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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 […]

Standing figure with one leg balanced on top of a bed frame and top half of their body bent over this leg. Only the bottom half of the bed is visible with a pair of shoes on the floor next to it.

Heritage Open Days: Routes, Connections, Networks

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

Book into one of these special events for a unique chance to view pop-up displays of items from the University of Reading’s Art Collections and Special Collections, housed at The MERL site and not currently on public display. Material will be selected by our curatorial and archives team and will celebrate how people and ideas […]