Ladybird in Focus: Changing Times

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

The need to adapt and modernise has always been central to the story of Ladybird Books Ltd. However, nowhere in its 100+ year history is this more apparent than between 1950 and 1979. From changing attitudes to the women’s place in the home, to dramatic shifts in design and technology, the rapid transformation occurring during […]

University of Reading MA Fine Art: Spring Exhibition

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

In this exhibition, postgraduate (MA Fine Art) students from Reading School of Art explore the theme of ‘voices’ in response to our collections. Whose voices are present in this museum? Whose are missing? Can art be used to give voice to those who have been side-lined or struggle to be heard? Inspired by the Museum and its […]

Paint, Pencil, Print: 10 Artworks for 10 Years

University Art Collection 6 Redlands Road, Reading

Celebrate the 10th birthday of the University of Reading Art Collection. Explore a showcase of artworks highlighting the collection's growth in the last ten years.