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CLOSED: LADYBIRD IN FOCUS: ONE GIANT LEAP

September 3, 2019 - March 29, 2020
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the moon landing, One Giant Leap looks at how Ladybird Books has illustrated our fascination with space and the inventions that helped us reach it. Beginning with books about the night sky and constellations, Ladybird Books has covered humanity’s interest in the sky since the 1960s.   Showcased in the Ladybird Gallery, this […]

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NOW ONLINE: SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL

January 14, 2020 - June 30, 2020
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Maker Gareth Neal standing behind large flat circle of wood with an axe working on Shoulder to the Wheel exhibition piece

Although the museum is currently closed due to the COVID-19 situation, and the physical exhibition would have closed officially on April 5th, you can still see pictures and information about how the exhibition was developed in our Shoulder to the Wheel Online Exhibition “Shoulder to the Wheel”, curated by Dr Glenn Adamson, takes as its starting […]

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