Come for the big sheep. Stay for the history of rural England and its people.

Museums’ efforts to collect artefacts and document testimonies about the Russian invasion are being hampered by a lack of funding to repair damaged facilities

An exhibition of rarely-seen documents belonging to the Irish writer are on display in Reading.

Learn about the highlights of our schools and learning programmes from the 2024/25 academic year.

Find out when The Museum of English Rural Life galleries, shop, cafe, garden and reading room are open and closed to the public.

Engaging with arts improves quality of life, increases productivity and creates financial ‘dividend’

Learn why we eat turkey for Christmas dinner, and the story behind its growth in popularity over the last 500 years.

People feed animals every day, while caring for pets or livestock, for conservation, for fun, or by accident. But what are the consequences?