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Author
Alison Hilton
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Published Date
September 4, 2023

Green Stories from The MERL Garden: Summer

Discover what the MERL gardening volunteers and community groups have been working on in the MERL garden this summer

threads wrapped around a piece of card
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Published Date
August 29, 2023

Tying Up Threads

After an exciting year, read all about our exciting adventures as part of the Barnett Project including fashion week and new exhibitions

An illustration of bees from the Cowan Bee collection
Author
Alison Hilton
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Published Date
August 4, 2023

Bee Ready to Play

Found out the background to the new bee-themed interactive game now available to play at The MERL

A colourful drawing of a Friday Fledglings session in the MERL garden
Author
Alison Hilton
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Published Date
July 7, 2023

Ways into Work: an intern’s “piece of heaven”

For Digital Takeover Day, we’re sharing a chat with our Ways into Work placement student about her experience of working at The MERL this year

MERL paper conservator presses down on a book and cuts paper around it to make a cover
Author
Alison Hilton
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Published Date
June 16, 2023

Tales from Beyond the White Door: written heritage conservation

The first in a new series exploring the written heritage conservation work that goes on behind the white door at The MERL and Special Collections

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Published Date
May 22, 2023

The Hicc-Story of Brewing Beer

Pour yourself a pint and come and learn all about the history of brewing beer, from Ancient Egypt to today!

School children taking part in an outdoor classroom session in the MERL garden
Author
Alison Hilton
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Published Date
May 18, 2023

Learning Outdoors at The MERL

Exploring opportunities for learning outdoors at The Museum of English Life for Outdoor Classroom Day, 17th May 2023

school children wearing bee masks running around an adult wearing a daffodil headdress
Author
Alison Hilton
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Published Date
April 21, 2023

Earth Day is keeping us grounded

Find out about Museums Partnership Reading’s Our Green Stories projects that are feeding into a free Earth Day event on Saturday 22nd April at The MERL

flowers planted in a wheelbarrow in the MERL garden
Author
Alison Hilton
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Published Date
April 4, 2023

Green Stories from The MERL Garden: Spring

As part of ‘Our Green Stories’ find out we are preparing The MERL garden for the growing season and creating a haven for wildlife this Spring.