News and Views
Discover stories from our collections, work, research, and events. Warning: may contain absolute units.
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Author
- fionamelhuish
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Published Date
- May 16, 2018
The new buzz about bees : the Cowan Bee Collection
Discover the Cowan Bee Collection, the MERL library’s most recent acquisition, donated by Defra, which will be catalogued thanks to the Eva Crane Trust
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Author
- Ollie Douglas
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Published Date
- April 10, 2018
The history behind an absolute unit
Intrigued by the photo of the‘absolute unit’ that’s been doing the rounds on social media? Why was this ram such a unit? Why…
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Author
- Alison Hilton
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Published Date
- April 6, 2018
Growing Communities: 3 Years of Forging Histories at The MERL
Discover the highlights of the Museum of English Rural Life’s 3 year HLF-funded programme of projects with communities in Reading and beyond
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Author
- Alison Hilton
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Published Date
- March 28, 2018
A tractor you can climb on!
Discover story behind the new wooden play tractor for families in the garden at Museum of English Rural Life
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Author
- emmadunford
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Published Date
- March 27, 2018
The Calf Park
Sonia Parsons, Zoology student at the University of Reading explores ways of enriching the lives of farm animals in ‘Calf Park’
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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
