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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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BISCUIT TOWN: 200 YEARS OF HUNTLEY & PALMERS IN READING

May 10, 2022 - September 25, 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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Huntley & Palmers Reading Biscuits packaging

Reading is celebrating 200 years of biscuit heritage in 2022 In 1822, one of the most famous names in baking, Huntley & Palmers biscuits, began life as a small baker’s shop in London Street, Reading. Within 40 years, the company that created Nice biscuits, the Gingernut and Bath Olivers, was exporting its goods across the […]

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BISCUIT TOWN 200: BISCUIT CRUMB TRAIL

May 10, 2022 - September 25, 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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map extract from biscuit crumb trail

Explore Huntley & Palmers heritage on a self-led walk between The MERL & Reading Museum Pick up a free leaflet at The MERL or Reading Museum and discover significant places from Huntley & Palmers' history in the area between The MERL and Reading Museum. See the location of Joseph Huntley's first baker's shop and the […]

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BISCUIT TOWN: FAMILY ACTIVITY PACK

May 28, 2022 - September 25, 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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Reading Biscuit Town 200 logo on a background of Huntley & Palmers biscuit tins

This pack is full of fun things to do at The MERL and Reading Museum, and back at home, including colouring sheets, gallery trails, crafts and recipes, all inspired by our Huntley & Palmers collections, which you can see in a special exhibition at The MERL and in the Huntley & Palmers gallery at Reading […]

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Summer Family Fun at The MERL

July 21, 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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Butterfly sitting on lavender

This summer, enjoy family events, trails, activities, crafts and more at The Museum of English Rural Life! Join us for the The MERL Family Picnic event on the theme of caring for nature and each other Come and visit farm animals from Miller's Ark Farm in The MERL garden Meet Mr Palmer and enjoy a short […]

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INGRID POLLARD: THERE-AND-THEN

July 26, 2022 - December 22, 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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Image © Ingrid Pollard

Image © Ingrid Pollard Explore work by Ingrid Pollard, inspired by poleheads from the MERL collections In this work Ingrid Pollard, Turner Prize nominee, extends the idea that notions of place emerge at meeting points. They result from co-operations, gatherings, and intersections. They are constantly being made and remade afresh, to provide new landscapes in […]

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