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INGRID POLLARD: THERE-AND-THEN
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 […]
Find out more »THE TOM GATES MEGA MUSEUM CHALLENGE
Bring your family museum trip to life for free with the Tom Gates Mega Museum Challenge activity pack from Scholastic and Kids in Museums. Kids can go on their very own adventure by seeing if they can 'Spot Ten Random Things' from the activity sheet at the museum – from the biggest thing to the […]
Find out more »MINDFUL PHOTOGRAPHY WITH COMPASS RECOVERY COLLEGE
Using a blend of simple photography and mindfulness, mindful photography offers a new way of seeing our surroundings that improves mental health, increases confidence and self-esteem. Join mindful photography practitioner, Nicolette Evans for a series of practical, fun workshops at The MERL and benefit from new ways of connecting to nature, ourselves and others. All […]
Find out more »The Acquisitions Panel
Setting the scene Reading, UK. The local museum is contacted by a woman who has found a musical instrument made out of a biscuit tin in a box of things that belonged to her great-grandfather. The biscuit tin is from the famous Huntley & Palmers factory in Reading. Perhaps the museum might want it? Her […]
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