APRIL SESSION CANCELLED: MONTHLY CODE CLUB
New, free MERL monthly Code Club sessions Children will learn programming languages such as Scratch and Python to create games, animations and websites in engaging and motivational sessions by trained, DBS-checked volunteers and museum staff. We will supply all the technology needed for the session. All the children need is curiosity and imagination! Drop your […]
NATURE ARTS AWARD
See the world around you in a new way when you join us on the Discover Arts Award Adventure. Nature has inspired artists throughout history. In this not-to-be-missed Discover Arts Award series you will be inspired by some of those artists, exploring and investigating art and the natural environment. You will work with a professional […]
THE MERL ANNUAL LECTURE: RARE BREEDS AND FOOD
The MERL welcomes Jimmy Doherty as speaker for our 2019 Annual Lecture. As a traditional livestock farmer, TV presenter, and advocate of sustainable farming, Jimmy Doherty, who is the president of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, brings to The MERL his passion for rare breeds. The social and cultural value of native breeds is clear, and they […]
THE MERL’S MAKING SENse
Join us to celebrate the launch of the new purpleSTARS interactive exhibits & activities Your hosts for the day will be the purpleSTARS, artists and technologists with and without learning difficulties/disabilities, who have transformed The MERL experience to make it really inclusive. Generously funded by the Earley Charity, the purpleSTARS have created fabulous new interactives […]
TEA AND TRACTORS
For a chilled out Welcome Week come along to the MERL extended hours for tea tasting, trails, and hands-on activities. Stroll around our galleries, meet fellow students, and learn more about volunteering with collections and how they can be used for research. Find out about museum volunteering opportunities Tea tasting with Tregothnan https://tregothnan.co.uk/ Silent Disco: Tea […]
ANIMAL MAGIC: A MERL LATE
JOIN US FOR A FUN EVENING OF DRINKS, LIVE MUSIC, ACTIVITIES AND TALKS ON THE THEME OF ANIMALS LIVE MUSIC BY THE NEWTOWNERS– COCKTAILS BY MILK READING – SILENT DISCO The Being Human Festival of the Humanities is sponsoring a free late night extravaganza where you can find out more about our animal friends and […]
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 2019
JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL behind-the-scenes tour of The MERL and Special Collections archive stores and a new ‘People Power’ MERL gallery tour Free | Booking required Suitable for adults (Max. capacity for all tours: 12 people) Tour 1: House and archives behind the scenes tour An exclusive opportunity to see and learn more about […]
NOW ONLINE: VIRTUAL REALITY & OBJECT HANDLING
Our holiday events are online! Join us on social media for a digital alternative to trying our VR and object handling activities at the museum. Pull up a chair, imagine it’s a quad bike, climb on and watch a 360 version of our Quad Bike VR film to be transported to Dartmoor with Shepherd, Russell […]
VIRTUAL Vs. REALITY
Join us for hands on virtual and real experiences at The MERL this Summer Get up close and personal with some of our museum artefacts as part of our ‘Please Touch Object Handling’ sessions and investigate what our objects tell us about Summer in the countryside. Then move up a gear, fasten your seat belt […]
VIRTUAL Vs. REALITY
Join us for hands on virtual and real experiences at The MERL this Summer Get up close and personal with some of our museum artefacts as part of our ‘Please Touch Object Handling’ sessions and investigate what our objects tell us about Summer in the countryside. Then move up a gear, fasten your seat belt […]