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Spring Late

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

About this event

Licensed bar
Explore the galleries after hours
Curator-led tours of our new exhibitions and displays, including Voices of the Countryside and Radical Rural

Arts and crafts activities, including making a protest poster in the style of the Campaign to Protect Rural England
Be the first to try our brand-new Rat Trail
Chilled playlist to soundtrack your evening
Find out how to explore archival collections in our Reading Room

All the rats in the Rat Trail, posing for the camera in our galleries — The rats of our Rat Trail, designed by Reading-based artist Fong Scott. Just look at them!

A gallery tour at The MERL — Explore Radical Rural and Voices of the Countryside on tours with Dr Ollie Douglas (host of our Absolute Units podcast)

Date & Time

Wednesday 25 March 2026, 18:00 – 21:00

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Cost

£5 / £3 students/staff

Audience

Adults

The Museum of English Rural Life

The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road, Reading, United Kingdom, Berkshire, RG1 5EX