Curating Cattle: reflections on cattle collections and histories

A conversation with the Curator of the Museum of English Rural Life, Dr Ollie Douglas (University of Reading), and Professor Julie-Marie Strange (History, Durham University) on the oddities and interests of working with objects and stories from historical cattle-keeping. What sorts ofobjects and stories remain from past practices of cattle-keeping? Howdo we preserve cattle heritage -and why? How do we understand thways people lived with cattle? And why are there so many historicalpictures of chunky cows?

Free and open to all. No registration required.

This event is sponsored by the Institute of Advanced Study.