Heritage Open Days at The MERL 2024: Routes, Connections, Networks

Book into one of these special events for a unique chance to view pop-up displays of items from the University of Reading’s Special Collections and Art Collections, housed at The MERL site and not currently on public display.

Material will be selected by our curatorial and archives team and will celebrate how people and ideas have moved around and come together throughout history.

The Staircase Hall exhibition space will also be open to view the current Special Collections and Art exhibitions.

• Free
• Booking required (book an hour long slot starting at 11.30am, 2.00pm or 3.30pm)
• Suitable for adults

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Host or Publisher The Museum of English Rural Life (The MERL)