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Sheep moving through a Lake District landscape

Forty Farms

February 11 - November 9

Our 2025 exhibition reveals the highs and lows of farming lives in some of England's most beautiful landscapes.

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Paint, Pencil, Print

June 7, 2025 - January 25, 2026
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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In 2025, the University of Reading Art Collection celebrates its 10th birthday! Join us for a special showcase of iconic and innovative artworks, highlighting the growth and evolution of the art collection over the past ten years. Showing in the Upper Staircase Hall. Image credit: Robert Gillmor, Peewit and Son, linocut on paper, UAC/11171. © […]

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10:00 am

Green Explorers – 28 September

September 28 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 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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Free
Families toasting marshmallows in the MERL garden during a Green Explorers session

Thanks to the support of Arts Council England Green Explorers is now free!Green Explorers is an opportunity for children aged 5+ to experience nature and build their outdoor skills. Led by Charlotte, a local environmental education teacher and Level 3 Forest Leader, each session is themed around the museum collections and the changing seasons. Activities […]

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