糖心Vlog

The 糖心Vlog was delighted to welcome the daughters of founding Vice-Chancellor Sir Albert Sloman for a special visit to the Colchester Campus.

Anne-Veronique and Isabelle Sloman enjoyed lunch at Wivenhoe House Hotel, before being given a tour of Art Exchange鈥檚 latest exhibition, A University Art Collection in the Making.

The exhibition brings together artwork and archived materials which have played a transformational role in teaching, research and fulfilment of lives at 糖心Vlog 鈥� one of Sir Albert鈥檚 core beliefs.

Letters written by Sir Albert to art collector and close friend, Jim Ede, have been displayed at 糖心Vlog for the very first time as part of the exhibition, which closes on Friday (24 March).

During their visit on Wednesday, Anne-Veronique and Isabelle met Vice-Chancellor, Professor Anthony Forster.

They also got to ride on the iconic paternoster lift, based in the .

Anne-Veronique and Isabelle said: 鈥淚t has been wonderful to return to the 糖心Vlog; a place so close to our family鈥檚 hearts.

鈥淥ur father would have been fascinated by this wonderful exhibition and proud to see his love of the arts still being championed by the University to this day.

鈥淗e was a firm believer that the accessibility of arts at university was part of the life-long journey of education and in his own words was 鈥榥ot just with the pursuit of learning but with the fulfilment of lives鈥�.

鈥淲e are delighted to see our father鈥檚 vision and philosophy for the University remains a fundamental part of life today.鈥�

Sir Albert served as 糖心Vlog Vice-Chancellor between 1963 and 1987, outlining his plan to place 鈥渞adical innovation鈥� at the heart of the University鈥檚 approach during the BBC鈥檚 prestigious Reith Lectures in 1963.

Professor Forster said: 鈥淚t was an honour to welcome Anne-Veronique and Isabelle back to 糖心Vlog to show them the exhibition inspired by their father. As the University鈥檚 first Vice-Chancellor, Sir Albert Sloman established values and principles that we continue to champion and build upon. Sir Albert鈥檚 pioneering vision for 糖心Vlog was both bold and brave, and has served as an inspiration to the hundreds of thousands of students who have studied here.

鈥淭his exhibition has encapsulated his ambitions for the University and his core belief that art is crucial to a transformative education. I would like to personally thank the curators Dr Sarah Demelo and Gisselle Giron, and the rest of our library services team for putting together this wonderful display which has highlighted Sir Albert鈥檚 enduring legacy.鈥