Weekly What's On: 10th – 16th March
You can find full details of all our forthcoming events and activities in our What’s On and MERL Families guides, which are now available from the Museum or to download from our website You can also see all events on our online calendar MERL Seminar series: Untouchable England The Dark Monarch: magic and modernity in British art Professor Alun Rowlands, Department of […]
Our Country Lives project submitted!
written by Adam Koszary, Project Officer for Our Country Lives. MERL’s HLF project Our Country Lives reached an important milestone last Monday when we submitted our bid for second stage funding to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). We will find out whether we have been successful in June. Our consultants for the design of the new galleries, […]
Press release: Arts Council funding brings Reading museums closer to the community
Arts Council funding brings Reading museums closer to the community 5th March, 2014 The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) and Reading Museum have been awarded £129,150 to collaborate on ‘Reading Engaged’, a new joint project aimed at strengthening engagement with local communities. MERL, which is owned and managed by the University of Reading, has […]
Weekly What's On: 3rd to 9th March, 2014
You can find full details of all our forthcoming events and activities in our What’s On and MERL Families guides, which are now available from the Museum or to download from our website You can also see all events on our online calendar MERL Seminar series: Untouchable England The Museum of British Folklore: a new cultural venture Simon Costin (1-2pm) and Obby […]
Weekly What's On: 24th Feb to 2nd March
You can find full details of all our forthcoming events and activities in our What’s On and MERL Families guides, which are now available from the Museum or to download from our website You can also see all events on our online calendar MERL Seminar series: Untouchable England Sounds familiar? Exploring British accents and dialects Jonnie Robinson, Lead Curator of Sociolinguistics, British […]
Weekly What's On: 17th to 23rd February
You can find full details of all our forthcoming events and activities in our What’s On and MERL Families guides, which are now available from the Museum or to download from our website You can also see all events on our online calendar This week we have lots of half term activities as well as a seminar, guided tours and exhibitions… Half term […]
Keep up! Stakeholder consultation on MERL's Our Country Lives project
MERL Curator of Collections and Engagement, Isabel Hughes, brings us up to date with progress on the Our Country Lives project Our project plans are developing quite quickly now and one of the challenges is to keep all our various stakeholders informed including our volunteers, neighbours and other interested parties in the University. Last week […]
Weekly What's On: 10th to 16th February
You can find full details of all our forthcoming events and activities in our What’s On and MERL Families guides, which are now available from the Museum or to download from our website You can also see all events on our online calendar MERL Seminar series: Untouchable England Ghosts and belief: religion and folklore Dr Paul Cowdell, University of Hertfordshire/The Folklore Society […]
Weekly What's On: 3rd to 9th February
You can find full details of all our forthcoming events and activities in our What’s On and MERL Families guides, which are now available from the Museum or to download from our website You can also see all events on our online calendar MERL Seminar series: Untouchable England Basketry skills as intangible cultural heritage Greta Bertram, Project Officer, Museum of English Rural […]
Press release: Wolfson grant to help MERL display hidden treasures
Wolfson grant helps Uni Museum display hidden treasures Visitors to the Museum of English Rural Life will soon be able to discover some of its more hidden treasures thanks to an award of £175,000. The Museum (MERL), which is owned and managed by the University of Reading, is one of 40 museums across the country […]