News and Views
Discover stories from our collections, work, research, and events. Warning: may contain absolute units.
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Author
- Alison Hilton
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Published Date
- March 21, 2018
Going green in the MERL café
The MERL cafe is now part of Refill Reading – bring a reusable cup and get a discount on your hot drink! Find out about all our efforts to reduce waste…
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Author
- Alison Hilton
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Published Date
- March 20, 2018
What would you put in a Museum of Contemporary Farming?
From trust to aquaponics, find out about artist Georgina Barney’s Museum of Contemporary Farming project, commissioned by the Museum of English Rural Life
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Author
- Alison Hilton
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Published Date
- March 13, 2018
Creative Kids: how Arts Awards inspire children in museums!
Why do an Arts Award at MERL this Easter? Jelly artist Kate Powell explains the value of encouraging children to express their creativity and play with art
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Author
- josefinabravo
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Published Date
- February 12, 2018
Inspired by the collection: Caitlin Hinshelwood’s ‘Rural Life’ scarf
London based textile artist and designer Caitlin Hinshelwood was used the MERL’s rural collections to make this amazing scarf. Discover what inspired her!
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Author
- josefinabravo
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Published Date
- January 31, 2018
Heritage Crafts at Risk
Crafts are disappearing at an alarming rate in England. The Heritage Crafts Association has been assessing the scale of the issue in their recent project.
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Author
- Alison Hilton
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Published Date
- January 24, 2018
It started with a sheep
Discover the story of the Mewes Knitters volunteers at the Museum of English Rural Life from knitting a coat for a sheep to decorating a shepherd’s hut.
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Author
- josefinabravo
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Published Date
- December 8, 2017
‘The Poetry Survives’: Lindsay Anderson’s ‘Foot and Mouth’
Our poet-in-residence Jack Thacker explores how researching foot and mouth through archives at the MERL and the films by Lindsay Anderson has inspired him.
