Reading Room Resource

 

The Reading Room has really taken off in the last few weeks. Laura (Gallery Intern) has been working hard to ensure the shelves are kept well stocked and there is an ever changing display of titles. Bookings can be made and the Reading Room is used as a resource by students, artists and workshop participants. All titles can be accessed online and, as there continues to be a curated selection of images running alongside the main exhibition, the Reading Room is constantly updated. It is really great to be able to make this pre-existing collection of often limited edition and rare photography titles available to others.

Below is a shot taken in the gallery of the selection of books running alongside ou current exhibition A Natural Order, by Lucas Foglia. Once the exhibition ends these titles will added to a dedicated shelf in the Reading Room.

Book-related events at BX

At BX we have had a lot of book-related activity in the last couple of months, with the further development of the Belfast Exposed Bookshop and more recently with the opening of the Reading Room.

The Reading Room is a dedicated shared space for research and reflection. Located on the first floor, it holds a wide range of books that trace the history of Belfast Exposed. It contains books that have informed BX’s research and projects, self-published titles, exhibition catalogues, and an extensive collection of photography journals. It also features a collection of special interest books relating to previous exhibitions as recommended by the artist and curator. All titles have been catalogued digitally, and can be searched by title, keyword or author.

The Reading Room provides a quiet and comfortable environment to browse the collection. It is designed as a shared resource open to everyone working with us, from artists and community photographers to volunteers, workshop participants, researchers and academics.

On Thursday 06 December the Reading Room opened its doors to the public for the first time for a tour of the space in progress where we welcomed feedback, comments and recommendations from visitors for this new resource.

You can browse the collection of books online here

Below are some images: