News and Views
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Author
- Ollie Douglas
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Published Date
- May 1, 2020
Agricultural Shows in the Picture
In connection with the Greatest Online Agricultural Show, our curator explores the history of these events and introduces us to photographer Arnhel de Serra
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Author
- Ollie Douglas
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Published Date
- April 30, 2020
Object-handling at home – the smock
In this special #MuseumFromHome post our curator, Ollie Douglas, introduces us to smocks and helps us to explore their history and design from home.
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Author
- Ollie Douglas
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Published Date
- April 16, 2020
Object-handling at home – the bee skep
As part of the Bee Happy online event, MERL curator explores bee skeps and describes a hands-on activity to help us learn about bee homes
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Author
- Joe
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Published Date
- April 3, 2020
Friday Fledglings – Online Special
Because the museum is closed, this week we’re doing Friday Fledglings a little differently. Read a letter from Little Mouse, do crafts, and more!
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Author
- Adam Lines
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Published Date
- March 3, 2020
Reading room closure: 29 June – 10 July 2020
The MERL and University of Reading Special Collections reading room will be closed during the period 29 June – 10 July 2020 for essential works.
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Author
- Joe
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Published Date
- January 24, 2020
Revealing the archives of the Open Spaces Society
The Open Spaces Society is an important charity that fights for commons across England and Wales. Discover how we’re working with their archives.
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Author
- Alison Hilton
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Published Date
- January 16, 2020
Lace Tellings by Jackie Oates
Jackie Oates, folk musician in residence at The MERL explains how the collections inspired her work, Lace Tellings, on at South Street on 25th January 2020
