News and Views
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Author
- Joe
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Published Date
- December 14, 2021
51 Voices: Discovering Treasures
Explore the many collaborative creative projects and partnerships that have formed part of 51 Voices, our 70th anniversary celebrations.
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- December 13, 2021
Have Yourself a MERLy Little Christmas: a Christmas special
Make yourself a cuppa and put on your Christmas jumper. We’re setting rural history to the music of your favourite Christmas songs.
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Author
- Tim Jerrome
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Published Date
- December 8, 2021
The history of the servants’ ball
The servants’ ball has had a long tradition in the country house estates of Britain and only really died out after the Second World War.
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Author
- Alison Hilton
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Published Date
- November 30, 2021
Updates on COVID-19
Read about how we are keeping our visitors, staff and volunteer safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Author
- Joe
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Published Date
- November 25, 2021
The lives of sheep and cows
How do we tell new stories about cows, sheep, farmers and their lives led together? Read about a project that has been doing just that.
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Author
- Joe
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Published Date
- November 23, 2021
Confessions of an award-nominated Museum Studies teacher
Meet Dr Rhi Smith, whose work in bringing the University of Reading’s museum collections to students and staff alike has been nominated for a Times Higher Education award!
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Author
- Alison Hilton
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Published Date
- November 19, 2021
The reading room is home!
We are pleased to announce that our reading room will be reopening in its usual space from Tuesday 23rd November 2021.
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Author
- Alison Hilton
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Published Date
- November 15, 2021
51 Voices: Writing Voices
Read our latest roundup of 51 Voices, where we focus on the writing produced through partnership with poets, University students, and a local school.
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Author
- Ollie Douglas
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Published Date
- November 11, 2021
A week at The MERL: our reflections on COP26
As COP26 unfolded in Glasgow, a range of activity was underway at The MERL, bringing together many different approaches to the issue of the changing climate and its impact on rural livelihoods and wellbeing.