The Annual Review for 2011-12 is now available to download from our website. The review covers the Museum and Special Collections’ highlights and achievements over the last academic year (to September ’12)  To download the Review, visit http://www.reading.ac.uk/merl/about/merl-annualreport.aspx Why not sign up to our newsletter? Use the form below to select the newsletters you would like to receive! Email Address […]

The University of Reading Museums and Special Collections Service (UMASCS) has been recognised for the outstanding opportunities and support it offers its volunteers. UMASCS has been awarded the Investing in Volunteers Standard from Volunteering England, marking it as an organisation committed to good practice and of volunteering excellence. The news coincides with the start of […]

Photo opportunity on April 19th, 12pm – the press are invited to photograph BTCV and MERL volunteers putting the final touches to MERL’s front garden – building hedgehog homes, bird baths and mini-beast hotels The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL), which is owned and managed by the University of Reading, has been working towards […]

Welcome to the MERL news blog, where you will find stories relating to the Museum’s collections, projects, events and activities. It will be a place to keep up to date with what’s happening at the Museum on a regular basis. The posts will be written by the Marketing Officer, with contributions also from our Curators, Archivists, Learning […]