All Day
THE COMMONS: RE-ENCHANTING THE WORLD
A new installation in The MERL galleries... The commons defines the natural capital that we all share: land, air, and water. It is a reciprocal social system that cares for and preserves these resources. It relies on relationships of shared knowledge and creativity, which bind us together with more-than-human processes, forces, and resources. When the […]
Find out more »“GO AS YOU PLEASE”: QUESTIONING LEISURE AND GREEN SPACE
“Go-as-you-please" is the University’ Museum Studies students’ Final Year Exhibition. The students used The MERL collections to explore questions of leisure and green space and how this affects other communities in urban and rural areas. Examining how the Covid 19 pandemic has impacted leisure and tourism, their exhibition explores themes of inclusivity, accessibility and laws […]
Find out more »DISCOVERING HIDDEN HISTORIES: READING’S HIGH STREET HERITAGE ACTION ZONE
Are you interested in discovering more about Reading’s hidden histories to put us on the map? Throughout February and March 2022, join Museums Partnership Reading for free creative heritage workshops to discover and collect information, images and stories about the town centre’s Market Place and St Mary’s Butts conservation areas. We will be looking with […]
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CELEBRATING YOUNG VOICES IN READING’S MUSEUMS
Join us in the 'Your Place Our Place' Urban Room in Broad Street Mall This month the Youth Panel will be meeting as part of the Urban Room’s Culture and Heritage Week and it will be an opportunity to raise awareness of the Youth Panel to other young people and the general public who drop […]
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