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Sew What?
We are all starting to ask more questions about fashion. Where do our clothes come from? How environmentally sustainable are they? Should we be making more and buying less? These questions are not just relevant to our modern society. The history of garment making is one deeply intertwined with British culture, both rural and urban. […]
Find out more »Our Green Stories Gallery Trail
Follow our gallery trail to delve into environmental issues past and present Our Green Stories is a Museums Partnership Reading campaign exploring climate change, sustainability, and biodiversity loss through collections. Pick up a free copy of the trail at reception, and use our galleries to help you consider ways we can all care for the […]
Find out more »MERL Fashion Week
Celebrating all things sewing and fashion, with a rural twist MERL Fashion Week is a product of the Barnett Project which has been exploring the stories and themes relating to the 97 sewing machines in the Barnett collection at The MERL. There will be new displays showcasing the collection, reminiscence sessions and events inspired by […]
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University of Reading Community Festival
Join us at the University's first Community Festival! We're delighted that our Museums on Wheels stand will be rolling up the hill to the University of Reading's first Community Festival on the Whiteknights Campus! We'll be running a fun family activity inspired by Museum Partnership Reading's Our Green Stories campaign. The brand-new one-day festival is […]
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POSTPONED: Upcycled jeans: Denim coil pots workshop
This workshop is postponed. We will update this page with a new date as soon as it is arranged. Apologies for any disappointment caused. Join us at this workshop to find out how you can repurpose your own clothing in creative ways Fast fashion is leading to tonnes of clothing being discarded daily which […]
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