Digital labels – Town and Country

Sometimes the lines between rural and urban can become blurred, which this gallery demonstrates. It focuses on the crossover between town and country, including healthcare practice, advances in technology, and allotment farming.

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Digital labels – Town and Country

Sometimes the lines between rural and urban can become blurred, which this gallery demonstrates. It focuses on the crossover between town and country, including healthcare practice, advances in technology, and allotment farming.

Digital labels – A Year on the Farm

Working life on the farm changes according to the season. In this gallery, discover where food comes from and learn how we have access to it all year round. To find out more about an object, click the icon hovering above it.

Digital Labels in The MERL galleries

Learn more information about many of the objects in The MERL galleries. Discover what they did, how they were used and made, and their connection to the countryside’s past, present, and future. To find out more about an object, click on the icon hovering above it.

Farmer Arthur’s Paper Theatre

A series of colourful paper puppet figures showing farm animals, vehicles, and rural features

Local artist Lisa-Marie Gibbs has joined our 70th anniversary celebration, 51 Voices. She is one of a handful of talented, creative people who have been commissioned to work with our diverse communities. Each partnership links to an item from the collection connected to 1951, our foundational year. Lisa-Marie worked with Downshire House to respond to […]