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 Tuesdays, 11am to 1pm, throughout the summer holidays Drop-in 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. […]
VIRTUAL Vs. REALITY
Join us for hands on virtual and real experiences at The MERL this Summer Tuesdays, 11am to 1pm, throughout the summer holidays Drop-in 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. […]
VIRTUAL Vs. REALITY
Join us for hands on virtual and real experiences at The MERL this Summer Tuesdays, 11am to 1pm, throughout the summer holidays Drop-in 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. […]
POULTRY MANIA PAST AND PRESENT
Thursday 28 November, 10am-5pm. BOOK NOW The Museum of English Rural Life Friday 29 November, 10am-5pm. BOOK NOW Harper Adams University, TF10 8NB £25 (includes refreshments and lunch). Booking essential (via Eventbrite links above). Deadline for booking is 20 November. The events will explore the revolutionary changes in poultry husbandry from the poultry mania of […]
THE FUTURE OF FOOD SYMPOSIUM
What are some of the big food issues in today’s world? A panel discussion, in collaboration with The MERL, explores some of the dangers facing our planet and food supply and asks how policy makers, big business, farmers, and consumers can work together to develop sustainable strategies for the future of food production and consumption. […]
CONVERSATIONS WITH TREES: FILM AND CLOG DANCE WORKSHOP
Clog Dance Workshop for Beginners 6.30-7pm After her performance of ‘Muscle Memory’ at the MERL Annual Lecture last Autumn, Hannah James returns to give a clog dancing workshop as part of Reading Fringe Festival’s new music commission ‘Conversations with Trees’. Hannah has emerged as one of the most imaginative and adventurous artists on the folk […]
WHITEKNIGHTS STUDIO TRAIL 2019
Meet two ‘Whiteknights Studio Trail Introduces’ artists at The MERL This year, we are delighted to be supporting the WST’s new enterprise; ‘Whiteknights Studio Trail Introduces’. WST wants to encourage young artists to develop their practice and pursue a creative career, thus ensuring a vibrant and diverse creative future for Reading residents and the wider […]
COLLECTING OSCAR WILDE: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GOOD
To coincide with the Staircase Hall display of illustrated editions of Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol’, the collector Michael Seeney will talk about building a collection on Oscar Wilde. Some of Michael’s books will be on display as part of the exhibition, but his collection also extends to anything related to Wilde, from […]
THE MERL FAMILY EVENT: AN ENCHANTED SPRING
Join us in the MERL garden for an enchanting family event celebrating the season of Spring and the wonderful changes it brings. Dig out or create a costume to wear that symbolises Spring or perhaps a magical creature from the garden! Sessions are suitable for families with children aged 3 – 11* and will include: […]