What’s On

Group of people holding up small signs with a large banner in front which reads "Peoples Climate March"

Displays

Ladybird in Focus: 100 Years On

Explore how Ladybird Books has continued to evolve since its centenary in 2015. Discover how Ladybird continues to meet the…

Dates: 2 September 2025 – 6 September 2026
Author: Family, Public
Location: The Museum of English Rural Life

Red chalk portrait of James Joyce. The portrait is only Joyce's head which is facing to the left in a three-quarters view.

Talks and Seminars

Conversations with a Curator: Professor Conor Carville

Join us for a free online talk with Professor Conor Carville on artworks depicting the famous Irish writer, James Joyce.

Dates: Thursday 5 February 2026, 19:30 – 20:30
Author: Public
Price: Free, please book
Location: Online

Watercolour of a farmhouse by John Paget.

Exhibition

Preserving the Picturesque

Explore a series of watercolours portraying landscapes from 19th century England, painted by Victorian artist John Paget.

Dates: 14 February – 24 May 2026
Author: Public
Location: The Museum of English Rural Life

Closeup of an abstract print featuring a cat engraving an image of a cat into a surface.

Talks and Seminars

Conversations with a Curator: Dr Rhi Smith

Join us for a free online talk with Dr Rhi Smith on Women Artists and the Reading School of Art in the early 20th century.

Dates: Thursday 5 March 2026, 19:30 – 20:30
Author: Public
Price: Free, please book
Location: Online

Print with a figure looking towards several buildings. There is a line of cows to the figure's left.

Talks and Seminars

Conversations with a Curator: Steve Marshall

Join us for a free online talk with Steve Marshall on Edward Bawden (1903-1989) and Farmed Landscapes.

Dates: Thursday 2 April 2026, 19:30 – 20:30
Author: Public
Price: Free, please book
Location: Online

Bust of the head of a woman made of stone

Talks and Seminars

Conversations with a Curator: Professor Amy C. Smith

Join us for a free online talk with Professor Amy Smith on the British sculptor, Eric Stanford (1932-2020).

Dates: Thursday 7 May 2026, 19:30 – 20:30
Author: Public
Price: Free, please book
Location: Online