News and Views
Discover stories from our collections, work, research, and events. Warning: may contain absolute units.
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Author
- Joe
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Published Date
- September 1, 2026
Remembering Robert Davey
All of us at The Museum of English Rural Life are deeply saddened by the recent passing of Robert Davey – a valued member of our community.
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Author
- Joe
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Published Date
- August 19, 2026
So we found a live bat in our galleries (again)
Seven years after we gave a bat a library card, another bat has visited The Museum of English Rural Life.
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Author
- Madeleine
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Published Date
- June 15, 2026
Milking Time: Bacteriology and Pasteurisation
Explore the University of Reading’s role in dairying research into milk pasteurisation.
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Author
- Joe
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Published Date
- May 12, 2026
Watts in the Country: Inclusive Approaches to Rural Film (with the BFI)
We’re collaborating with film NGO Real Time, volunteers, and focus groups to bring the Richard Watts archival film collection to rural communities across Britain.
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Author
- Madeleine
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Published Date
- March 6, 2026
International Women’s Day 2026: Hidden histories
Discover the stories of three women curators, collectors, and designers in the 20th century.
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Author
- Joe
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Published Date
- February 25, 2026
Queer histories in the farm records
What can farm records teach us about same-sex relationships? Researcher Tim Jerrome shares his work exploring queer rural experiences.
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Author
- Lottie
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Published Date
- February 19, 2026
“I am the farm worker going home at evening”: gender fluidity, rural landscapes, and the Women’s Land Army
Library trainee Lottie Wood reflects on gender fluidity in the work of E. M. Barraud, and Barraud’s reflections on her time in the Women’s Land Army
