Romany & Traveller Heritage Day 2025

Join us for a day of music, film, poetry, tours, talks, displays and family fun as we celebrate Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month! Completely free and no need to book.

Explore heritage in our new gallery The Long Road and with experts from the Romany and Traveller Family History Society. Dive into the Robert Dawson Romany Collection and the MERL Library. Bring a picnic and enjoy sitting in the garden listening to live music, or try your hand at blacksmithing. Grab a coffee and a slice of cake from our café, or browse a specialist bookstall in our gift shop.

Special guests include Dr Jo Clement, guest curator of The Long Road. Learn more about Clement’s work curating The Long Road.