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 […]

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 […]

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 […]