News and Views
Discover stories from our collections, work, research, and events. Warning: may contain absolute units.
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Author
- Ollie Douglas
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Published Date
- December 2, 2019
A Land Down Under
Anthropologist and Collections Volunteer Paul Trawick continues his journey of subsoil discovery, exploring the role of land drainage on English farms.
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Author
- Alison Hilton
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Published Date
- November 22, 2019
My Country Arts Award
Find out how a placement student from Reading College created an exhibition at The MERL for Kids in Museum’s Takeover Day
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Author
- claireclough
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Published Date
- November 8, 2019
Exhibition causes quite a buzz!
Read about the latest fascinating acquisition by our museum’s library, the Cowan Bee Collection, and discover why it’s causing such a buzz!
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Author
- Alison Hilton
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Published Date
- September 9, 2019
AniMERL – an autumn of animals at The MERL
AniMERL – Discover an Autumn programme of events, exhibitions & activities on the theme of animals at the MERL, including a public lecture by Jimmy Doherty.
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Author
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Published Date
- August 27, 2019
A Future for Fowler: steam collection conserved
Production registers and photograph albums from the important Fowler collection at The MERL have been conserved for future generations.
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Author
- madeleineding
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Published Date
- July 8, 2019
Time to Picnic: Top 10 tips from The MERL
Do you enjoy going on a picnic? They are a great way to get outside and enjoy the countryside. Here are some tips from The MERL collection.
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Author
- ehunt
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Published Date
- July 8, 2019
How do you give medicine to a horse?
Explore several of the fascinating objects that The Museum of English Rural Life collected throughout June 2019.
