From Britain to South Africa (and back again)
Discover fascinating details from a recently digitised series of extraordinary mid-century photographs that provide evidence to fill gaps in the history of some of the most iconic items now held in the collection of The MERL.
The campaigns of the Women’s Institute
Work experience student, Amelie Roome, delves into the archives of the Women’s Institute to examine the Institute’s role in the historical and contemporary English countryside.
New Model Farming
Find our what Henry Ford, Barbie, the prolific farm toy collector Peter Wade-Martins, and a little girl called Pippa Hughes all have in common…
Tales From Beyond the White Door: Written Heritage Conservation – 2
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From rats to laps: cat domestication and the role of the farm
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Same displays, different ways: Our Green Stories gallery tours
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A History and Review of Rural Gaming
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Green Stories from The MERL Garden: Summer
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Tying Up Threads
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Bee Ready to Play
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