What’s On

Trail

Rat Trail

Can you find the 12 rats hidden in The Museum of English Rural Life?

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Dates

Year-round

Author

Family

Location
The Museum of English Rural Life
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.

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Dates

2 September 2025 – 6 September 2026

Author

Family, Public

Location
The Museum of English Rural Life
Exhibition

Echoes

Student-curated exhibition celebrating the University of Reading’s centenary.

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Dates

9 June – 27 September 2026

Author

Public

Location
The Museum of English Rural Life
Displays

Imprint

Display celebrating prints made by early twentieth-century women artists from the University of Reading’s School of Art.

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Dates

9 June 2026 – 17 January 2027

Author

Public

Location
The Museum of English Rural Life
Brown and white hamster with black eyes, looking to the left.
Displays

Ladybird in Focus: Behind the Hamster

Discover how a Ladybird book is made following the journey of a curious hamster.

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Dates

8 September 2026 – 5 September 2027

Author

Family, Public

Location
The Museum of English Rural Life
Talks and Seminars

Conservations with a Curator: Carol Sorhaindo

Join us for a free online talk with Carol Sorhaindo on her artistic practice and ‘The World Reimagined Project’.

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Dates

Thursday 1 October 2026, 19:30 – 20:30

Author

Public

Price

Free, please book

Location
Online
Talks and Seminars

Curator Tour: Women Artists and the Reading School of Art, 1890-1930

Join us for a Curator’s Tour focusing on our latest display on women artists and print in the early 20th century.

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Dates

Tuesday 6 October 2026, 12:00 – 13:00

Author

Public

Location
The Museum of English Rural Life
Drawing of Sylvia Townsend-Warner, an older woman wearing round glasses and drop earrings, looking to the right.
Talks and Seminars

Conversations with a Curator: Tim Jerrome

Join us for a free online talk with Tim Jerrome on artwork by the English novelist, Sylvia Townsend-Warner.

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Dates

Thursday 5 November 2026, 19:30 – 20:30

Author

Public

Price

Free, please book

Location
Online
Man opening a wooden lock on a river. On the right is a second person in a boat and on the left are a horse, a man and a dog.
Talks and Seminars

Conversations with a Curator: Katharine Martin

Join us for a free online talk with Katherine Martin on the relationship between John Constable and David Lucas.

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Dates

Thursday 3 December 2026, 19:30 – 20:30

Author

Public

Price

Free, please book

Location
Online