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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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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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COLOURS MORE THAN SENTENCES

May 1, 2019 - July 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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Three mens faces drawn in thick black lines and white with blue background

A display celebrating the many different illustrated editions of Oscar Wilde’s famous poem. This exhibition, previously on display at the Berkshire Record Office, has been organised by the Department of English, University of Reading in collaboration with Michael Seeney.   Related talk Collecting Oscar Wilde: Public and Private Good 30th May, 6.30-8pm Free. Booking advisable. […]

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