Museum galleries, garden, café and shop
Tuesday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 5pm
Closed on Mondays (including Bank Holidays)
Reading room (archive and library)
Tuesday to Friday, 9.30am to 4.30pm
Booking is required
University closure days
The MERL (including, shop, café, garden and reading room) is closed on bank holidays and on some University of Reading closures days at Christmas and Easter.
Please contact us if you have any queries about closure dates. For all the latest updates, follow us on social media.
