From current students having a wander around campus, to a local walking group stopping for a chat, it's always good to meet new faces. Current students can tell us about the student experience today, and in every group of women there is the chance that one of them trained here in the past. Such was the case recently, and those women were interested to see the new student accommodation, the 'Gardens', nearing completion. Its fascinating to hear the ways in which the student experience has stayed the same in some ways, yet changed out of all recognition in others. They may have different work patterns, expectations and burdens, yet they still report being awed by the landscape, woken by the cows and finding lifelong friends here.
Last week, we welcomed a large group of visitors into the office. The Holburne Museum Trustees had enjoyed a tree walk around the lake before dropping in to see the exhibition we're currently preparing, and having a strong interest in history, were most interested in finding out more about our beautiful setting and the university's history.
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| The Holburne Museum Trustees during their recent Archive visit. |
The Holburne is Bath Spa University's partner museum in Bath, and many of our students - from a wide range of courses - volunteer, work and carry out projects there. The university also hold our 'Centre for History & Culture' monthly lecture series there, in which notable historians and speakers deliver their recent research.
The Archive exhibition itself, now ready, will be open during the first week of November, from 10am until 3pm, Monday to Friday. Those already on campus can pop in any time, and visitors can come along to the office, on the ground floor of the Castle. You'll need to pick up a visitors parking permit at the Security Lodge on your way in, or better still, take any of the frequent buses from the centre of Bath. We're a short stroll up from the library bus stop.
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| BSU Archive exhibition - almost ready to open! |
We hope to welcome you soon.
Kate
So nice to see the Holburne Trustees. They have joined a long list of visitors including alumni groups and some of our American partners. We now have a visitors book to keep track of it all.
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