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We welcome visitors throughout the year to our Picture Gallery and Art Collections. Find out how you can visit us below.

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The Picture Gallery is currently closed to visitors until July graduation week.

The next available visit dates will be 15-19 July.

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We welcome groups on tours of our Picture Gallery. Whether you’re part of a special interest group or just looking for something different for your day out, group tours are a great way to explore our collections. Tours are subject to availability of the Gallery and the art collections team. 

Please note we require at least two week's notice to book group tours.

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Join us on a free 30-40 minute tour of the Picture Gallery, and hear about the history of the University and art collection. Minimum 10 guests.  Get in touch with our art collections team to find out more. 

Join us on a tour of the Founder's building, including the Chapel, Dining Room and Reading Room. Enjoy afternoon tea in the Picture Gallery, followed by a talk on our Victorian art collection. Minimum 25 guests.  Prices available on request from the Events team.

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Exhibitions are held in our Exhibitions Space in the Davison Building. Find out more about our upcoming exhibitions programme here . 

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We welcome researchers to the Picture Gallery and art collection outside our open days, subject to access. If you are an individual, a visiting scholar, or a small group, please contact the art collection team .

Please note we require at least two week's notice to book research visits.

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Individual appointments to visit our archives reading room can be booked on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am to 4pm. The room will be closed for a lunch break from 12.30 - 1.30pm.

Group visits are also available.

Appointments should be made one week in advance, and can be booked by emailing [email protected]  

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Please consult the College guide to Getting to Royal Holloway . 

If you are visiting by car, please contact the art collections team in advance of your visit to register your car and avoid a parking fine. Parking is available on campus.  

The Picture Gallery is located in the Founder's Building. The exhibition space is located in the Davison Building. Click here to see a map of campus.

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The Picture Gallery, exhibition space, archives and art store are all step free. We are wheelchair accessible. There are benches, chairs and stools available for use in each space. Please view the building's  AccessAble profile to learn more.

Information about our collections in the Picture Gallery is available on our app Smartify , which was created in consultation with with visually impaired and low vision users. We also have print guides with information about our collections. We have created an audio description tour of a selection of paintings in the Picture Gallery. This is part of an ongoing project to provide audio description of all works on display. 

There are accessible toilets and baby changing facilities close to the Picture Gallery, exhibition space and art store.

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Royal Holloway, University of London provides courses to over 9,800 students. Its innovative degrees, diverse student population and campus setting make it an attractive study destination to students from over 100 countries.

Most of our undergraduate degrees are three years long but we also offer four year degrees in certain subjects. Many students also choose to spend a year of their undergraduate degree outside the UK studying at one of Royal Holloway's partner universities.

Undergraduate students can choose to study one subject area in detail through a single honours degree, or to study two subject areas through a combined degree (both subject areas 50:50) or a major/minor degree. To find out more about the undergraduate courses offered at Royal Holloway, visit our course finder.

All undergraduate applications are made through the University and College Admissions Service (UCAS).  All the information you should require when making an undergraduate application to Royal Holloway is provided on the  Study here pages.

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To find out more about the postgraduate taught courses offered at Royal Holloway, visit our  course finder .  Information on Research degrees; how to find the right research degree course and how to apply can be found on our Research degree pages .

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The Department of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London, is launching two international musician residencies for students enrolled on our MMus Music programme in 2024-2025.

Postgraduate student performing on the zither during FUSE Showcase 2024

The scheme is intended for international students who play a world instrument or specialise in world music performance. Recent postgraduate students at Royal Holloway have included specialists in the sitar, guzheng and qin (zither), and pipa (lute). We also have a large collection of world instruments including a Javanese gamelan, Andean instruments and Korean drums.

Each residency lasts one term (autumn 2024 or spring 2025). During your residency, you will receive opportunities to share knowledge and collaborate with composition and/or performance students at Royal Holloway. You will also receive expert coaching from our staff . The work you co-create could be a site-specific performance or sound trail , responding to our beautiful woodland (host to rare bee orchids), the generous acoustics of our Victorian Picture Gallery , or any interesting feature of our unique campus environment . Your performance will be held in our lunchtime concert series, and broadcast on our website and social media . You will also have the opportunity to record it in our professional-level recording studios . We will refund your research expenses incurred in the residency up to a maximum of £100. On graduating from Royal Holloway, you will have your recorded performance to add to your portfolio of work, as well as your experience of being a resident international musician.

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To express an interest in the residency, please write to Dr Shzr Ee Tan ( [email protected] ) with the following information by 5.00pm on 14 June 2024 :

• a link to a short recording (10-12 minutes) of yourself in performance
• a personal statement of your artistic intent / ethos as a musician (500 words maximum)

Please note that this opportunity is open for students enrolled onto our MMus Music programme in 2024-2025.

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Prince William Says Kate Middleton Would Have ‘Loved’ to Join Him During Royal Outing

Prince William was thinking about Princess Kate Middleton during his latest outing.

The Prince of Wales, 41, who surprised students at St Michael’s Church of England High School on Thursday, April 25, shared that he was “sorry” his wife couldn’t be there.

“She would have loved to,” he noted, according to the Daily Mail . Kate, 42, is currently undergoing preventive chemotherapy after discovering cancer was present during abdominal surgery in January.

