EXTENDED HOURS: CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EVENING
Not enough hours in the day? We’re open late on the last Thursday of every month, so you can visit the reading room, museum galleries, shop, cafe and garden until 9pm. There are usually additional activities taking place on the evening to add to your visit. 29 November 2018: Christmas Shopping Evening It’s the most wonderful […]
BOOK LAUNCH: THE DARWIN FARMS BY PETER WORSLEY
The MERL is proud to support this special free event to launch The Darwin Farms by Peter Worsley, a revealing glimpse into the lesser-known farming lives of eighteenth century polymath Erasmus Darwin and his notable grandson Charles. This account of the family’s Lincolnshire estates is based on letters, photographs, maps and accounts from the time […]
THE HOGARTH PRESS AT 100
2017 marks the centenary of the founding of the Hogarth Press. This exhibition is a celebration of Leonard and Virginia Woolf’s Hogarth Press as a key intervention in modernist and women’s writing, and marks its importance to independent publishing and bookselling. The exhibition features contemporary artwork responding to the centenary and original artwork, woodblocks, archival […]
EXTENDED HOURS NIGHT: MEET THE ARTIST
Not enough hours in the day? We’re open late on the last Thursday of every month, so you can visit the reading room, museum galleries, shop and cafe until 9pm. During the summer months, why not bring a picnic and enjoy the peaceful, sunny garden? You can pick up a sandwich, snack and hot or […]