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Youth Panel
For young people aged 14 – 18
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Our Youth Panel, for young people aged 14 – 18, offers collective work experience opportunities across The MERL and Reading Museum as part of Museums Partnership Reading’s youth programme. We meet monthly to work on a variety of exciting projects which are great for developing a range of transferable skills. Our panel members influence current projects and programming and are change-makers within Reading’s culture and heritage sector.
Upcoming Dates (third Thursday of the month held at Reading Museum, 4.30 pm – 6 pm)
Thursday 19th June | Natural Ink Making with Nicky Culetto
Explore the history of ink making and discover the wide variety of useful materials and resources found in nature – including the oak gall. Experiment with Jane Austen’s own recipe to make the ink with which she penned her famous novels, and play with a range of dip pens, quills, and brushes.
Thursday 17th July | Reading reading & writing with Anna Jones
Jane Austen’s House resources Teenage Writings are short, funny, a bit wild and madly inventive. Read, write, learn and play, all inspired by Jane Austen as you’ve never seen her before…
For more information on how to join, please contact merlevents@reading.ac.uk
