Our Green Stories Tours with Alex Arnall

Visitors in The MERL galleries

Curator of MERL Collections, Dr Ollie Douglas, will be joined by a different specialist for each of these tours. Together they will take visitors on a short conversational trip through the galleries, exploring our collections, and sharing Green Stories about environment, climate action, social justice, and the life and future of the planet. Each tour […]

Our Green Stories Tours with Alice Mauchline

Visitors in The MERL galleries

Curator of MERL Collections, Dr Ollie Douglas, will be joined by a different specialist for each of these tours. Together they will take visitors on a short conversational trip through the galleries, exploring our collections, and sharing Green Stories about environment, climate action, social justice, and the life and future of the planet. Each tour […]

Our Green Stories Tours with Jenny Chamarette

Visitors in The MERL galleries
Curator of MERL Collections, Dr Ollie Douglas, will be joined by a different specialist for each of these tours. Together they will take visitors on a short conversational trip through the galleries, exploring our collections, and sharing Green Stories about environment, climate action, social justice, and the life and future of the planet. Each tour [...]

Our Green Stories Tours with Mike Goodman

Visitors in The MERL galleries

Curator of MERL Collections, Dr Ollie Douglas, will be joined by a different specialist for each of these tours. Together they will take visitors on a short conversational trip through the galleries, exploring our collections, and sharing Green Stories about environment, climate action, social justice, and the life and future of the planet. Each tour […]

‘CARE’FUL TOURS

Visitors in The MERL galleries
Led by Curator of MERL Collections, Dr Ollie Douglas, and featuring other colleagues and specialists, each of these tours will take visitors on a short conversational trip through The MERL, exploring different aspects of CARE in relation to our collections. Each tour will culminate in a pop-up display or an opportunity to peek behind the [...]

‘CARE’FUL TOURS

Visitors in The MERL galleries
Curator of MERL Collections, Dr Ollie Douglas will be joined by a different colleague or subject specialist for each of these tours. Together they will take visitors on a short conversational trip through The MERL galleries, exploring different aspects of CARE in relation to our collections. Each tour will last about 30 minutes and will [...]

MINDFUL PHOTOGRAPHY WITH COMPASS RECOVERY COLLEGE

photo of a smiling ceramic face taken through a viewfinder

Using a blend of simple photography and mindfulness, mindful photography offers a new way of seeing our surroundings that improves mental health, increases confidence and self-esteem. Join mindful photography practitioner, Nicolette Evans for a series of practical, fun workshops at The MERL and benefit from new ways of connecting to nature, ourselves and others. All […]

ANNUAL FOLAR SYMPOSIUM: LANDSCAPE OF HOUSING

Photograph of Lillington Street by Darbourne and Darke

FOLAR’s annual symposium deals with the landscape of housing, from the 1960s to today with: Karen Fitzsimon, New Ash Green  Professor Otto Saumarez Smith, on the Mark III new towns  Gerry Kemp on Byker Wall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne  Dr Luca Csepely-Knorr, Dr Amber Roberts & Dr Matthew Steele Lillington Street & Darbourne & Darke  Alice Grahame Walters […]

‘CARE’ful Tours with Jeremy Burchardt

Visitors in The MERL galleries

Curator of MERL Collections, Dr Ollie Douglas will be joined by a different colleague or subject specialist for each of these tours. Together they will take visitors on a short conversational trip through The MERL galleries, exploring different aspects of CARE in relation to our collections. Each tour will last about 30 minutes and will […]

‘CARE’ful Tours with Tim Jerrome and Nic Minney

Visitors in The MERL galleries

Curator of MERL Collections, Dr Ollie Douglas will be joined by a different colleague or subject specialist for each of these tours. Together they will take visitors on a short conversational trip through The MERL galleries, exploring different aspects of CARE in relation to our collections. Each tour will last about 30 minutes and will […]

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