News and Views
Discover stories from our collections, work, research, and events. Warning: may contain absolute units.
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Author
- Joe
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Published Date
- June 15, 2020
Contested Countryside: Commons & the Cold War
How did a small group of West Berkshire Commoners impact on the US-USSR nuclear arms race in the 1980s? Read on and find out.
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Author
- Alison Hilton
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Published Date
- June 5, 2020
5 Reasons I love the new school sessions at The MERL
The Museum of English Rural Life’s Learning Officer says what she loves about the new school sessions launching this term
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Author
- Joe
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Published Date
- May 20, 2020
“Gambling with floods?” An immersive Sci-Art exhibition
Dr Louise Arnal discusses her immersive SciArt installation: “Gambling with Floods?” Can today’s supercomputers make sense of nature’s ‘noisy chaos’?
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Author
- Ollie
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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
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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
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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
