Whiteknights Studio Trail at The MERL
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Climate Change curator-led tour
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From food systems to Ladybird books, climate stripes to fossil fuels, join Curator of MERL Collections Dr Ollie Douglas and Guy Baxter, Director of Archive Services, on a conversational tour of The MERL galleries, to explore histories, collections, archives, and stories that connect to the global challenge of climate breakdown. This tour follows on from […]
Roots and Routes
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Join us as we mark Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month The MERL will welcome the award-winning poet and maker Dr Jo Clement, who will read from her acclaimed first collection of poems Outlandish, in which she illuminates a hidden and threatened culture. The event will also feature Dr Neil Cocks (Department of English Literature), and […]
University of Reading Community Festival
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MERL Fashion Week
![Detail of a square silk scarf screen printed and hand worked by designer Caitlin Hinshelwood, inspired by a visit to The MERL](https://merl.reading.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2023/05/whatson-featured-fashion-week-770x365.jpg)
POSTPONED: Upcycled jeans: Denim coil pots workshop
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MERL Fashion Week: Reminiscence Session
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Watercolour Workshop: Medieval Bestiary
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This one-day art workshop is aimed at sharing the work of an exciting Wellcome Trust funded project on animal feeding. The project looks at why people keep and feed animals in zoos and as pets, and how and why we feed wildlife either deliberately or unintentionally. Perhaps most importantly the project looks at what the […]
Earth Day: Invest in Our Planet
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Our Green Stories Gallery Trail
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Follow our gallery trail to delve into environmental issues past and present Our Green Stories is a Museums Partnership Reading campaign exploring climate change, sustainability, and biodiversity loss through collections. Pick up a free copy of the trail at reception, and use our galleries to help you consider ways we can all care for the […]