Further Afield update blog – August 2024
Read the latest update from our Further Afield project, exploring how we can embrace and invite new perspectives within our interpretation.
Further Afield update blog – May 2024
Read our latest update on the Further Afield project, which trials new approaches to co-curation with community groups.
From rats to laps: cat domestication and the role of the farm
Sign up for our newsletter Get blogs, collections news, and shop updates straight to your inbox. Email Address First Name Last Name I would like to receive the following newsletter(s) MERLNews MERLFamilies SchoolTeachers
Same displays, different ways: Our Green Stories gallery tours
Sign up for our newsletter Get blogs, collections news, and shop updates straight to your inbox. Email Address First Name Last Name I would like to receive the following newsletter(s) MERLNews MERLFamilies SchoolTeachers
Green Explorers: discovering the great outdoors at The MERL
Sign up for our newsletter Get blogs, collections news, and shop updates straight to your inbox. Email Address First Name Last Name I would like to receive the following newsletter(s) MERLNews MERLFamilies SchoolTeachers
An introduction to the Barnett project
The Barnett project explores the history of the sewing machine and engages in issues relevant to the textile industry in the modern day.
Welcome to our January to March programme
Explore the January to March programme for 2023 at The Museum of English Rural Life. Find something for visitors of all ages to enjoy.
MERLy Christmas: begin the festive season this year at The MERL
Learn about MERLy Christmas, our annual Christmas shopping event. Featuring crafts, treats, and carol singing!
200 Years of Huntley & Palmers in Reading: about the exhibition
Find out about our 2022 Huntley & Palmers exhibition in the Staircase Hall, commemorating 200 years of the Biscuit Town in Reading.
Our agricultural museum goes intergalatic (or global, at least)
Written by Dr Ollie, Douglas, Curator of The MERL Collections. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… Forty-five years ago, as George Lucas started to film the stellar tale of an intergalactic farm-boy’s struggle against an evil empire, here in Reading things were also hotting up. In some ways, quite literally. Perhaps […]