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“GO AS YOU PLEASE”: QUESTIONING LEISURE AND GREEN SPACE

February 22, 2022 - May 1, 2022
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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“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 […]

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CREATIVITY AFTER DIAGNOSIS: A MODEL FARM IN THE MUSEUM’S HERB GARDEN

April 8, 2022 - September 4, 2022
The Museum of English Rural Life, The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
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Sheep and scarecrow in the model farm in the herb garden

This year at The MERL we are focussing on a theme of ‘CARE.’ Through our projects and programming, we will address ideas of ‘care’ in relation to a range of current issues, including the climate crisis, guarding green space, the future of farming and food security, caring for our collections and caring for people including […]

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