News and Views

Discover stories from our collections, work, research, and events. Warning: may contain absolute units.

Author
: Alison Hilton
Published Date
: August 10, 2015

Rural Reads Plus book review: The Prodigal Summer

Rob Davies reviews The Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kinsolver During the humid month of July we read The Prodigal Summer…

Author
: Alison Hilton
Published Date
: July 30, 2015

Discovering the Landscape #17: Sylvia Crowe

Author
: Alison Hilton
Published Date
: July 24, 2015

Discovering an unknown opera

Author
: Alison Hilton
Published Date
: July 17, 2015

Work experience in a Museum? Really?

Author
: Alison Hilton
Published Date
: July 16, 2015

My favourite object: the Shaplands and Petter sideboard

Author
: josefinabravo
Published Date
: July 15, 2015

#DisabilityStories – Labelling visual impairment

Author
: Alison Hilton
Published Date
: July 3, 2015

The Museum of English Rural Life on Social Media #2

Author
: Alison Hilton
Published Date
: June 30, 2015

The Museum of English Rural Life on Social Media #1

With the museum closed for refurbishment, we’re relying heavily on social media to make sure we keep people up to…

Author
: Alison Hilton
Published Date
: June 26, 2015

Countryside forum update