All Day
LADYBIRD IN FOCUS: MAKING AND CRAFT
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 […]
Find out more »THE PIG PARK AND OTHER EXPERIMENTS
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 […]
Find out more »A CELEBRATION OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS
The Children’s Book Award presented by the Federation of Children’s Book Groups is the only national award of its type voted for solely by children. Drawing on collections held by the Federation of Children’s Book Groups, the Children’s Collection held by University of Reading Special Collections Service and the Museum of English Rural Life, […]
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THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY FARMING: PROPOSALS
What would you put in a Museum of Contemporary Farming? At this event, we ask ‘What would you put in a Museum of Contemporary Farming?’ Invited guests will present ideas – however impossible, imaginary or boring – and it is up to you, the audience, to decide whether they should be included in the Museum. […]
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