Laura is joined by Head Chef, Gary Smith, as she goes behind the scenes of a modern university kitchen in a historic Grade 1 Listed building. She discovers the 'hidden' under kitchens and finds out what has changed over 100 years after the College opened to its first students, while Gary gives her a cookery masterclass from a suffrage cookbook!

Edwardian Edible England II - A Suffrage Luncheon (11 minutes)

Laura is joined by Gary for a delectable luncheon in the grand surroundings of the Founder's Dining Hall. Poultry Casserole followed by Apple Beggarman. Delicious!

Edwardian Edible England III - The Dining Hall (12 minutes)

Laura explores the Founder's Dining Hall, using one of the earliest photographs of the room as her guide. See some of the artefacts featured in the photograph that still form part of the university's collection today.

Thomas Holloway and his College (27 minutes)

Join Richard Williams, Royal Holloway Honorary Fellow, on a historical tour of the Founder's Building, delving into the story of Thomas Holloway and Royal Holloway College. Highlights of the tour include the spectacular Chapel, Founder's Dining Hall and two quadrangles

"Hidden Treasures" (20 minutes)

Our former Curator, Dr Laura MacCulloch, takes you on a tour behind the scenes to discover some of the spaces, secrets and treasures usually hidden from public view. Join Laura as she climbs up the inside of the North clock tower for the first time and takes you down into the Art Store to reveal some amazing pieces.

W H Crossland: An Architectural Biography (11 minutes)

The architect of the Founder's Building, William Henry Crossland, is little known despite a substantial catalogue of buildings, most of which remain standing today. Bringing Crossland out of the shadows, Sheila Binns, Royal Holloway alumna and biographer, explores this elusive figure on a tour of the Founder's Building

The Thomas Holloway Art Collection (15 minutes)

The Thomas Holloway Collection is one of the finest collections of Victorian art in the world, illustrating the tastes of the era, from the romantic to the gothic. Royal Holloway's former Curator, Dr Laura MacCulloch tells the story of how the collection came to be and chooses four pieces which merit a closer look.

"Hidden Nature" (9 minutes)

As well as the Grade 1 listed Founder's Building, Royal Holloway is also fortunate to have over 100 acres of green campus. Jonathan Howe, Head of External Spaces, takes you on a tour highlighting notable trees, plants, ponds, watercourses, falcons, bees, bears and the historic arboretum.

Heritage Open Days 2023

Art conservation at work (7 minutes)

Edwardian Edible England I - Kitchen tour (25 minutes)

Edwardian Edible England II - A Suffrage Luncheon (11 minutes)

Laura is joined by Gary for a delectable luncheon in the grand surroundings of the Founder's Dining Hall. Poultry Casserole followed by Apple Beggarman. Delicious!

Edwardian Edible England III - The Dining Hall (12 minutes)

Thomas Holloway and his College (27 minutes)

"Hidden Treasures" (20 minutes)

W H Crossland: An Architectural Biography (11 minutes)

The Thomas Holloway Art Collection (15 minutes)

"Hidden Nature" (9 minutes)

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