| 词条 | Museum of English Rural Life | |||||
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| name = Museum of English Rural Life | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = The Museum of English Rural Life garden.jpg | imagesize = 250px | caption = The Museum of English Rural Life | alt = | map_type = United Kingdom Reading | map_caption = Location within Reading | map_alt = | coordinates = {{coord|51.44868|-0.96098|display=inline}} | established = 1951 | dissolved = | location = Reading, Berkshire, England, UK | type = Agricultural museum | collection = | visitors = | director = | accreditation = Arts Council England National Archives | president = | curator = | publictransit = | network = | website = {{URL|merl.reading.ac.uk}} }} The Museum of English Rural Life, also known as the MERL, is a museum, library and archive dedicated to recording the changing face of farming and the countryside in England. It houses designated collections of national importance that span the full range of objects, archives, photographs, film and books.[1][2][3] It is also the location of the University of Reading’s special collections archive, housing hundreds of collections of rare books, manuscripts, typescripts and other objects of importance. The museum is run by the University of Reading, and is situated in Redlands Road to the rear of the institution's London Road Campus near to the centre of Reading in southern England. The location was formerly known as East Thorpe House and then St. Andrews Hall.[3][4] It is an accredited museum and accredited archive as recognised by Arts Council England and the National Archives.[5][6] HistoryThe museum's site was originally occupied by a house known as East Thorpe, designed in 1880 by Alfred Waterhouse for Alfred Palmer (of the Reading biscuit manufacturers Huntley & Palmers). Palmer was an important early benefactor of Reading University and in 1911 East Thorpe was extended to become St Andrews Hall, a hall of residence for women attending the university.[7] The museum itself was founded in 1951, growing out of the university's long academic connections with agriculture. It originally occupied premises on the University of Reading's main Whiteknights Campus,[4] opening to the public in 1955. St Andrews Hall closed as a hall of residence in 2001. The site was then redeveloped for the use of the museum, with the cost of £11m being shared by the university, the Heritage Lottery Fund and public donations. The redeveloped museum opened in 2005 and retains the original East Thorpe building, with the addition of an adjoining new building. The two contrasting buildings overlook restored gardens, providing a setting for a rural collection in an urban environment.[2][4][7] The Museum underwent a period of further redevelopment from 2013{{ndash}}2016, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Wellcome Trust, and the University of Reading.[8] The Museum officially reopened on 22 October 2016 with ten new galleries, including a gallery dedicated to Ladybird Books artwork held by the University of Reading Special Collections.[9] In February 2019, a bat was found on the museum's premises. The museum named the bat MERLin and issued him a library card.[10][11] CollectionsThe Museum holds over 25,000 objects, almost all of which are on display, and which provide a material record of rural England covering 1750 to the present day.[12] It cares for a collection of livestock portraiture,[13] representations of rural life, agricultural hand tools, ploughs,[14] farm machinery and other equipments.[15][16] The museum has a specialist library and houses other collections including the library of the Tools & Trades History Society.[17] References1. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.michael-culture.org/en/search/document.html?base=institution&id=IS:7193 | title = University of Reading, Museum of English Rural Life | publisher = MICHAEL – The Multilingual Inventory of Cultural Heritage in Europe | accessdate = 24 April 2009}} 2. ^1 {{cite news | title = Doors set to open on rural museum | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/4638321.stm | publisher = BBC | date = 30 June 2005 | accessdate = 25 April 2009}} 3. ^1 {{cite web | url = http://www.reading.ac.uk/merl/about/merl-about.asp | title = About the Museum of English Rural Life | publisher = University of Reading | accessdate = 24 April 2009}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite web | url = http://www.reading.ac.uk/merl/about/merl-history.asp | title = Our History – Museum of English Rural Life | publisher = University of Reading | accessdate = 24 April 2009}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=List of Accredited museums in the UK, Channel Islands, and Isle of Man|url=http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/document/list-accredited-museums-uk-channel-islands-and-isle-man|website=Arts Council England|accessdate=12 February 2018}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Accredited archive services, statistics and outcomes|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sector/archive-service-accreditation/accredited-archive-services/|website=The National Archives|accessdate=12 February 2018}} 7. ^1 {{cite web | title = The History of St. Andrew's Hall – a scrapbook | url = http://www.reading.ac.uk/merl/online_exhibitions/history/standrews_history.pdf | publisher = University of Reading | accessdate = 24 April 2009}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Museum of English Rural Life opens after multi-million pound redevelopment|url=https://www.hlf.org.uk/about-us/news-features/museum-english-rural-life-opens-after-multi-million-pound-redevelopment|website=Heritage Lottery Fund|accessdate=12 February 2018}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=Entire art gallery of Ladybird book covers is world first|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/23/the-ladybird-book-illustrations-artwork-gallery-museum-english-rural-life|work=The Guardian|accessdate=12 February 2018}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=UK Museum Finds Cute Bat in Its Rare Book Store, Names It 'Merlin'|url=https://www.geek.com/news/uk-museum-finds-cute-bat-in-its-rare-book-store-names-it-merlin-1776092/|work=Geek.com|accessdate=26 February 2019}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=How an unlikely English museum became a viral sensation|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/unlikely-english-museum-became-viral-sensation/|work=Telegraph.co.uk|accessdate=26 February 2019}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=Collection Overview|url=https://merl.reading.ac.uk/research/collection-overview/|website=The Museum of English Rural Life|accessdate=12 February 2018}} 13. ^{{cite web|title=Art UK|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/search/venue:museum-of-english-rural-life-4173|website=Art UK|accessdate=12 February 2018}} 14. ^{{cite book|last1=Wilson|first1=Catherine|title=Digging deep : report on the results of the Plough Survey|date=2011|publisher=Rural Museums Network|page=22}} 15. ^{{cite web|title=Museums with basketry collections|url=http://basketmakersassociation.org.uk/museums/|website=The Basketmakers' Association|accessdate=12 February 2018}} 16. ^{{cite web|title=Michael O'Connell Wall Hanging object record|url=http://www.reading.ac.uk/adlib/Details/collect/11021|website=The Museum of English Rural Life online catalogue|accessdate=12 February 2018}} 17. ^Tools & Trades History Society External links{{Commons category}}
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