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Autumn LATE

Experience the museum after hours
November 19 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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Date:
November 19
Time:
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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The Museum of English Rural Life
The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
View of the interactive table and wall hanging in the Our Country Lives gallery at The MERL

Step into The MERL after dark for an evening of music, drinks, and creativity.

Explore the galleries by night, try hands-on activities and discover the museum in a new light.

  • Licensed bar and autumn drinks
  • Taste and shop festive cheeses from our resident expert
  • 10% off Christmas gifts in our shop
  • DJ inspired playlist
  • Meet our curators on tours of our James Joyce and Jane Austen displays
  • Try your hand at writing in the style of Joyce or Austen — with ink, quills, and imagination
  • Writers-themed photobooth
  • Play Whose Quote Is It? and test your literary instincts
  • Gallery quizzes and trails for those who like to go their own way

Adults only • £5 / £3 students • Drop in anytime from 6pm