News and Views

Discover stories from our collections, work, research, and events. Warning: may contain absolute units.

An artwork of a very rectangular cow from The MERL collection.
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Alison Hilton
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Published Date
October 25, 2015

Consuming the fat cows

Why were livestock in 19th century artworks so rectangular? Read on to learn about the history of agricultural portraiture.

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Alison Hilton
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Published Date
October 23, 2015

Discovering the Landscape #20: James Corner speaks at joint MERL and Landscape Institute Annual Lectures

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Alison Hilton
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Published Date
October 14, 2015

Our Country Lives update

Author
Alison Hilton
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Published Date
October 12, 2015

Volunteers' Voice: Young Volunteers programme

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Alison Hilton
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Published Date
October 7, 2015

Rural Reads reviews: The Bees by Laline Paull

Rob Davies reviews our latest rural read. This September we read The Bees by Laline Paull. The Bees is set…

Author
Alison Hilton
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Published Date
September 23, 2015

Rip Roaring Reading Room News: Full opening from Monday 28 September 2015

Author
Alison Hilton
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Published Date
September 21, 2015

The MERL Student Panel: now recruiting!

Author
Alison Hilton
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Published Date
September 14, 2015

Discovering the Landscape #19: From New York's High Line to London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (MERL and LI joint annual lecture on 22 October by James Corner)

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Alison Hilton
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Published Date
August 20, 2015

Discovering the Landscape #18: From Devon to Derbyshire, the Shell Guides to Great Britain