Museum of English Rural Life. Dedicated to the spirit of the English Countryside and its people. Formerly known as the Rural History Centre (RHC).
  COLLECTIONS & CATALOGUE: Details of collections held at MERL and the searchable online Catalogue. ONLINE EXHIBITIONS: Exclusive exhibitions of MERL's collections available online.
LINKS: Links to other relevant organisations. EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES & COURSES: Details of educational services offered at University level, to schools, and to a wider audience.
THE MUSEUM: General details and contact information.  
INTERFACE: Internet Farm and Countryside Explorer. Our online exploration of the rural heritage.    
NEWS: Latest news and events.    
   
     

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The Museum is supported by
[Logo] Heritage Lottery Fund [Logo] AHRC: Arts and Humanities Research Council Designated as an Outstanding Collection
The Heritage Lottery Fund The Arts and Humanities
Research Council
The Designation
Challenge Fund
 
 
The Museum is part of
[Logo] NGfL: National Grid for Learning [Logo] Collections Gateway [Logo] SOSIG
The National Grid
for Learning
The Collections Gateway
founder partner
SOSIG
 
  [Logo] ICRA: Internet Content Rating Association  
  Labelled with ICRA  
 
 
[Logo] The University of Reading
The Museum of English Rural Life, The University of Reading, Redlands Road, Reading, RG1 5EX, UK.
E merl@reading.ac.uk  W www.merl.org.uk  T 0118 378 8660  F 0118 378 5632