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MARIA MCKINNEY: SIRE.

February 5, 2019 - October 27, 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 large bull with a colourful sculpture on its back from Sire an exhibition by Maria McKinney

Sire. by Maria McKinney is an innovative exploration of the themes of selective breeding and genetics in contemporary cattle farming, directly informed by The MERL’s collections of livestock portraiture and straw craft. The exhibition consists of nine largescale photographic portraits, taken at an Irish stud farm, that depict bulls wearing eccentric, multi-coloured sculptures mounted on […]

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FRONTIERS: EXPLORING THE EDGE

February 26, 2019 - April 20, 2019
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Frontiers is a multi-site exhibition curated by third year Museum Studies students, showcasing the University of Reading's diverse collections. Frontier: To be a frontier, or as a frontier; to border on or upon. Frontiers are seen as a physical border, but they can also act as conceptual borders of knowledge, actions, and discovery. Each subject […]

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THE MERL SEMINARS: LOOKING AT LADYBIRD BOOKS

April 5, 2019 - May 24, 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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Researcher holding an ipad and looking closely at the wall of books in the Ladybird Gallery at the MERL

Like the English countryside, Ladybird Books often conjure up a world of nostalgia and heritage. Their purpose and their visual content link them firmly to childhood experience. This short series of talks by University of Reading experts runs in parallel to a major display of original Ladybird Books artwork currently hosted by our Arts Council […]

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