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NOW ONLINE: ‘BEE HAPPY’ FAMILY EVENT

April 17, 2020 - May 31, 2020
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Line drawings of bees from the Cowan bee collection exhibition

Join us online for a day of bee-themed activities   Get ideas inspired by the MERL collections for indoor and garden activities relating to bees! Join the Bee Happy Facebook event  share pictures of your crafts, and tell us about the bees you've seen recently!   The MERL – Bee Happy Welcome to Bee Happy with […]

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NOW ONLINE: VIRTUAL & REALITY

May 23, 2020 - June 30, 2020
Online
Free
Boy on the MERL quad bike wearing a virtual reality headset

Our holiday events are going online! Join us on social media for a digital alternative to trying our VR and object handling activities at the museum. Pull up a chair, imagine it's a quad bike, climb on and watch a 360 version of our Quad Bike VR film to be transported to Dartmoor with Shepherd, […]

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NOW ONLINE: TOY STORIES FAMILY EVENT

May 29, 2020 - June 30, 2020
Online
Free
a bright orange toy tractor with facial features from the farm toys collection at the MERL

Explore our new farm toys collection and 'Make with the MERL' this half term! We are delighted to be sharing our new Farm Toys online exhibition with you. We hope you enjoy exploring this wonderful collection, including the oldest toy tractor; a horse drawn cart made with some canny recycling; and a farm vehicle that […]

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