William was on hand to celebrate the work being done at St. Michael’s, where student-led initiatives have been instituted to support their mental health . The royal’s visit happened thanks to student Freddie Hadley, who sent the prince a personal letter inviting him to the school. In his note, Freddie explained that a group of boys aged 11-14 meet every week to develop ideas and projects that put a spotlight on male mental health.

Related: Explaining the New Titles William and Kate's Kids Get After He Becomes King

He invited the future king to St. Michael’s for the launch of a campaign last October, but the royal was unable to make it due to a prior engagement.

Upon arriving on Thursday, William told him: “Well done you, I’m here now. Your letter worked. I’m sorry I couldn’t come to you in October.”

The pair joined other children to record a segment for the school’s radio station and the prince was asked to share “dad jokes.” He told knock-knock jokes, which he said were Princess Charlotte’s favorite .

William returned to his royal duties last week after taking some time off following Kate’s cancer diagnosis. The family has been keeping a low profile since Kate revealed her medical issues, although she and William took the time to thank well-wishers in March.

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“The prince and princess are both enormously touched by the kind messages from people here in the U.K., across the Commonwealth and around the world in response to Her Royal Highness’ message,” Kensington Palace said in a statement . “They are extremely moved by the public’s warmth and support and are grateful for the understanding of their request for privacy at this time.”

For his first public-facing return, William visited the food distribution charity Surplus to Supper, which delivers, sorts and repackages unused food to community groups. He later stopped by a youth center that receives the surplus food and distributes it to people in need.

In a social media clip from the event, a volunteer gifted William get-well cards for Kate. “Oh, some cards, you’re very kind,” he replied. The Telegraph reported on Thursday that the woman told William to “look after” his wife, to which he responded, “I will.”

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King Charles to Return to Public Duties as Palace Shares Major Update on His Health amid Cancer Treatment

The King, 75, will visit a cancer treatment center with Queen Camilla as the palace says he is "greatly encouraged to be resuming some public-facing duties"

Stephanie Petit is a Royals Editor, Writer and Reporter at PEOPLE.

King Charles is gearing up for a return to public-facing royal duties after revealing his cancer diagnosis in February.

Buckingham Palace shared an encouraging update about the monarch's health on April 26, announcing that King Charles, 75, will visit a cancer treatment center to meet medical specialists and patients with Queen Camilla , 76, on April 30. It's understood that the center has not been directly involved with the King's medical care.

The palace added that the outing will be the first of several engagements planned for the King in the coming weeks, including hosting a state visit at Buckingham Palace for the Emperor and Empress of Japan in late June.

After beginning cancer treatment, King Charles postponed public duties but continued to work behind the scenes and undertake meetings including small audiences at Buckingham Palace . However, a royal source previously told PEOPLE that the monarch's desire to work was "wholly undiminished" with his nephew Peter Phillips revealing in an interview that his uncle was "frustrated" by his limitations .

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“He is always pushing, his staff and everybody and his doctors and nurses to be able to say, 'Actually, can I do this? Can I do that?' " Peter said. “So the overriding message would be that he's obviously very keen to get back to a form of normality. And he's probably frustrated that, recovery is taking a little longer than probably he would want it to."

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said that King Charles' cancer treatment will continue, but "doctors are sufficiently pleased with the progress made so far that The King is now able to resume a number of public-facing duties."

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The King will continue all official state business and select audiences in addition to adding public outings to his agenda, but he will not have a full summer schedule, according to the palace. His appearance at Trooping the Colour , the annual celebration and parade marking the British monarch's birthday in London, on June 15 is still unconfirmed, in addition to other highlights on the royal calendar such as Royal Ascot in June and palace garden parties in May.

"Any public-facing engagements will be announced nearer the time in the usual way and will remain subject to doctors’ advice," the palace spokesperson said.

"His Majesty is greatly encouraged to be resuming some public-facing duties and very grateful to his medical team for their continued care and expertise," the spokesperson added.

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The latest health announcement was accompanied by a new portrait of King Charles and Queen Camilla, taken to mark the first anniversary of the coronation approaching on May 6. The snap was taken in the gardens of Buckingham Palace on the morning of April 10, the day after the couple's 19th wedding anniversary , by portrait photographer Millie Pilkington.

Pilkington also got behind the camera last year to snap the official birthday pictures of Kate Middleton and Prince William 's three children, Prince George ,  Princess Charlotte  and  Prince Louis . She also snapped the image of the Prince of Wales surrounded by his sons and daughter that was released last year to celebrate Father's Day.

King Charles was most recently seen spending time with Queen Camilla in Scotland. On April 21, what would have been  Queen Elizabeth 's 98th birthday, the couple were photographed in a car after attending church at Crathie Kirk near Balmoral Castle, where the royal family traditionally gathers in the summer months.

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The sovereign  made his first major public appearance since his cancer revelation at Easter. After attending a church service at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle with Queen Camilla and other members of the royal family, he greeted well-wishers outside by shaking hands and wishing them a happy holiday.

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A royal source told PEOPLE last month that King Charles was " progressing well " in his cancer treatment and there is an "amplified confidence" amid the sophisticated treatment receiving.

"He is positive, the doctors are optimistic," the source said.

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