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Closeup of a painting with a red hen holding a silver knife in her claw.

Ladybird in Focus: Animal Antics

The Museum of English Rural Life The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road, Reading, Berkshire

For decades, the 'Well Loved Tales' series has been enticing readers to explore exciting new worlds. Packed with adventure, these stories inspire us as children then fill us with nostalgia as adults. Fairytales often include animals which are either friend or foe. These creatures, usually with human mannerisms, are not bound by the rules of […]

Closeup of dancers in 'Ballet at the Alhambra' by Spencer Gore

A Break from Tradition

University Art Collection 6 Redlands Road, Reading

The late 19th and early 20th centuries were a transformative period in Europe. Developments in industry, technology and transportation altered life beyond recognition. It was against this backdrop of unprecedented social, economic and political change that a new generation of artists began to challenge traditional artistic practices. These artists would eventually create what we now […]