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Tag: University of Reading

Posted on August 16, 2025August 16, 2025

Region 6 War Room, Reading University, Reading

When I was on the university campus the other day, visiting the new World Reimagined globes that had been installed, I made a slight detour to visit one of the ugliest buildings around— the Region 6 War Room. I didn’t know that this even existed until I stumbled across this video which highlighted it and …

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Posted on August 14, 2025August 13, 2025

The World Reimagined Global Trail, Reading University (Updated)

On New Year’s Day this year, we went over to the university to check out the globes that had been installed to create an art trail on the campus. This was part of a wider national campaign called The World Reimagined which had globes all over the country. You can read about this initial visit …

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Posted on January 2, 2025January 2, 2025

The World Reimagined Global Trail, Reading University

On a blustery but mild New Year’s Day we set off to Reading University to do a short art trail based around four globes from The World Reimagined initiative. This was a national art education project to explore the “Transatlantic Slave Trade and its impact on all of us.” 103 globes were created, and seven …

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