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LADYBIRD IN FOCUS: MAKING AND CRAFT

February 27, 2018 - August 26, 2018
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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Do you enjoy making and crafting? Do you Knit, Sew or Upcycle regular household items into new things? Making and craft was a popular theme for Ladybird, appearing across multiple series and allowing the creation of a subsection of the Hobbies and Interests series entitled ‘How to make’. The crafts within these series focus primarily […]

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THE PIG PARK AND OTHER EXPERIMENTS

March 1, 2018 - June 3, 2018
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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A black and white image of a small, felt pig with a strip of fabric pluming from its mouth, resembling smoke. It is for a display about pigs.

What makes a good life...for a pig? Andrea Roe's recent artworks focus on pigs and their behaviour. They are the result of working at Scotland's Rural College, where she explored the nature of animal consciousness. In CARNEVALE: Objects Designed for Pigs, Andrea collaborated with artist Cath Keay to create play objects which might appeal to both humans […]

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10:00 am

BRITISH AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES: PAST, PRESENT & POST-BREXIT

April 14, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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British agricultural landscape

How can our much loved, multi-functional, protected and neglected agricultural landscapes - conflict ridden, economically challenging and bureaucraticised - be sustained for the future? FOLAR’s 2018 symposium focuses on British agricultural landscapes since 1945, and considers the post-Brexit future. A day of challenging talks with Q and A sessions from a stellar range of knowledgeable […]

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