Learn everything you need to know about visiting our galleries, shop, café, and garden.

Visiting the museum is free, but a £5 donation goes a long way in making our work possible.

Opening Times

Find out when we are open and closed.

Opening Times

Galleries and floorplan

Learn about our twelve different galleries.

Galleries and floorplan

An image of the Grade-II* listed building that makes up the Museum offices.

Getting Here

Find out how to get to reach us by car, bus, train and foot.

Getting Here

a small group looking at a display in the MERL galleries

Group Visits

We welcome groups of up to 30 people. Groups over 10 people must book in advance.

Group Visits

Visiting the archive and library

How to access our reading room for use of our archives and library.

Visiting the archive and library

Two visitors, a mother and a child, in The MERL galleries.

Families

Find out what we offer for family visits and for our youngest visitors.

Families

Four yellow hexagons with a symbol for a different type of accessibility within them. One has a hand, another an ear, another an eye and another a head with a brain inside. They represent touching impairment, hearing impairment, sight impairment and mental impairment.

Accessibility

Find out how we meet your access needs.

Accessibility

Café

Treat yourself in our café.

Café

Picnic bench and shepherds hut in The MERL garden

Garden

Our beautiful garden is open to everyone.

Garden

Gift Shop

Browse gifts and souvenirs in our shop, inspired by our collections.

Gift Shop

Donate to the MERL and support our community engagement

Support our work

Support our work by making a donation.

Support our work

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