incredible costume
and here's more about the Poseidon moment from @oceanrebellion.bsky.social
oceanrebellion.earth/imo-omg-get-...
incredible work
Adrian also stars in our current gallery trail, Radical Rural, which highlights the people and movements fighting to preserve and celebrate England's green and wild spaces.
Plan your free visit to The MERL and come check it out!
merl.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/rad...
Adrian is an author, environmentalist, and conservationist, who plays a major role in Reading's Fobney Marshians - a community project that's transformed an abandoned meadow into flourishing, nature-filled wetlands.
Here's a video of the Marshians at work last year!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1cw...
For next week's Absolute Units, we're joined by the amazing Reading-based environmentalist Adrian Lawson.
Here's Adrian speaking to the General Secretary of the International Maritime Organisation while dressed as Poseidon.
Until then, explore our back catalogue:
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
good Friday afternoon thought experiment
Potoooooooo was an 18th-century British racehorse whose name was pronounced like “Potatoes” (Pot-eight-Os). [en.wikipedia.org]
exquisite choice
that's the spirit!
moving forwards our gift shop will only accept animal-themed currency
we dare you to find a museum more ready
one is the world's most exclusive brutalist nightclub; the other is Berghain
'MERL ft. Bjork' (Rosalía's next album)
critics are calling it Berghain with sheep
Come and hang out with us after dark!
Our next LATE takes place in 2 weeks' time. Join us for talks, activities, and drinks, and explore the galleries in a different light.
Book your tickets via our website:
merl.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/spr...
thank you Madame Duck
very exciting!
they do move in herds
huge congrats, Catherine! <3
Go on, read our blog post! I’ve really loved working on this project and enjoyed the stories that emerged from the work of my fellow volunteers very much!
Especially love this for the discussion of Friendly Society banners (combining two of my arcane interests, #vexillology and #fraternalism - or sororialism?)
<3 <3
Annual Historyposting Award Categories:
-Best history thread
-Best use of historical images
-Best history hashtag/feed
-Best history journal account
-Best heritage account (other than the MERL it’s just not fair otherwise)
-Best history conference account
-Best history puns
-Worst history puns 😏
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Many thanks to our volunteer researchers: Julie Rose, Julie Fletcher, Catherine Ewart, and Mary Chambers!
Women curators, designers, and collectors have played a huge part throughout our history at The Museum of English Rural Life.
For #InternationalWomensDay 2026, read about the stories of three women from our earlier years in our new blogpost.
merl.reading.ac.uk/news-and-vie...
huge thanks Nicola!
Saving for later … Part 1 was brilliant. All the good good spirited things we can do to tell different stories of the rural (the rural that’s there for all) create magic, move, engage & change things. Bravo @olliedouglas.bsky.social @joevaughan.net @lisaschneidau.bsky.social Ruth Webb & Crockern!
@olliedouglas.bsky.social?
