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Hermann Gross: a protean German Expressionist artist who chose to live and work in the north of Scotland

Robin Jackson explores the life and extraordinary range of work of 20th century German artist Hermann Gross

November 11, 2024
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The facade of the National Library of Scotland.

A Nation Built on Books: The Role of Libraries in Modern Scotland

Scotland's National Librarian discusses the place of libraries in our cultural landscape.

Edinburgh University Press
June 18, 2024

Cultural Cooperation and Intellectual Freedom in “These Anxious and Baffling Times”

By Marek Sroka Seventy-five years ago, Winston Churchill, in what was to become one of the most famous orations of the Cold War, declared that “from Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has…

Teri Williams
April 8, 2021

A Brief Discussion of University Art, Design and Media Archives as Catalysts for Creativity and Research

By Louise Chapman In 2012, I uncovered an array of boxes containing 177 items of dress in the School of Fashion and Textiles archives at Birmingham City University (BCU). Found in a store cupboard the assemblage included a large selection…

Teri Williams
November 12, 2020

Hermann Gross: a protean German Expressionist artist who chose to live and work in the north of Scotland

A Nation Built on Books: The Role of Libraries in Modern Scotland

A Brief Discussion of University Art, Design and Media Archives as Catalysts for Creativity and Research

Hermann Gross: a protean German Expressionist artist who chose to live and work in the north of Scotland

‘Beware of the ninnies!’ – Thoughts on ballet history

5 things you might not expect of Christian-Muslim relations in the Middle East

An Interview with David Rando, author of On Fiction and Being a Good Animal

Chrystal Macmillan: champion for women’s equality, peace and justice