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

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Alison Hilton
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Published Date
January 8, 2015

Folklore & Storytelling: MERL and the Pitt Rivers Museum

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Alison Hilton
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Published Date
January 7, 2015

The Great University of Reading Museums and Special Collections #12off

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Alison Hilton
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Published Date
January 6, 2015

The return of King Alfred

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Alison Hilton
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Published Date
December 11, 2014

MERL in Marseilles: reflections on the International Congress of Agricultural Museums

Author
Claire Wooldridge
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Published Date
December 2, 2014

Discovering the Landscape #9: 1000 books catalogued!

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Alison Hilton
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Published Date
November 25, 2014

'Rural reads plus' review: The Unicorn by Iris Murdoch

Written by Rob Davies, Volunteer Co-ordinator Last month we read The Unicorn by Iris Murdoch; this was the first book…

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Alison Hilton
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Published Date
November 25, 2014

Weekly what's on: 24th to 28th November

Although the MERL galleries and garden are currently closed for redevelopment, there are still events and activities taking place at the Museum…

Author
Alison Hilton
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Published Date
November 21, 2014

Town and Country: William Shenstone & Leasowes Park

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Alison Hilton
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Published Date
November 20, 2014

Changing Faces: Dismantling the old Museum