Forty Farms – Behind the Scenes
A summer social in The MERL garden with award-winning photographer Amy Bateman
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Join award-winning photographer Amy Bateman, creator of Forty Farms, for an evening of relaxed conversation and drinks in the museum garden. Hear about Amy’s work as a farmer and a photographer, and delve into the stories of Cumbrian farming lives that inspired the exhibition.
£15 per person. Ticket price includes one alcoholic drink or soft drink from The MERL café.
About Forty Farms
In March 2020, British Life Photographer of the Year Amy Bateman embarked on a journey to photograph farms across the Lake District. Amy’s journey led her from Herdwick-grazed commons to big-sky Solway marshes, from isolated farmsteads to businesses at the cutting-edge of agricultural innovation.
Our Forty Farms exhibition brings captivating photographs of 20 of the farms that Amy visited to the museum garden. The exhibition presents a visual record of contemporary English farming at a period of profound change.
