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Cultural Collections

Welcome to Cultural Collections

Swansea University Libraries are proud to be home to our significant Cultural Collections, which include the Egypt Centre, the Richard Burton Archives, the South Wales Miners' Library and our History of Computing Collection.  In addition, Swansea University Staff are welcome to request for art from our collection to be changed or added to our displays around campus. 

Egypt Centre

A pair of hands holding an artifact above a display cabinet of items from the Egypt Collection.

Richard Burton Archives

Outside of Richard Burton Archives

South Wales Miners' Library

View of rows of wooden shelving filled with books, either side of a walkway looking towards the reception area in the South Wales Miners Library. There is a red banner from the collection above the reception desk.

Rare Books and Special Collections

A wooden shelf containing old, rare books.

History of Computing Collection

spine of rare book

Art Collection

A row of black frames on a white wall containing Black and white artwork from the South Wales Miners' Library Collection

Living Books Collection - Coming Soon

Book open in the middle with spine and pages showing. There are reading glasses on top of the book.