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

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

Displays

When

In this exhibition, postgraduate students from Reading School of Art explore the theme of ‘time’.

Dates: 17 March – 14 June 2026
Author: Public
Location: The Museum of English Rural Life

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 9 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