Panel event: Envisioning the future? – POSTPONED
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During Reading Climate Festival, adults and young people aged 14+ can join us for these events which explore the potential of agroforestry (farming and forestry) to mitigate climate change and enhance biodiversity with Dr. Jen Clarke (anthropologist, artist and educator, leading the arts research on a multi-disciplinary project about Agroforestry in the UK.) This Panel […]
Our Green Stories Youth Workshops: Life on Land
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Free workshops designed for 14-18 year olds Be inspired by our environmental responsibility ‘Our Green Stories’ campaign to create your own mini movies. Stop motion animation is a film making technique – through a sequence of small movements and individually photographed frames, objects appear to move on their own. Taking UN Sustainable Development Goal 15 […]
Youth Panel
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Object Explorer Workshops, ages 11-18
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INVESTIGATING AND REIMAGINING MUSEUM OBJECTS What can The MERL collections tell us about lives of young people living in the countryside in the past? Join us and explore museum objects up close, discover their story, imagine and reimagine past lives. Share and tell the story of an object of your choice in a pop up […]
Youth Workshop: Garment Upcycling
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Steel band and carnival dance workshops with CultureMix Arts
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The Acquisitions Panel
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