News and Views
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Author
- Joe
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Published Date
- September 14, 2022
Heritage bakes: three historical biscuit recipes from our collections
Explore and follow three heritage recipes for baking historical biscuits, including an original recipe by Huntley & Palmers.
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Author
- Joe
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Published Date
- August 19, 2022
Wild Being: how museums can care for health and wellbeing
Learn about how we have worked with organisations across Reading to create museum opportunities that promote creativity and wellbeing.
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Author
- Ollie Douglas
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Published Date
- July 8, 2022
Feeding the Nation: Serving us our strawberries
In time for Wimbledon 2022, learn about the many challenges that labourers and farmers face in growing strawberries.
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Author
- Susanna Ivy
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Published Date
- July 6, 2022
Widening participation at The MERL
Read about our learning team’s work with schools as part of The MERL’s widening participation programme.
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Author
- Joe
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Published Date
- July 5, 2022
Mrs Beeton’s vegetarian feasts: vegetarian recipes from 19th century England
Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management was a staple of the Victorian kitchen. We tried our hand at recreating several of her recipes.
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Author
- Tim Jerrome
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Published Date
- June 6, 2022
200 Years of Huntley & Palmers in Reading: about the exhibition
Find out about our 2022 Huntley & Palmers exhibition in the Staircase Hall, commemorating 200 years of the Biscuit Town in Reading.
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Published Date
- May 8, 2022
How did rationing work in the Second World War?
Few items are more symbolic of daily life during the Second World War than the ration book. Learn about their history on our blog.
