The Collection blog
Karla Black: Necessity
The artworks of Turner Prize nominee Karla Black are difficult to pin down. Although usually made from traditional art-making materials such as paint, chalk and paper, their elusive titles and […]
Show you love us on International Book Giving Day!
On Friday 14th February 2014, it’s International Book Giving Day. This day encourages you to simply make the world a better place by donating a book! We’re working hard (with […]
Guerrilla Girls: The Battle for Equality in Art
Last week, the Glasgow Women’s Library received an interesting new addition to its collection of resources on women’s art. The arrival of self-authored Bitches, Bimbos and Ballbreakers: The Guerrilla Girls’ Illustrated Guide to […]
New friends and old faces
GWL had an exciting visit from two sister Archivists this week! Antoinette Seymour, who had a cataloguing placement at GWL back in 2009, who is the Archivist of the College […]
Zine Collection
For the last couple of weeks I have been researching the Zines in the archive section. A Zine is a small book that usually comes in a format similar to […]
New Accessions August 2013 update
Once again, it has been a busy couple of months since our last update. There have been many wonderful donations to the Collection, including lots of badges for our Badges […]
Update on the Lending Collection
Our Lending Library catalogue is now back up and running after last week’s technical problems. However, we will be starting to pack up the lending collection in preparation for our imminent move, and access will be limited after next week.
From the Archives: Remembering Emily Wilding Davison
Sammy DiFolco examines the life of Emily Wilding Davison through The Suffragette newspaper, which is part of GWL’s Women’s Suffrage Collection. The eighth of June marked a century since the […]
Happy International Zine Month!
July in International Zine Month and the 21st July is International Zine Day, providing me with the perfect excuse to tell you about my favourite zine, Unskinny.
Badges of Honour at Glasgow Museums Resource Centre
The third Badges of Honour visit took place on Wednesday 19th June. This was an rare chance to visit the Glasgow Museum Resources Centre (GMRC), based out at Nitshill. GMRC […]