New portal and collections websites have been launched that aim to transform research and teaching access to the University’s museums and collections. Developed out of recent University investment in supporting…Read More >
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From veterinary tools to video games – the MERL redevelopment two years on
Director of the Museum of English Rural Life (The MERL), Kate Arnold-Forster, reflects on a recent overhaul to transform a niche-interest collection of farming objects to a museum for all,…Read More >
How an ‘absolute unit’ of a tweet catapulted one rural life museum into the spotlight
By Adam Koszary, Museums and Special Collections Services look at this absolute unit. Our tweet from the Museum of Rural English Life account was a simple enough command. It accompanied…Read More >
Bringing Tropicália to life at the Tate Modern
A series of Brazilian films, showing at the Tate Modern, London from 9-12 November, explores the role of cinema in the Brazilian Tropicália cultural movement, and will bring together a range…Read More >
