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Intern Laura Farrell writes about her research
I have spent the last few weeks at MERL carrying out research for two unusual exhibitions which are to be mounted by MERL in collaboration with Reading Museum in the Spring/Summer of 2013. The...
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Reading Connections – the half way point
The project has reached the half way stage and the project team have achieved a lot so far: Reading at War Phillippa Heath and, project volunteer, Jeremy Jones have been to talking to Tony Blackburn on...
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As you will have gleaned from previous posts, a really important aspect of the Reading Connections project is to make the MERL and Reading Museum collections accessible so that they have the potential...
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A ‘badger’ of bodgers at MERL
Some of the objects the bodgers looked at. Unfortunately, although there was lots of photo-taking, we forgot to take any photos of the group! On Monday MERL hosted a visit from the Berkshire Bodgers, a...
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Reading Connections in the Lake District
Walter Lloyd and Project Co-Ordinator Sarah Thomas getting to grips with some of the tools. Last week I was lucky enough to visit the Lake District for a couple of days to help out on a project called...
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Historic World Objects: research and beyond
Although we’ve been pretty quiet on the blog post front, plenty has been going on in the World Cultures part of the project since last autumn. Adam and I have been busy researching the 600 objects that...
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MERL remembers WW1
You may be forgiven in thinking that all has gone quiet regarding the WW1 part of the Reading Connections project but, in fact,things have been busier than ever. Since the beginning of the year, of...
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Craft catalogued!
MERL 74/131/63. A rug made from strips of French knitting sewn together. Made by Mrs Eva Norris of Reading and part of the Hemeon Collection of rug-making tools and thrift rugs. I have just completed...
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Experts look deep into Historic World Objects
As the Reading Connections project draws to an official close, a number of consultancy visits have been run as part of its ‘World Cultures’ theme. The most recent of these was a seminar to assess the...
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Suttons in World War I
This, the centenary year of the First World War, has heightened many people’s awareness and understanding of the conflict. The anniversary has also been an opportunity for us to delve into our...
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