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LADYBIRD IN FOCUS: WOMEN

August 29, 2018 - February 17, 2019
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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Women - ladybird in focus exhibition. Image shows woman on left speaking to a man on the right.

Who is your favourite female character in Ladybird Books?    From the 1950s to the 1970s Ladybird Books were published on a huge range of subjects and, hidden within these volumes, distinct gender roles for women are portrayed and cemented. As a product of their time, Ladybird Books give an intriguing insight into post-World War Two […]

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THE MERL SEMINARS: LAND AND FOLK

September 25, 2018 - November 13, 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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Land and folk have often been portrayed romantically. They routinely play a part in stories of nationhood and identity. Our understandings of them are deeply rooted in the past yet still brought regularly to the fore in contemporary explorations of the countryside. This series of talks and discussions offers different perspectives on our complex relationships […]

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STEVEN CLAYDON – THE OUTSIDE IN AT THE MERL

October 20, 2018 - January 13, 2019
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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Photograph of an Installation by Steve Claydon

As part of a major new commission for Reading International, artist and curator Steven Claydon has created three sculptural installations for the galleries of The Museum of English Rural Life. Objects from Claydon’s personal collection, gathered from across the world, and new sculptural works have been introduced into the displays to explore how we attach […]

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THE CHICKEN AND THE EGG

November 12, 2018 - January 31, 2019
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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Brightly coloured poultry print

This exhibition in the beautiful Staircase Hall celebrates the poultry related collections held at The MERL featuring items from the David Scrivener Collection (David was a well-respected author, poultry show judge and collector), and documents relating to the National Poultry Test and the Poultry Club of Great Britain. Read more about the collection in this […]

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12:00 pm

The Lake District: Wordsworth’s Legacy

November 13, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 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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‘Grasmere’ by Birket Foster, taken from Black’s Picturesque Guide to the English Lakes (1866), p.57 - for Adam Line's seminar on Wordsworth's Legacy

The MERL Seminars: Land and Folk Land and folk have often been portrayed romantically. They routinely play a part in stories of nationhood and identity. Our understandings of them are deeply rooted in the past yet still brought regularly to the fore in contemporary explorations of the countryside. This series of talks and discussions offers […]

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