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CLOSED: LADYBIRD IN FOCUS: ONE GIANT LEAP

September 3, 2019 - March 29, 2020
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the moon landing, One Giant Leap looks at how Ladybird Books has illustrated our fascination with space and the inventions that helped us reach it. Beginning with books about the night sky and constellations, Ladybird Books has covered humanity’s interest in the sky since the 1960s.   Showcased in the Ladybird Gallery, this […]

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THE MERL SEMINAR SERIES: FARM ANIMALS

September 24, 2019 - November 26, 2019
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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The MERL Seminars, Autumn 2019: Farm Animals For the majority of us, our image of farming would be incomplete without working animals or livestock. The role of farm animals as part of our future food systems, environmental lives, or global health often plays a part in the headlines. However, our ideas about those animals are […]

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WHERE’S WALLY? THE BIG MUSEUM HUNT

October 13, 2019 - November 3, 2019
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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Wally holding up a sign saying Where's Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

Join the search for Wally with your family every weekend from Sunday 13 October to Sunday 3 November! We’re part of the national Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt, organised by Kids in Museums and Walker Books, to celebrate the release of the new 'Where’s Wally? book, Double Trouble at the Museum'. Can you find […]

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HALF TERM HOLIDAYS AT THE MERL

October 26, 2019 - November 3, 2019
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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Five children/evacuees standing in a row, smiling in the sun

COME AND SEE THE NEW GALLERIES, ENJOY TRAILS AND HAVE A GO AT OBJECT HANDLING

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GAMBLING WITH FLOODS?

November 1, 2019 - November 15, 2019
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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Original artwork by Louise Arnal for the Gambling with Floods? exhibition

As floods are expected to become more frequent in the future, and with an increasing population at risk, it is vital to predict these events well in advance. Machines have an ever-growing role in the anticipation of floods. But how much can they really predict in nature’s noisy chaos? Enter the heart of the forecasting […]

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THE MERL FAMILY EVENT: AUTUMNAL ANIMALS

November 1, 2019
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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Knitted hedgehog poking its face out from a bed of colourful leaves for Autumnal Animals event

Learn about the autumnal animals you can discover in the countryside through creative crafts, trails and fun play in the MERL garden. Book a 1.5 hour session at 10:30am - 12pm or 12:30pm - 2pm (second session is a repeat of the first) £4 per participating child, adults free Sessions are suitable for families with […]

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