Spring is here!

20th March 2023.Reading time 10 minutes.

This year the Spring Equinox for the northern hemisphere falls on the 20th March. The equinox is when day and night are the same lengths. The word equinox meaning ‘equal night’‚ in Latin. To many cultures, Spring equinox is traditionally celebrated as a time of rebirth with spring holidays and festivals. As we emerge from […]

Image Quest

11th July 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

Thanks to our focus on educational subjects, UIG has enjoyed a long and successful partnership with Encyclopaedia Britannica, helping them curate and manage the Image Quest online educational image database, a global product that is offered to individual schools, educational authorities, and ministries. The product is licensed under a subscription model and students and teachers access […]

InvisiBLUE: From the Invisible Color to the Most Precious Color in Art. By Francesca Lungarotti

4th July 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.

One of the colors most present in Nature is Blue – just think of the sky, the sea, the ice! Blue is all around us in its many shades but yet it is strange to think that In nature, blue pigment is difficult to find! In the early days of art and painting there were […]

New Collection Spotlight: Pictures from History

17th January 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

UIG are delighted to announce we are now distributing the Pictures from History collection. This specialist historical library features a comprehensive archive of Asian history, art, and culture. The collection has grown since its beginnings to include contemporary images of Asia as well as history and cultural heritage content from the Middle East and Africa. The Pictures […]

Harvest Time for Grapes

13th September 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

From August through November across the Northern Hemisphere, vineyard workers are busy with their annual grape harvests. The “grape crush” begins as grapes start to change color, from their bright green hues to greenish yellow for some white varieties or to red, purple or almost black for red varieties. Winemakers check their grapes frequently during the […]

Time to Travel: Venice

26th July 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Ready to travel again? Come with us to Venice, the capital city of Northern Italy’s Veneto region. Once medieval Europe’s most important port and cultural center, Venice features architectural wonders and marble palaces built on a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. The city, comprised of more than 100 small islands, features no roads, only canals and pedestrian-only paved […]

Kaleidoscope

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